Dr. Andrew Ives

Dr. Andrew Ives is a consultant paediatrician with more than 20 years of experience in children's respiratory medicine. He trained in the UK at leading teaching hospitals including Great Ormond Street, the Royal Brompton Hospital and Royal London Hospital, where he completed specialist training in paediatric respiratory conditions. He spent 10 years as a consultant and senior clinical lecturer at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. He is now a consultant paediatrician at Mediclinic in Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Ives treats the full range of children's breathing and lung problems. His experience includes common conditions such as asthma and recurrent wheezing, as well as complex disorders like cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (a rare inherited condition affecting the lungs' clearance mechanisms), and bronchiectasis (permanent airway damage). He also specialises in children with breathing problems linked to neurological or muscle conditions, sleep-related breathing disorders, chronic cough, pneumonia, and children who need breathing support via tracheostomy or non-invasive ventilation. He completed two years of dedicated research in primary ciliary dyskinesia at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

Dr. Ives is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and a member of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society, the British Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society. He holds a certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) and is registered as an accredited specialist in children's respiratory medicine. He is a good fit if your child needs expert assessment and ongoing management of any breathing or lung condition, from routine asthma to rare genetic disorders.