Prof Surinder Birring

Consultant Respiratory Physician

Year Qualified: 1995
Qualifications: MB ChB (Hons), MD
Specialty: Respiratory Medicine

Special Interests

Cough
Interstitial lung disease
Interstitial Lung Disease
Sarcoidosis

Biography

Dr Birring provides specialist clinics, research and clinical trials for the following conditions: cough, interstitial lung disease (lung fibrosis) and sarcoidosis.

Related services

Respiratory medicine

Research

Birring SS, Floyd S, Reilly CC, Cho PSP (2017) ‘Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy intervention for chronic cough‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, ():
Birring SS (2017) ‘The search for the hypersensitivity in chronic cough‘, The European respiratory journal, 49,(2):
Birring SS, Brew J, Kilbourn A, Edwards V, Wilson R, Morice AH (2017) ‘Rococo study: a real-world evaluation of an over-the-counter medicine in acute cough (a multicentre, randomised, controlled study)‘, BMJ open, 7,(1):e014112
Chamberlain Mitchell SA, Garrod R, Clark L, Douiri A, Parker SM, Ellis J, Fowler SJ, Ludlow S, Hull JH, Chung KF, Lee KK, Bellas H, Pandyan A, Birring SS (2017) ‘Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy intervention for patients with refractory chronic cough: a multicentre randomised control trial‘, Thorax, 72,(2):129-136
McGarvey L, Morice AH, Smith JA, Birring SS, Chuecos F, Seoane B, Jarreta D (2016) ‘Effect of aclidinium bromide on cough and sputum symptoms in moderate-to-severe COPD in three phase III trials‘, BMJ open respiratory research, 3,(1):e000148
Kulnik ST, Williams NM, Kalra L, Moxham J, Birring SS (2016) ‘Cough frequency monitors: can they discriminate patient from environmental coughs?‘, Journal of thoracic disease, 8,(11):3152-3159
Dabrowska M, Krakowiak K, Radlinska O, Rybka A, Grabczak EM, Maskey-Warzechowska M, Korczynski P, Birring SS, Krenke R (2016) ‘Validation of the Polish Version of the Chronic Cough Quality of Life Questionnaire (Leicester Cough Questionnaire)‘, Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University, 25,(4):649-53
van Manen MJ, Birring SS, Vancheri C, Cottin V, Renzoni EA, Russell AM, Wijsenbeek MS (2016) ‘Cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‘, European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 25,(141):278-86
Pornsuriyasak P, Kawamatawong T, Rattanasiri S, Tantrakul V, Pongmesa T, Birring SS, Thakkinstian A (2016) ‘Validity and reliability of the Thai version of the leicester cough questionnaire in chronic cough‘, Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology, 34,(3):212-216
Muñoz G, Buxó M, de Gracia J, Olveira C, Martinez-Garcia MA, Giron R, Polverino E, Alvarez A, Birring SS, Vendrell M (2016) ‘Validation of a Spanish version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis‘, Chronic respiratory disease, 13,(2):128-36
Sinha A, Lee KK, Rafferty GF, Yousaf N, Pavord ID, Galloway J, Birring SS (2016) ‘Predictors of objective cough frequency in pulmonary sarcoidosis‘, The European respiratory journal, 47,(5):1461-71
Kulnik ST, Birring SS, Hodsoll J, Moxham J, Rafferty GF, Kalra L (2016) ‘Higher cough flow is associated with lower risk of pneumonia in acute stroke‘, Thorax, 71,(5):474-5
Vertigan AE, Kapela SL, Ryan NM, Birring SS, McElduff P, Gibson PG (2016) ‘Pregabalin and Speech Pathology Combination Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough: A Randomized Controlled Trial‘, Chest, 149,(3):639-48
