Dr Heather Mortimer

Dr Mortimer has been a consultant since 2010 practising in South Wales for 5 years and in Harrogate since 2015. Her particular interest is in the care of patients with chronic respiratory disease such as COPD and bronchiectasis with a particular focus on the improvement of symptom control and quality of life. She is a core member of the Post-Covid Syndrome (Long Covid) Multi-Disciplinary Team or MDT based at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust working alongside Allied Healthcare Professionals to provide holistic care for those recovering from COVID infection. She runs a fortnightly NHS Post Covid Syndrome Clinic. Dr Mortimer trained largely in South Wales but was a research fellow at the Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit based at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow between 2001 and 2004. She was awarded her MD in hypoxic cell culture by the University of Glasgow in 2010. Her work has been published and presented internationally. She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2013. Prior to starting a career in medicine Dr Mortimer studied English Literature at Sheffield University and was awarded a 2:1 in 1989. While studying at Sheffield she developed an interest in representations of medicine and health in the 18th-century English novel and was awarded a Major State Scholarship in 1989 to continue her studies at Oxford University. She was awarded an M.Phil in 18th Century English Studies in 1991 and from there she went to medical school in Cardiff where she graduated with commendation in 1997. Areas of interest COPD; bronchiectasis; asthma; pulmonary thromboembolic disease and related complications; pulmonary arterial hypertension; TB; pulmonary fibrosis; lung cancer; pleural disease; end-stage respiratory failure; COVID; Long Covid; Post Covid Syndrome: breathlessness

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2005–2011
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona

2. 2011–2015
   Residency · Respiratory Medicine

   UAB Barcelona

3. 2015–2016
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Cleveland Clinic, US

1. 2015-09–2016-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Respiratory Medicine

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Respiratory Medicine outcomes

   Dr Heather Mortimer, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.1029/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 77

2. Outcomes of Respiratory Medicine in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Dr Heather Mortimer, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.5838/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 55

3. European registry analysis of Respiratory Medicine outcomes

   Dr Heather Mortimer, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.9029/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 33

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