Eihab O Bedawi

MBBS PhD FRCP

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine & Pleural Disease

Consultant Respiratory Physician
Clinical Lead, Oxford Pleural Unit
Key Investigator, MIST-4 Trial (NIHR HTA funded)
Co-Lead, ERS EMPIRE Clinical Research Collaboration
Co-Chair, ERS Pleural Tuberculosis Taskforce
Faculty and Examiner, ERS and UKPS Thoracic Ultrasond Training Programmes

Dr. Bedawi is a Clinical Academic in Pleural Disease with a research interest in Pleural Infection and Clinical Trials Methodology. His work focuses on the optimal diagnosis and management of pleural infection, intrapleural therapies and translational research into host responses and biomarkers in pleural disease.

He is the Key Investigator on the NIHR HTA funded MIST-4 trial and co-chairs EMPIRE, a European Clinical Research Collaboration focused on translational pleural infection research.

He is the Principal Investigator on a number of national pleural disease trials (IMPACT, OPTICAL, STANDOUT) and supports trial delivery and co-supervisory roles to the Research Fellows within ORTU.

Recent publications

Pleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3)

Chu JY. et al, (2026), European Respiratory Journal, 2600113 - 2600113

Managing treatment failure in pleural infection.

Bhatnagar M. et al, (2026), Expert review of respiratory medicine, 20, 425 - 436

Medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage and indwelling pleural catheter insertion versus medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage alone for patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion (TACTIC): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.

Dipper A. et al, (2026), The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 14, 341 - 349

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Eihab O Bedawi

Recent publications

Pleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3)

Managing treatment failure in pleural infection.

Medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage and indwelling pleural catheter insertion versus medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage alone for patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion (TACTIC): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.

Rethinking pleural tuberculosis through the lens of cell-free DNA

Medical Treatment of Empyema

Pleural Infection in Adults: Integrating Medical and Surgical Management for Optimal Outcomes

Pleurodesis: Agents and Techniques (Slurry, Poudrage, and IPC Pleurodesis)

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Contact information

Research groups

Eihab O Bedawi

Recent publications

Pleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3)

Managing treatment failure in pleural infection.

Medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage and indwelling pleural catheter insertion versus medical thoracoscopy with talc poudrage alone for patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion (TACTIC): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial.

Rethinking pleural tuberculosis through the lens of cell-free DNA

Medical Treatment of Empyema

Pleural Infection in Adults: Integrating Medical and Surgical Management for Optimal Outcomes

Pleurodesis: Agents and Techniques (Slurry, Poudrage, and IPC Pleurodesis)