Dr Karen Marshall is a Nurse Consultant at the RVI’s Chest Clinic where she holds her own clinics for patients with a range of respiratory conditions.
Karen, who has been a nurse in the field of respiratory medicine for over 32 years, was recently elected as President of the North East Thoracic Society – the first nurse and only second women in its history to hold the title.
The North East Thoracic Society was established 104 years ago with the aim of promoting respiratory medicine as a clinical specialty and offering many education and training opportunities to its members all with the ultimate aim of improving care and treatment for respiratory patients.