Mike Morgan was a respiratory physician and researcher who became the first National Clinical Director for Respiratory Services in NHS England. In 1988 he joined Glenfield Hospital in Leicester as a consultant physician with an interest in thoracic medicine, where he saw great potential due to the high prevalence of respiratory disease. At the time, there were only two other chest doctors in town. When he retires in 2022, Leicester has become the leading center for academic respiratory research in the UK, with over 25 consultants and many professors. As Head of Department, he built services including the Respiratory Physiology Department, the Home Ventilation Service and the Sleep Service. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the British Thoracic Society from 2009 to 2012, President in 2016 and was awarded the BTS Medal in 2019 for his contribution to education, clinical practice and national policy. He was involved in the assessment and management of respiratory disability, especially in COPD, where he published many papers and had a world-wide reputation. He supported the development of the NHS Long Term Plan and put the interests of patients at the center of his work.