Name and Position

Dr Prasanna Sankaran
Consultants
Respiratory Medicine

Contact Details

Main Telephone Number:01603 289669

Profile

Department page: Respiratory Medicine

Specialties: Respiratory medicine, sleep medicine and ventilation

Degrees & Universities: MBBS (Dr MGR University, India), MRCP-UK (Internal Medicine), MRCP-UK ( Respiratory Medicine), MD (Doctor of Medicine, Research, UEA)

Secretary: Amanda Porter

GMC number: 6040996 

Professional expertise: Graduated from South India, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, then pursued core medical training in the UK. Specialist Registrar in East of England where I spent sub-specialist training in advanced sleep medicine and home ventilation in Norwich and Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. Research Interests in airways inflammation and underwent 3 years of Research Fellowship in the University of East Anglia which resulted in a successful  doctoral degree MD with thesis titled “Assessments of Inflammation in Airways Disease”. My specialist clinics include Sleep and Ventilation, procedural lists include Advanced Interventional Bronchoscopy and pleural procedures. I have a passion for teaching and the Module Lead for Respiratory Medicine for the MBBS course in Norwich Medical School.