Prof John Wheatley (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Prof John Robert Wheatley
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of Sydney 1981
- FRACP 1987
- Occupation
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Professor John Wheatley is the Director of the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Westmead Hospital, and holds appointments as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, NH&MRC Practitioner Fellow, and Director of the Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research at the Westmead Millennium Institute. He is a past President of the Australasian Sleep Association, past executive committee member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and past Chairman of the SAC in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine of the Royal Australian College of Physicians. He is an associate editor for the journal Sleep. His clinical expertise is in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea and other sleep disorders, and he leads an active research program investigating new ways to treat sleep apnoea.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Westmead Private Hospital
- Westmead Hospital
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Australasian Sleep Association
- The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Sydney
- Medical Conditions
- Sleep apnea
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Sleep disorder
Practice Locations
NSW
- Westmead Hospital
- Address
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine - Westmead Private Hospital Corner Darcy and Hawkesbury Roads
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9845 6797
- Fax
- 02 9845 7286
