Professor Onn Min Kon Consultant respiratory physician
- Patient age group
- Adults
- Consultant registered on
- 01/08/1989
- Primary medical qualifications
- MBBS MD FRCP
- Gender
- Male
- Services
- Hospitals
Contact
- Phone
- 020 3312 1344
Helen Crawford, secretary
Background
Professor Onn Min Kon is a respiratory physician and head of the tuberculosis service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He is professor of respiratory medicine at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London. He is chair of the UK National Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) clinical advice service.
He is a member of the National Tuberculosis Oversight Group and chairs the Joint Tuberculosis Committee.
In addition to a general respiratory clinic, he runs a sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease clinic. He is the senior bronchoscopist for the respiratory service which offers a tertiary endobronchial ultrasound service. Professor Kon also organises the London advanced tuberculosis course.
Expertise
Chest medicine, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, interventional bronchoscopy, airway infections, interstitial lung disease, airway diseases
Research & publications
His research interests include the clinical and immune diagnosis of tuberculosis and the immunopathology of airway disease.