
Graduate In Medicine And Surgery, University Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Doctor – Specialist Respiratory Medicine, PhD courses and Research proficiency, Master’s degree in Advances in Diagnosis/Treatment of Airway Diseases
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Dr. Julio Gomez-Seco has 17 years experience in the field of pulmonology and specializes in treating a wide variety of respiratory conditions.During his career, he has been elected as a member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the Spanish Respiratory Society (SEPAR), the Saudi Thoracic Society and the Respiratory Society of Madrid (NeumoMadrid).He worked as a Consultant Pulmonologist in Spain for 12 years where he combined his clinical practice with academic practice as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine in College of Medicine of the Autonoma University of Madrid, and Health Research Institute IIS-FJD (Madrid) and as a researcher with the Health Research Institute IIS-FJD in Madrid.Dr. Gomez-Seco came to Dubai in 2015, after working in the Respiratory Unit for the Security Forces Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Once in Dubai, he took on the role of Head of Pulmonary Department at NMC Royal DIP Hospital before joining King’s College Hospital London in Dubai as Lead Consultant Pulmonology and Sleep Respiratory disorders since 2018.
85 Surgeries & Treatments

Respiratory outpatients and inpatients

Pleural diseases: pleural drainage, thoracentesis, pleural biopsy, trained in medical thoracoscopy

Bronchoscopy: bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial needle aspiration, bronchial and transbronchial biopsies, EBUS (ultrasound guided bronchoscopy)

Respiratory exercise assessment: 6-minute walking test, cardiopulmonary exercise test

Comprehensive Pulmonary Function Test Unit: Bronchial challenge test with Mannitol, spirometry, bronchodilator test, diffusion lung capacity, lung volumes (plethysmography, dilution), oscillometry, PIM/PEM, P0.1, others

Bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis in adults, sweat test, nebulized antibiotic therapy, chest drainage physiotherapy

Acute and chronic respiratory failure, hypoventilation, chronic oxygen therapy, CPAP/BIPAP

Multidisciplinary coordinator for other sleep disorders (integrated by pulmonology, neurology, psychiatry, ENT, maxillofacial – dental, others)

Sleep respiratory disorders: obstructive and central sleep apnea, polysomnography and PAP – titration, CPAP/BiPAP

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), pulmonary hypertension