Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine

The Department of Pulmonary Physiology provides a comprehensive respiratory function assessment service to identify disease, define its cause and assess severity and its change with time or treatment. Tests available include:

• general respiratory function (GRF) assessment (lung volumes, maximum expiratory flow, gas distribution, gas transfer) 
• spirometry 
• maximum inspiratory flow 
• arterial blood gases (including their collection) 
• bronchial provocation testing (methacholine, mannitol, hypertonic saline, isocapnoeic hyperventilation, other) 
• cardiopulmonary exercise testing 
• six-minute walk test 
• simulated altitude testing 
• nasal resistance 
• control of breathing 
• lung mechanics 
• maximum mouth pressures and 
• respiratory muscle function.

The Respiratory Sleep Disorders Clinic is a major centre for the investigation and management of sleep-related disorders including snoring, sleep apnoea, sleep hypoventilation, chronic or recurrent respiratory failure, narcolepsy and related conditions.

Clinic Sessions

• The Department operates from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. 
• Sleep Medicine Outpatient consulting sessions are held Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 
• Sleep studies are performed 6 nights per week (Sunday to Friday).

Specialists

Head of Department
Dr B Singh

Dr S Cullen
Dr J Cunningham
Dr A James
Dr C Kosky
Dr J Leong
Dr I Ling
Dr C Lu
Dr N McArdle
Dr S Phung
Dr M Smith
Dr R Warren