Cardiothoracic surgery • Expert in minimally invasive surgery of the chest • Special interest in malignant & benign conditions of the chest cavity, including, but not limited to, lung, chest wall, airway & diaphragm • Extensive experience in pectus repair with open Ravitch or minimally invasive Nuss technique • International experience in management of emphysema with lung volume reduction surgery & valves • Extensive experience in management of chest trauma with skills obtained through long service in South Africa ...

I specialise in failure to provide (breathalyser) cases in relation to which I have written over 200 reports and appeared in court many times. My other main interest is in asthma related to damp housing.

Chest wall • Rib fractures • Traumas • Lung cancer surgery • Mediastinal masses • Thoracic surgery • Pectus deformities • Pneumothorax • Thoracic outlet syndrome • Hyperhidrosis • Keyhole chest surgery • Thoracic oncology

Dr Fonseka has a specialist interest in pleural disease and has sat on the British Thoracic Society national guideline committees for both mesothelioma and pleural disease. Clinical interests: • Pleural infection • Pleural effusions • Mesothelioma • Diffuse pleural thickening • Pneumothorax • Lung cancer. Dr de Fonseka is heavily involved with pleural intervention such as local anaesthetic thoracoscopy, indwelling pleural catheters, intercostal chest drains and diagnostic/therapeutic pleural aspirations.