Dr Peter Hawkins

Dr Peter Hawkins is a highly experienced respiratory physician with over 30 years in the field, specialising in conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, from coughs that simply won’t go away to complex lung diseases.

Dr Hawkins qualified in medicine from St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, in 1990. He went on to train in respiratory medicine at some of the UK’s most respected centres, including the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, a world-renowned institution for lung and heart disease.

He then spent three years undertaking specialist clinical research at King’s College Hospital, focusing on COPD. This academic grounding means his approach to patient care is rooted in evidence, and he keeps up to date with the latest research so that his patients benefit from the most current treatments and thinking.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Hawkins is the Respiratory System Lead at Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine, where he is responsible for training the next generation of doctors. His NHS base is Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, where he works as a consultant respiratory physician and is the Lead for Severe Asthma.

He also runs the Harley Street Cough Clinic, a specialist service dedicated to the assessment and treatment of chronic and difficult coughs, reflecting his particular commitment to this often under-served group of patients.