Dr Alwyn P Foden

Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

I did my medical training in S Africa & returned to the UK in 2004.

After a stint in Kingston-on-Thames I joined the Trust at the Darlington site but now also work at Bishop Auckland.

As well as doing General Respiratory Medicine I also do Sleep Medicine and am the Clinical Lead for both in the Trust.

I am also involved with antibiotic stewardship primary-secondary care cooperation on Respiratory Medicine as well as several hospital committees.

• Department: Respiratory Medicine
• Specialities: Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Medicine
• Based at Hospital site: Darlington Memorial Hospital
• Special interests: COPD Asthma Respiratory failure Bronchiectasis & Sleep Medicine
• Training: Univ of the Witwatersrand (Jhb) & Univ of Stellenbosch (CT)
• Qualifications: BSc(Med)(Wits) MBBCh(Wits) MMed(Int)(Stell) FRCP(Lond)
• Date added to the specialist register: 1990 (in S Africa) & 2005 (in UK)
• Training role: Training of doctors nurses & medical students. Am involved in COPD research.