Dr. Shahid Zia

Dr. Zia is a consultant in respiratory and internal medicine. He accepts referrals for general medicine, sleep apnoea, and respiratory diseases including asthma, COPD, bronchoscopy, and lung function.

In UPMC Kildare Hospital Dr. Zia offers in-hospital Sleep Studies for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea and assessment of nocturnal hypoxia.

Dr. Zia graduated in 1987, achieved MRCPI in 2003 from the Royal College of Physicians Ireland, and was added to the specialist registrar for respiratory and internal medicine in Ireland in 2009. Dr. Zia completed his training in respiratory and internal medicine in Dublin and Galway and was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in 2013.

Dr. Zia works across the UPMC network of hospitals in Ireland and has been a consultant in Ireland for more than ten years.

Areas of expertise:

• General internal medicine
• Sleep disorders / sleep apnoea
• COPD
• Asthma
• Diagnosis of Interstitial lung disease
• Pulmonary infections
• Bronchiectasis
• Medical Assessment (which include routine labs,s pirometry, EEG,and clinical examination)