Gibson P, Wang G, McGarvey L, Vertigan AE, Altman KW, Birring SS, CHEST Expert Cough Panel. (2016) ‘Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report‘, Chest, 149,(1):27-44
Tully T, Birring SS (2016) ‘Cough in Sarcoidosis‘, Lung, 194,(1):21-4
Morice AH, Kantar A, Dicpinigaitis PV, Birring SS, McGarvey LP, Chung KF (2015) ‘Treating acute cough: wet <i>versus</i> dry – have we got the paradigm wrong?‘, ERJ open research, 1,(2):
Lee KK, Ward K, Rafferty GF, Moxham J, Birring SS (2015) ‘The Intensity of Voluntary, Induced, and Spontaneous Cough‘, Chest, 148,(5):1259-1267
Chan K, Ing A, Birring SS (2015) ‘Cough in obstructive sleep apnoea‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 35,():129-31
Chamberlain SA, Garrod R, Douiri A, Masefield S, Powell P, Bücher C, Pandyan A, Morice AH, Birring SS (2015) ‘Erratum to: The Impact of Chronic Cough: A Cross-Sectional European Survey‘, Lung, 193,(4):615
Morice AH, Millqvist E, Belvisi MG, Bieksiene K, Birring SS, Chung KF, Dal Negro RW, Dicpinigaitis P, Kantar A, McGarvey LP, Pacheco A, Sakalauskas R, Smith JA (2015) ‘Cough hypersensitivity syndrome: clinical measurement is the key to progress‘, The European respiratory journal, 45,(5):1509-10
Vertigan AE, Murad MH, Pringsheim T, Feinstein A, Chang AB, Newcombe PA, Rubin BK, McGarvey LP, Weir K, Altman KW, Weinberger M, Irwin RS, Adams TM, Altman KW, Barker AF, Birring SS, Blackhall F, Bolser DC, Boulet LP, Braman SS, Brightling C, Callahan-Lyon P, Canning BJ, Chang AB, Coeytaux R, Cowley T, Davenport P, Diekemper RL, Ebihara S, El Solh AA, Escalante P, Feinstein A, Field SK, Fisher D, French CT, Gibson P, Gold P, Gould MK, Grant C, Harding SM, Harnden A, Hill AT, Irwin RS, Kahrilas PJ, Keogh KA, Lane AP, Lim K, Malesker MA, Mazzone P, Mazzone S, McCrory DC, McGarvey L, Molasiotis A, Murad MH, Newcombe P, Nguyen HQ, Oppenheimer J, Prezant D, Pringsheim T, Restrepo MI, Rosen M, Rubin B, Ryu JH, Smith J, Tarlo SM, Vertigan AE, Wang G, Weinberger M, Weir K, Wiener RS, CHEST Expert Cough Panel. (2015) ‘Somatic Cough Syndrome (Previously Referred to as Psychogenic Cough) and Tic Cough (Previously Referred to as Habit Cough) in Adults and Children: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report‘, Chest, 148,(1):24-31
Birring SS, Spinou A (2015) ‘How best to measure cough clinically‘, Current opinion in pharmacology, 22,():37-40
Chamberlain SA, Garrod R, Douiri A, Masefield S, Powell P, Bücher C, Pandyan A, Morice AH, Birring SS (2015) ‘The impact of chronic cough: a cross-sectional European survey‘, Lung, 193,(3):401-8
French CT, Diekemper RL, Irwin RS, Adams TM, Altman KW, Barker AF, Birring SS, Blackhall F, Bolser DC, Boulet LP, Braman SS, Brightling C, Callahan-Lyon P, Canning BJ, Chang AB, Coeytaux R, Cowley T, Davenport P, Diekemper RL, Ebihara S, El Solh AA, Escalante P, Feinstein A, Field SK, Fisher D, French CT, Gibson P, Gold P, Gould MK, Grant C, Harding SM, Harnden A, Hill AT, Irwin RS, Kahrilas PJ, Keogh KA, Lane AP, Lim K, Malesker MA, Mazzone P, Mazzone S, McCrory DC, McGarvey L, Molasiotis A, Murad MH, Newcombe P, Nguyen HQ, Oppenheimer J, Prezant D, Pringsheim T, Restrepo MI, Rosen M, Rubin B, Ryu JH, Smith J, Tarlo SM, Vertigan AE, Wang G, Weinberger M, Weir K, CHEST Expert Cough Panel. (2015) ‘Assessment of Intervention Fidelity and Recommendations for Researchers Conducting Studies on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Cough in the Adult: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report‘, Chest, 148,(1):32-54
