Thomas Altree

Respiratory and Sleep Physician

Tom is a specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine. He works as a consultant at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, as well as in private practice at Breathe SA and as a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University. He also leads The Queen Elizabeth Hospital clinical trials unit, where he runs trials of new treatments for lung conditions including COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. He strongly believes that in order to treat disease, or develop new treatments, you must have a strong grasp of the underlying physiology. His PhD delved deep into how breathing changes during sleep. He was awarded the New Investigator Award at the World Sleep Congress in 2023 for his research.