John Blakey is a Consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. He has clinical expertise in asthma and airways diseases.

His main research interest is in health service delivery, particularly the move toward assessment of future risk as a key aspect of asthma care, and the use of newer connected techologies.

His research has been published in leading journals such as The Lancet, JACI, Thorax, and AJRCCM. He continues to be research active through adjunct positions with Curtin University and UWA. He undertakes advisory and committee work for Asthma Australia and Asthma WA, and is WA branch President of TSANZ.