Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge (1998-2024). Attending Anesthesiologist, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (1996-98).

Past secretary and president of the UK Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care (ACTACC). During my tenure I initiated a national project to examine delays in the diagnosis and transfer of patients with acute type A aortic dissection

Former examiner for the Royal College of Anaesthetists, General Medical Council, European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, and anaesthetic colleges in Ireland, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Bangladesh

My areas of expertise include:

Anaesthesia for adult cardiac, thoracic and transplant surgery.

Anaesthesia for general, vascular, orthopaedic, ophthalmic, dental and gynaecological surgery
Perioperative care of frail and elderly patients.

Preoperative risk assessment.

Consent and shared decision making.

Major complications of anaesthesia including perioperative stroke and cognitive dysfunction.

I undertake regular medicolegal and clinical training to support my practice and to remain up to date.