Clinical expertise

Mrs Sita Kansagra’s clinical expertise includes:

• breathing pattern and cough assessment
• airway clearance
• long term respiratory conditions

Her work co-leading the NHS outpatient service has focused on treating patients with:

• chronic lung disease
• complex airway clearance needs
• breathing pattern disruption
• upper airway disorders including exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) and large airway collapse

Biography

Sita is a highly specialised respiratory physiotherapist who has worked at a specialist level at the Royal Brompton Hospital for over 10 years.

For 6 years Sita was a key member of the specialist asthma team at the Royal Brompton, working alongside world-renowned consultants. She has gained a passion for treating patients with complex asthma presentations and working with patients starting cutting-edge treatments. Her experience working in this multidisciplinary team has embedded her holistic, patient-focused approach to all her treatments.

In addition to her vast respiratory clinical experience, Sita has delivered lectures on the University College London cardio-respiratory masters course on breathing pattern disorders and upper airway disorders, and also delivered a lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine on airway clearance methods.

Research interests

Sita’s research interests include:

• breathing pattern disorders
• asthma
• bronchiectasis

Publications

• Exercise for breathing pattern dysfunction – Time to re-group? 2014.