Anaesthesia
Our People
RUH Anaesthesia is built on a culture of teamwork, kindness and professionalism. Our consultants, SAS doctors, residents, nurses, ODPs and administrative colleagues work together to deliver safe, compassionate care every day.
Meet the Team
Our consultant anaesthetists form a large, experienced and highly skilled group, delivering care across the full range of anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, intensive care and pain services. They provide senior clinical leadership for emergency, elective, obstetric, paediatric and critical care work, ensuring safe, evidence-based care for patients with both routine and complex needs.
Alongside their clinical roles, many consultants hold key responsibilities in education, research, quality improvement, governance and service development, and several contribute to regional and national organisations, guideline development and professional leadership. Collectively, they are committed to high standards, supportive supervision, and fostering a positive, civil and collaborative working environment for the whole multidisciplinary team.
The department also benefits from academic leadership, with internationally recognised professors whose work shapes anaesthetic practice, safety and education well beyond the RUH.
Professor Tim Cook is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and Director of the Royal College of Anaesthetists' National Audit Projects (NAP) programme, leading work that has transformed airway management and patient safety nationally and internationally.
Professor Fiona Kelly, a Consultant in Anaesthesia, is a leader in human factors and safety education and the creator of Tea Trolley Training, an innovative approach to workplace learning now adopted across the UK.
Professor Jerry Nolan is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and an internationally recognised authority in resuscitation science, whose research and leadership continue to influence standards of care worldwide.
Many members of the department also contribute as national guideline authors, audit and research leaders, examiners and officers of professional associations such as SASWR.
Meet our Consultants and SAS Team
Departmental Roles
- Lead Clinician – Anaesthesia & Theatres:
Dr Chris Marsh - Lead Clinician – Chronic Pain:
Dr Paul Watson - Lead Clinician – Intensive Care:
Dr Billy Headdon - Chairs of Department:
Dr Beccy Leslie, Dr Damien Wood - College Tutors (RCoA):
Dr Tim Cominos, Dr Peter Steed