John O'Reilly

I have been a Regional Lead Consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine for over 30 years. I trained in General and Respiratory medicine in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Bristol, and trained in Sleep Medicine and polysomnography at Stanford, USA. I am a certified European Expert Sleep Specialist and was National Clinical Advisor to the NICE COPD guidelines.

My special interests include Sleep Apnoea, Restless Legs Syndrome Parasomnias (Sleepwalking) and Narcolepsy as well as asthma and COPD.

I have been an an adviser on sleep management to National Amateur and Professional Sports teams and Primary Care Clinical Commissioners.

I have promoted education in Sleep Medicine as a member of the British Sleep Society executive, co-organiser of the International Sleep Medicine Course, speaker at National and International conferences and lecturer on undergraduate and post-graduate Sleep Medicine courses in Liverpool and Manchester and London.