Awards
- Trudeau Medal, American Thoracic Society, American Thoracic SocietyMost prestigious ATS award and only UK recipient since award establsiehd in 1926, 2020
- Galen Medal and Prize, Society of Apothecaries, London, 2015
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Netherlands, 2014
- President , European Respiratory Society, European Respiratory Society, 2013
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Leuven, University of Leuven, Belgium, 2010
- BTS Gold Medal, British Thoracic Society, 2009
- Senior Investigator, NIHR, National Institute of Health Research, 2009
- Presidential Award, ERS, European Respiratory Society, 2007
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Tampere, University of Tampere, Finland, 2006
- Quintiles Prize Lecture, BPS, British Pharmacological Society, 2006
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Athens, Univeristy of Athens, Greece, 2001
- Poullson Medal, Norweigian Pharmacology Society, 2001
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, University of Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Italy, 1997
External Positions
- Member, Steering Committee, Biomedical Alliance, 2011
- Member, Sectional Committee 10, Royal Society, 2010 - 2013
- Scientific Committee, WHO/NIH GINA Guidelines (Asthma), 2001
- Scientific Committee, WHO/NIH GOLD Guidelines (COPD), 2001
Industrial Connections
- Aerocrine, Scientific Advisory Board
- Altana, Scientific Advisory Board, 5 years
- Argenta, Scientific Advisory Board
- Boehringer Ingelheim, Scientific Advisory Board, 5 years
- Entelos Inc, Consultant
- EpiGenesis Pharmaceuticals, Scientific Advisory Board
- Etiologics, Scientific Advisory Board, 5 years
- GlaxoSmithKline, Consultant
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Scientific Advisory Board
Commercial Spinoffs
- RespiVert, Co-founder, Imperial spin-out company developing novel inhaled anti-inflammatory therapies for steroid-resistant airway diseases, such as COPD, severe asthma snd cyctic fibrosis. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2010., 2007
Fellowships
- Fellow of American Thoracic Society (ATSF), American Thoracic Society, 2019
- Honorary Fellow Academy of Athens, Academy of AthensOne of only a few people from outside Greece elected, 2019
- Fellow of American Association of Physicians, Association of American PhysiciansOne of pnly a few non US physicians elected to this society, 2014
- Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS), European Respiratory Society (Founding Fellow), 2014
- Member of Academy of Europe (MAE), Academy of Europe, 2012
- Master FCCP, American College of Chest PhysiciansOnly one of 2 Master Fellowships ever awarded outside North America, 2012
- Honorary Fellowship, Medical College of Peru, Medical College of Peru, 2012
- Honorary Fellow, St Catharine's College Cambridge, St Catharine's College Cambridge, 2011
- Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), Royal SocietyOnly respiratory scoentist awarded this honour for over 150 years, 2007
- Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci), Academy of Medical Sciences (Founding Fellow), 1998
- Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Royal College of Physicians (UK), 1986
Editorial Boards
- Journal of COPD Foundation (COPD), Editor, 2014
- Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Associate Editor, 2009 - 2014
- Up-to-Date: Pulmonary Medicine, Editor in Chief, 2005
- Journal of COPD, Associate Editor, 2004
- Chest, Associate Editor, 2003 - 2019
- Respiratory Research, Editor in Chief, 2000
- American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Associate Editor 1999-2004, 2010-2015, 1999
- N Engl J Med, Editorial Board, 1994 - 2004
- New England Journal of Medicine, Editorial Board, 1994 - 2005
- Thorax, Editorial Board, 1992
- Respiration, Editorial Board, 1990
- Drugs, Editroial Board, 1990
- Postgrad Med J, Editorial Board, 1989 - 2005