Birring SS, Kavanagh J, Lai K, Chang AB (2015) ‘Adult and paediatric cough guidelines: Ready for an overhaul?‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 35,():137-44
Kulnik ST, MacBean V, Birring SS, Moxham J, Rafferty GF, Kalra L (2015) ‘Accuracy of portable devices in measuring peak cough flow‘, Physiological measurement, 36,(2):243-57
Boulet LP, Coeytaux RR, McCrory DC, French CT, Chang AB, Birring SS, Smith J, Diekemper RL, Rubin B, Irwin RS (2015) ‘Tools for assessing outcomes in studies of chronic cough: CHEST guideline and expert panel report‘, Chest, 147,(3):804-814
Kulnik ST, Birring SS, Moxham J, Rafferty GF, Kalra L (2015) ‘Does respiratory muscle training improve cough flow in acute stroke? Pilot randomized controlled trial‘, Stroke, 46,(2):447-53
Gao YH, Guan WJ, Xu G, Gao Y, Lin ZY, Tang Y, Lin ZM, Li HM, Luo Q, Zhong NS, Birring SS, Chen RC (2014) ‘Validation of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in bronchiectasis‘, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 18,(12):1431-7
Ryan NM, Gibson PG, Birring SS (2014) ‘Arnold’s nerve cough reflex: evidence for chronic cough as a sensory vagal neuropathy‘, Journal of thoracic disease, 6,(Suppl 7):S748-52
Spinou A, Birring SS (2014) ‘An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: what are the important study endpoints?‘, Journal of thoracic disease, 6,(Suppl 7):S728-34
Morice AH, Jakes AD, Faruqi S, Birring SS, McGarvey L, Canning B, Smith JA, Parker SM, Chung KF, Lai K, Pavord ID, van den Berg J, Song WJ, Millqvist E, Farrell MJ, Mazzone SB, Dicpinigaitis P, Chronic Cough Registry. (2014) ‘A worldwide survey of chronic cough: a manifestation of enhanced somatosensory response‘, The European respiratory journal, 44,(5):1149-55
Morice AH, Millqvist E, Belvisi MG, Bieksiene K, Birring SS, Chung KF, Dal Negro RW, Dicpinigaitis P, Kantar A, McGarvey LP, Pacheco A, Sakalauskas R, Smith JA (2014) ‘Expert opinion on the cough hypersensitivity syndrome in respiratory medicine‘, The European respiratory journal, 44,(5):1132-48
Kulnik ST, Rafferty GF, Birring SS, Moxham J, Kalra L (2014) ‘A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial‘, Trials, 15,():123
Wang K, Birring SS, Taylor K, Fry NK, Hay AD, Moore M, Jin J, Perera R, Farmer A, Little P, Harrison TG, Mant D, Harnden A (2014) ‘Montelukast for postinfectious cough in adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial‘, The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 2,(1):35-43
Chamberlain S, Birring SS, Garrod R (2014) ‘Nonpharmacological interventions for refractory chronic cough patients: systematic review‘, Lung, 192,(1):75-85
Chamberlain S, Garrod R, Birring SS (2013) ‘Cough suppression therapy: does it work?‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 26,(5):524-7
Lee KK, Matos S, Evans DH, White P, Pavord ID, Birring SS (2013) ‘A longitudinal assessment of acute cough‘, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 187,(9):991-7
Yousaf N, Monteiro W, Matos S, Birring SS, Pavord ID (2013) ‘Cough frequency in health and disease‘, The European respiratory journal, 41,(1):241-3
Yousaf N, Montinero W, Birring SS, Pavord ID (2013) ‘The long term outcome of patients with unexplained chronic cough‘, Respiratory medicine, 107,(3):408-12
