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Professor Michael Crooks, portrait

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Clinician

Professor Michael Crooks

Professor of Respiratory Medicine (University of Hull / Hull York Medical School) and lead respiratory consultant (honorary consultant, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 14 Oct 2025

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Voices are sorted into four fixed groups by how much press coverage they have had across all topics, from the top 5% down to the lower half. The lit step is Professor Michael Crooks’s group.

OfficeHull York Medical School, University of Hull, and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, HullThe organisation’s office, not a personal address.

02  Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics

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Professor Michael Crooks: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Professor of Respiratory Medicine (University of Hull / Hull York Medical School) and lead respiratory consultant (honorary consultant, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
Organisation
Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Quoted on
Respiratory (asthma/COPD), Cancer
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
10 Nov 2026
First quoted
14 Oct 2025

03  Profile

Who Professor Michael Crooks is

Professor Michael Crooks is a respiratory physician and academic. He works at Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

He is Clinical Lead for the Humber and North Yorkshire Respiratory Network, chairs the Hull and East Yorkshire Respiratory Education Group, and leads the Hull and East Yorkshire Integrated COPD Service. He trained in Dundee and Edinburgh and moved to Hull in 2009 as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. He completed an MD on platelets and the endothelium in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2013, and became a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Hull York Medical School in 2016.

His research and clinical interests cover COPD, asthma and interstitial lung disease, including the use of technology in care. He has spoken publicly about earlier detection of undiagnosed COPD, including through lung cancer screening and Lung Health Check programmes in Hull.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Leads the SENTINEL and SENTINEL Plus projects, which aim to improve asthma outcomes and reduce the environmental impact of asthma by identifying and addressing SABA over-use. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Chief Investigator of the NIHR-funded BREEZE feasibility randomised controlled trial of a breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He is lead author of the 2025 publication of the results. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Presented early findings on undiagnosed COPD in the Hull Lung Health Check programme at the 2024 European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna. In the first phase, 136 of 201 participants received a COPD diagnosis. Source ↗

  4. 04

    Was invited, with Dr Andrew Simpson, to the American Thoracic Society's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly expert panel to discuss a trial of remotely delivered rehabilitation for Covid-19 recovery. Source ↗

  5. 05

    Is Clinical Lead for Asthma Neighbourhood Development within the Respiratory Transformation Partnership. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Professor Michael Crooks sits on respiratory (asthma/copd)

Regularly cited

One of the voices most often quoted in the press on respiratory (asthma/copd).

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  3. Are HolmAcademicHead of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Oslo University Hospital RikshospitaletLeading
  4. Jonathan BladesSector leaderHead of policy at Asthma + Lung UKRegularly cited
  5. Dr Punam KrishanClinicianRegularly cited
  6. Professor Michael Crooks portraitProfessor Michael CrooksClinicianProfessor of Respiratory Medicine (University of Hull / Hull York Medical School) and lead respiratory consultant (honorary consultant, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustRegularly cited
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  8. Wasim MaziakClinicianDr, study author, Florida International UniversityRegularly cited

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05  On the record · press

What Professor Michael Crooks has said

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  • hsj.co.uk
  • hulldailymail.co.uk
  • politicshome.com
  • pulsetoday.co.uk
  • ukauthority.com

Where Professor Michael Crooks has been quoted

  1. Award-winning Hull team shortlisted for national health awardhulldailymail.co.uk · 10 Nov 2026
  2. From sickness to prevention: What will it take to prevent long-term respiratory disease?hsj.co.uk · 3 Jun 2026
  3. Politics Home Article | Targeted COPD case finding: a practical next step for the UKpoliticshome.com · 9 Mar 2026
  4. Targeted COPD testing proposed as pilot study finds half of high-risk patients affectedpulsetoday.co.uk · 14 Oct 2025
  5. Data-driven COPD project proves its caseukauthority.com
How we found the articles that name Professor Michael Crooks: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

  • asthma
  • COPD
  • respiratory disease
  • lung cancer screening
  • pulmonary

Also searched with “asthma” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Respiratory (asthma/COPD)

Cancer

  • cancer
  • cancer treatment
  • cancer screening
  • cancer waiting times
  • oncology
  • chemotherapy
  • radiotherapy
  • cancer diagnosis

Also searched with “cancer” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Cancer

Verbatim

“FRONTIER demonstrates what can be achieved when proactive healthcare, research and community-focused care come together. By identifying people earlier, we can intervene sooner, support healthier lives and prevent avoidable deterioration.”
Lead respiratory consultant and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Hull York Medical School, University of Hull · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · hulldailymail.co.uk · 10 Nov 2026 · Read the article
“Data generated as part of our FRONTIER Hull project clearly demonstrate that case-finding among high-risk individuals with features of disease, rather than population screening, identifies a significant number of people with undiagnosed COPD. COPD is a progressive disease that becomes highly debilitating over time – these patients are often unable to work and struggle with simple day-to-day activities such as walking up the stairs. Earlier identification and diagnosis can enable people to access evidence-based treatments to improve their outcomes.”
Professor Michael Crooks, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at NHS Humber Health Partnership and Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull · politicshome.com · 9 Mar 2026 · Read the article
“In those being diagnosed with COPD through the FRONTIER programme, one in four have been treated for chest infections during the year before, indicating exacerbations of their undiagnosed COPD. This emphasises the value of making an early diagnosis, so that people living with undiagnosed COPD can access treatments to improve their symptoms and reduce their risk of exacerbations, which we know are serious events with long-term consequences.”
consultant in respiratory medicine at NHS Humber Health Partnership and professor of respiratory medicine at Hull York Medical School, University of Hull · Cancer · pulsetoday.co.uk · 14 Oct 2025 · Read the article
“FRONTIER demonstrates what can be achieved when proactive healthcare, research and community-focused care come together. By identifying people earlier, we can intervene sooner, support healthier lives and prevent avoidable deterioration.”
lead respiratory consultant and professor of respiratory medicine at Hull York Medical School · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · ukauthority.com · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Professor Michael Crooks – Hull York Medical School staff profile. Qualifications (MBChB (hons), MD, FRCP, FHEA), training path, 2016 appointment, honorary consultant role, and COPD and network leadership roles.
  2. Professor Michael Crooks – University of Hull staff directory. Title of Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Hull, career background, and subspecialty interests in ILD and COPD.
  3. Hull data project identifies hundreds of undiagnosed COPD patients (Digital Health, 2026). Press quotation as lead respiratory consultant and professor at HYMS; the data-driven FRONTIER-type project to find undiagnosed COPD in Hull.
  4. Respiratory project identifies significant undiagnosed COPD (Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). ERS 2024 presentation and Lung Health Check COPD findings.
  5. PCRS webinar: Supporting people with asthma in the 21st century. Leadership of the SENTINEL and SENTINEL Plus projects, and network and COPD service roles.
  6. BREEZE – Hull Health Trials Unit. Chief Investigator role and 2025 publication on the BREEZE-IPF trial.
  7. Michael Crooks – Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley. Current role as Clinical Lead for Asthma Neighbourhood Development and his asthma and COPD interests.
  8. Michael Crooks – HSJ author page. Authored a December 2024 HSJ Partners piece on COPD care and policy reform.
  9. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust news. ATS panel invitation for the Covid-19 rehabilitation trial.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/michael-crooks
Staff page
hyms.ac.uk/about/people/michael-crooks

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