After a brief exploration of Physics and Philosophy at Oxford, Dr Bell trained at Bristol Medical School, intercalating in Physiology and graduating in 1998. Following House Jobs and SHO training in Bristol and Respiratory Medicine registrar training in the South West, he moved back to Edinburgh to work as a Research Fellow for the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium at the University of Edinburgh, developing a particular interest in respiratory physiology, especially Multiple Breath Washouts in the assessment of lung disease.
He returned to Bristol to take up his current post as Consultant Physician in General, Respiratory and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Medicine at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 2011. He has been clinical lead of the Bristol Adult CF Centre since 2016. Nick has a passion for data, health informatics and the use of technology to advance clinical care.