Patel AS, Siegert RJ, Creamer D, Larkin G, Maher TM, Renzoni EA, Wells AU, Higginson IJ, Birring SS (2013) ‘The development and validation of the King’s Sarcoidosis Questionnaire for the assessment of health status‘, Thorax, 68,(1):57-65
Ryan NM, Birring SS, Gibson PG (2013) ‘Gabapentin for refractory chronic cough – Authors’ reply‘, Lancet (London, England), 381,(9867):624-5
Siva R, Birring SS, Berry M, Rowbottom A, Pavord ID (2013) ‘Peptic ulceration, Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‘, Respirology (Carlton, Vic.), 18,(4):728-31
Ryan NM, Birring SS, Gibson PG (2012) ‘Gabapentin for refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial‘, Lancet (London, England), 380,(9853):1583-9
Jiwa M, Hughes J, Sriram D, Birring S, Meng X, Cecchele G, Cooke J, Ng N (2012) ‘Piloting and validating an innovation to triage patients presenting with cough to community pharmacies in Western Australia‘, Quality in primary care, 20,(2):83-91
Lee KK, Savani A, Matos S, Evans DH, Pavord ID, Birring SS (2012) ‘Four-hour cough frequency monitoring in chronic cough‘, Chest, 142,(5):1237-1243
Patel AS, Siegert RJ, Brignall K, Gordon P, Steer S, Desai SR, Maher TM, Renzoni EA, Wells AU, Higginson IJ, Birring SS (2012) ‘The development and validation of the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) health status questionnaire‘, Thorax, 67,(9):804-10
Patel AS, Watkin G, Willig B, Mutalithas K, Bellas H, Garrod R, Pavord ID, Birring SS (2011) ‘Improvement in health status following cough-suppression physiotherapy for patients with chronic cough‘, Chronic respiratory disease, 8,(4):253-8
Yousaf N, Lee KK, Jayaraman B, Pavord ID, Birring SS (2011) ‘The assessment of quality of life in acute cough with the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ-acute)‘, Cough (London, England), 7,(1):4
Birring SS (2011) ‘New concepts in the management of chronic cough‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 24,(3):334-8
Birring SS (2011) ‘Controversies in the evaluation and management of chronic cough‘, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 183,(6):708-15
Lutherer LO, Nugent KM, Schoettle BW, Cummins MJ, Raj R, Birring SS, Jumper CA (2011) ‘Low-dose oral interferon a possibly retards the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and alleviates associated cough in some patients‘, Thorax, 66,(5):446-7
Yousaf N, Monteiro W, Parker D, Matos S, Birring S, Pavord ID (2010) ‘Long-term low-dose erythromycin in patients with unexplained chronic cough: a double-blind placebo controlled trial‘, Thorax, 65,(12):1107-10
Chan KK, Ing AJ, Laks L, Cossa G, Rogers P, Birring SS (2010) ‘Chronic cough in patients with sleep-disordered breathing‘, The European respiratory journal, 35,(2):368-72
Lee KK, Birring SS (2010) ‘Cough and sleep‘, Lung, 188 Suppl 1,():S91-4
Raj AA, Pavord DI, Birring SS (2009) ‘Clinical cough IV:what is the minimal important difference for the Leicester Cough Questionnaire?‘, Handbook of experimental pharmacology, (187):311-20
Pavord ID, Yousaf N, Birring SS (2009) ‘Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers‘, Lancet, 374,(9706):1964; author reply 1965-6
Birring SS, Pavord ID (2009) ‘Assessment of gender differences in health status with the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)‘, Thorax, 64,(11):1008-9
Birring SS, Fleming T, Matos S, Raj AA, Evans DH, Pavord ID (2008) ‘The Leicester Cough Monitor: preliminary validation of an automated cough detection system in chronic cough‘, The European respiratory journal, 31,(5):1013-8
