Dr. Charles Reilly is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer and the Consultant Physiotherapist in Chronic Respiratory Disease at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As part of Dr. Reilly’s role, he provides strategic, clinical, and research leadership across the organization. In addition, Dr. Reilly is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer within the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, King's College London.
Dr. Reilly’s clinical and research expertise focuses on the pathophysiology and non-pharmacological interventions for chronic breathlessness. Dr. Reilly has published in high-quality and high-impact journals eg Lancet Respiratory, Thorax, and European Respiratory Journals. Dr. Reilly has helped to secure external research funding in collaboration with the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, and the Respiratory Medicine Clinical Academic Group, King’s College London. Currently, Dr. Reilly is undertaking an NIHR Clinical Lectureship, focused on the development and testing of a self-guided, internet-based intervention for patients with chronic breathlessness (SELF - BREATHE).