Dr Matthew J Knight MBE PGCert (Allergy) FRCP
0203 146 1771
Dr Knight is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust and the Medical Director at Medefer. He sees patients privately with respiratory problems such as breathlessness, cough and chest pains at The Clementine Churchill Hospital in north London and OSD Healthcare in Hemel Hempstead.
Dr Knight has an interest in unexplained breathlessness, and regularly performs cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPEX) alongside standard clinical assessment. He is actively involved in research and has published widely over recent years, most latterly around Long Covid, out of hospital management of respiratory diseases and the role of technology in remote care of patients. Along with Dr Andy Barlow and colleagues from NHSX he pioneered some of the early work on "Virtual Covid Wards", for which he was awarded an MBE.
He qualified from University College London in 2005 and undertook respiratory speciality training in the northwest Thames Respiratory training programme, rotating via the Royal Free, Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, Harefield, Barnet, Northwick Park and Watford General hospitals. He also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Allergy Medicine at Imperial College London.
He is actively involved with the specialist training and education of junior doctors both locally in Watford and previously at a national level with Health Education England where he was an Associate Postgraduate Dean. He sits as a non-executive director on the board of Penrose Care, a registered provider of home care services in northwest London.
Dr Knight manages patients with a wide range of respiratory problems, but has a particular interest in the following areas of Respiratory Medicine:
Unexplained Breathlessness
Cough and wheeze
Pleural diseases
Asthma and Respiratory allergies
Recurrent chest infections and fever
Sleep Apnoea
Lung cancer (diagnosis and screening)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Dr Knight works closely with his colleagues in the Chest Clinic as well as colleagues in Respiratory Physiology, Cardiology, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Radiology and Thoracic surgery to ensure that patients treated by him receive the best possible care.
Recent publications/media
My researchgate and google scholar profiles and links to articles and papers:
Matthew Brown, Matthew Knight, Christopher Peters, Simin Maleki, Ali Motavalli and Bahman Nedjat-Shokouhi.
Front. Digit. Health 2023, Vol 5
Virtual wards- an account from NHSX
GH Rhys, T Wakeling, SH Moosavi, JP Moore, H Dawes, M Knight, ...
Clinical Medicine 22 (3), 203
Accuracy of Rapid Point-of-Care Antibody Test in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
R Vancheeswaran, ML Willcox, B Stuart, M Knight, H Kandil, A Barlow, ...
Journal of Infection 84 (1), 94-118
Post-acute covid-19 in primary care
M Knight, R Vancheeswaran
bmj 375
A Kalin, B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim, T Greenhalgh
Systematic reviews 10 (1), 1-13
Racial discrepancies in oximetry: where do we stand?
MJ Knight, CP Subbe, M Inada-Kim
Anaesthesia
F Chua, R Vancheeswaran, A Draper, T Vaghela, M Knight, R Mogal, ...
Thorax 76 (7), 696-703
Ambulatory management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: a randomised controlled trial
SP Walker, E Keenan, O Bintcliffe, AE Stanton, M Roberts, J Pepperell, ...
European Respiratory Journal 57 (6)
Authors’ reply to Moyle and Ashworth
M Knight, T Greenhalgh, NJ Fulop, M Inada-Kim
bmj 373
Remote management of covid-19 using home pulse oximetry and virtual ward support
T Greenhalgh, M Knight, M Inda-Kim, NJ Fulop, J Leach, ...
bmj 372
Long Covid- recommendations and priority research questions - a report to the House of Lords Long Covid sub committee.
NA Francis, B Stuart, M Knight, R Vancheeswaran, C Oliver, M Willcox, ...
BMJ open 11 (3), e045356
F Chua, A Draper, M Knight, R Mogal, J Singh, LG Spencer, E Thwaite, ...
Thorax 76 (Suppl 1), A228-A229
SS Shah, A Gvozdanovic, M Knight, J Gagnon
JMIR formative research 5 (1), e23190
Long COVID: a primer for family physicians
T Greenhalgh, M Knight
American family physician 102 (12), 716-717
S Shah, A Gvozdanovic, M Knight, J Gagnon
Value in Health 23, S582
A Kalin, B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim, T Greenhalgh
NA Francis, B Stuart, M Knight, R Vancheeswaran, C Oliver, M Willcox, ...
Late Breaking Abstract-Randomised trial of ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
R Hallifax, E Mckeown, P Sivakumar, I Fairburn, C Peter, A Leitch, ...
European Respiratory Journal 56 (suppl 64)
Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care
T Greenhalgh, M Knight, M Buxton, L Husain
bmj 370
RJ Hallifax, E McKeown, P Sivakumar, I Fairbairn, C Peter, A Leitch, ...
The Lancet 396 (10243), 39-49
Randomised Trial for Ambulatory Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
R Hallifax, E McKeown, P Sivakumar, I Fairbairn, C Peter, A Leitch, ...
A24. EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT IN PLEURAL DISEASE AND IP, A1124 …
What is the efficacy and safety of rapid exercise tests for exertional desaturation in covid-19
T Greenhalgh, B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care …
T Greenhalgh, B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim
The Rocket Pleural Vent in Pneumothorax
M Knight, P Yunger, Z Wu, A Barlow
European Respiratory Journal 54 (suppl 63)
K Roy, K Groom, N Read, C Cucciniello, M Knight
Thorax 73 (Suppl 4), A60-A61
K Roy, H Kandil, M Knight, M Thapa, K Groom
European Respiratory Journal 52 (suppl 62)
K Roy, K Groom, M Knight
European Respiratory Journal 52 (suppl 62)
The role of a pleural service in optimising pleural disease management
M Knight, L Yazbeck, S Hanger, O Butters, D Creer
European Respiratory Journal 44 (Suppl 58)
MJ Knight, PJ Hyatt
Endocrine Abstracts 12
B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim
What is the efficacy and safety of rapid exercsie tests for exertional desaturation in covid-19?
T Greenhalgh, B Javid, M Knight, M Inada-Kim
Proof that virtual clinics can reduce waiting lists - HSJ opinion
A Virtual hospital model can help tackle the Covid pandemic - HSJ opinion
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/24/coronavirus-patients-monitored-year/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/everything-doctors-know-far-treating-coronavirus/
https://www.thehtn.co.uk/2020/06/12/huma-supports-nhsx-remote-monitoring-trials/
https://www.med-technews.com/news/virtual-wards-created-for-remote-monitoring-of-covid-19-pati/
https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/blogs/early-data-nhsx-tech-enabled-remote-monitoring-pilot/
Clinical Trials
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/medicine/academic_units/projects/cerabtc-19.page
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/medicine/academic_units/projects/cerrnatc-19.page
http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN79151659 RAMPP study
(Randomised ambulatory management of primary pneumothorax)
HiSPEC trial – The use of an ambulatory device in the treatment of pneumothoraces caused by underlying lung disease
Professional Memberships:
Royal College of Physicians
European Respiratory Society
British Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
Hospital Consultant’s and Specialists Association
Medical Defence Union
General Medical Council - 6130119
Clinical Interests:
Unexplained breathlessness
Cough and wheeze
Sleep Apnoea and tiredness
Asthma and respiratory allergies
Recurrent chest infections
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Bronchitis
Pleural diseases
Bronchiectasis
Bronchoscopy
Lung function
General Internal Medicine
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