Brignall K, Jayaraman B, Birring SS (2008) ‘Quality of life and psychosocial aspects of cough‘, Lung, 186 Suppl 1,():S55-8
Matos S, Birring SS, Pavord ID, Evans DH (2007) ‘An automated system for 24-h monitoring of cough frequency: the leicester cough monitor‘, IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering, 54,(8):1472-9
Birring SS, Ing AJ, Chan K, Cossa G, Matos S, Morgan MD, Pavord ID (2007) ‘Obstructive sleep apnoea: a cause of chronic cough‘, Cough (London, England), 3,():7
Morice AH, Fontana GA, Belvisi MG, Birring SS, Chung KF, Dicpinigaitis PV, Kastelik JA, McGarvey LP, Smith JA, Tatar M, Widdicombe J, European Respiratory Society (ERS). (2007) ‘ERS guidelines on the assessment of cough‘, The European respiratory journal, 29,(6):1256-76
Raj AA, Birring SS (2007) ‘Clinical assessment of chronic cough severity‘, Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 20,(4):334-7
Matos S, Birring SS, Pavord ID, Evans DH (2006) ‘Detection of cough signals in continuous audio recordings using hidden Markov models‘, IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering, 53,(6):1078-83
Birring SS, Pavord ID (2006) ‘Idiopathic chronic cough and organ-specific autoimmune disease‘, Chest, 129,(1):213; author reply 213-4
Birring SS, Matos S, Patel RB, Prudon B, Evans DH, Pavord ID (2006) ‘Cough frequency, cough sensitivity and health status in patients with chronic cough‘, Respiratory medicine, 100,(6):1105-9
Prudon B, Birring SS, Vara DD, Hall AP, Thompson JP, Pavord ID (2005) ‘Cough and glottic-stop reflex sensitivity in health and disease‘, Chest, 127,(2):550-7
Brightling CE, McKenna S, Hargadon B, Birring S, Green R, Siva R, Berry M, Parker D, Monteiro W, Pavord ID, Bradding P (2005) ‘Sputum eosinophilia and the short term response to inhaled mometasone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‘, Thorax, 60,(3):193-8
Birring SS, Pavord ID (2004) ‘Chronic cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux‘, Thorax, 59,(7):633; author reply 633-4
Birring SS, Murphy AC, Scullion JE, Brightling CE, Browning M, Pavord ID (2004) ‘Idiopathic chronic cough and organ-specific autoimmune diseases: a case-control study‘, Respiratory medicine, 98,(3):242-6
Birring SS, Passant C, Patel RB, Prudon B, Murty GE, Pavord ID (2004) ‘Chronic tonsillar enlargement and cough: preliminary evidence of a novel and treatable cause of chronic cough‘, The European respiratory journal, 23,(2):199-201
Birring SS, Parker D, Brightling CE, Bradding P, Wardlaw AJ, Pavord ID (2004) ‘Induced sputum inflammatory mediator concentrations in chronic cough‘, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 169,(1):15-9
Birring SS, Brightling CE, Symon FA, Barlow SG, Wardlaw AJ, Pavord ID (2003) ‘Idiopathic chronic cough: association with organ specific autoimmune disease and bronchoalveolar lymphocytosis‘, Thorax, 58,(12):1066-70
Berry MA, Birring SS, Brightling CE, Pavord ID (2003) ‘Cough and asthma‘, Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 33,(11):1481-3
Birring SS, Prudon B, Carr AJ, Singh SJ, Morgan MD, Pavord ID (2003) ‘Development of a symptom specific health status measure for patients with chronic cough: Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)‘, Thorax, 58,(4):339-43
Brightling CE, Symon FA, Birring SS, Wardlaw AJ, Robinson R, Pavord ID (2002) ‘A case of cough, lymphocytic bronchoalveolitis and coeliac disease with improvement following a gluten free diet‘, Thorax, 57,(1):91-2