Darush Attar-Zadeh

RightBreathe & Respiratory Lead NWL CYP Asthma Network Pharmacist, Treating Tobacco Dependence Lead

A pharmacist based in the community and primary care; specialising in the field of treating tobacco dependency and AsthmaRightCare. Darush has presented at various national & international conferences (including the PCRS, IPCRG, ERS, and Clinical Pharmacy Congress). Darush was part of the London Clinical Senate Helping Smokers Quit programme. In his role as a respiratory lead pharmacist (Barnet CCG & RightBreathe), Darush managed to lead a medicines management service to win the pharmacist award in respiratory services in 2016. In 2019 Darush was awarded PCPA GP Pharmacist runner-up, recognised for pharmacological/non-pharmacological interventions. He runs group sessions with patients and clinicians. Darush enjoys running and raising money for respiratory & cardiac charities. One of his main missions is to reduce health inequalities caused by tobacco and spends a lot of his time teaching in deprived locations across the UK.