Dr John Criswell  MB CHB FRCA

Dr Criswell grew up in Scotland and trained at Aberdeen University medical school. He trained in anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine in Bristol and Oxford before being appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in 1995.

Dr Simon Deacock MB BS DA FRCA

Dr  Deacock trained at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. He spent one year in Auckland New Zealand gaining further experience in anaesthesia for vascular, cardiac and thoracic surgery as well as Intensive Care. He has been a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine since 1997 as well as being a Vascular Anaesthetist. He has been College Tutor for the last 6 years with responsibility for teaching and appraisal of trainee anaesthetists.

Dr Philip Dodd - MB BS BSc FRCA

After graduation from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Dr Dodd gained his training in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine based at St Georges’ Hospital, London. After a period in Perth, Australia as a Research Fellow and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Western Australia, he took up his current post in Winchester. He is Lead Clinician for the NHS Day Surgery Treatment Centre.

Dr Caroline Fairley MB BS FRCA

Caroline Fairley trained at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, and after graduation, underwent anaesthetic training in London and the South West Thames Region. She has been an NHS consultant for 11 years. Despite family commitments, she maintains a full time position in the NHS providing anaesthesia for all major specialties, and is currently Clinical Lead and Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesia.

Dr Arthur Goldsmith MB ChB MRCP FRCA

Dr Goldsmith completed his undergraduate medical training in Cape Town, South Africa, and subsequently trained in anaesthetics, general medicine and intensive care medicine in the UK.  He gained an additional year’s specialisation in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care in Perth, Australia.  He was appointed Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in 1999.  He has been Clinical Director of Intensive Care since 2003.

Dr Terry Martin MSc DAvMed FIMC AsFFAEM FRCS FRCA

Dr Terry Martin studied at University College Hospital in London and initially entered service with the Royal Air Force after graduation.  He trained in General Practice, Aviation Medicine (including training as a pilot) and Emergency Medicine up to consultant level, and also spent several years in neurosciences research before changing career and joining the NHS.  His anaesthesia and intensive care training was based in Oxford and his special interests were neurosurgical anaesthesia (Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford) and children’s intensive care (Starship Hospital, Auckland, NZ). Dr Martin has been a consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care in Winchester since March 2005

Dr Martin Nancekievill MB BS FRCA MRCS LRCP DA

Dr Nancekievill trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School, London graduating in 1972.  He entered anaesthetic training in 1973 working at Guy's ,  Brighton and Southampton hospitals as well as a seven month secondment to Linkoping, Sweden. He has worked as a Consultant Anaesthetist based in Winchester since 1980.  As well as his anaesthetic duties he specialised in Intensive care for 23 years and was Director of the unit for the last 10.  In addition, following time as Director of Anaesthetic services he was appointed as the Medical Director of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital on two occasions for a total of over 10 years.

Dr Tom Peck  MB BS BSc FRCA

Dr Peck trained at the Royal London Hospital Medical College. During his anaesthetic training he spent additional time working in Paediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Intensive Care in Bristol and London. Prior to taking up his current post he worked as a Consultant Anaesthetist in the University of Michigan, USA, providing care for major vascular and transplant surgery. He is the lead author of a core pharmacology textbook used to prepare for the FRCA. He is the course director for the FRCA Pt I Basic Sciences Course at Southampton University Hospitals Trust and a Subject Matter Expert for the National Program for Information Technology in relation to anaesthesia.

Dr Richard Summerfield MA MB Bchir FRCA

Dr Summerfield has been a Consultant Anaesthetist at Winchester and surrounding hospitals for 20 years having trained at Cambridge University and St. Mary’s Hospital London. He has been Chairman, Speciality Director and Divisional Director of the Anaesthetic department. His specialist interest is Pain Relief work and he is the Regional Educational Advisor for Chronic Pain overseeing trainee doctors. Along with Dr White he runs the Pain Medicine Clinic.

Dr Richard Thomas MB BS, FRCA

Dr Thomas trained at St Mary's Hospital, London, qualifying in 1991. He joined the Royal Navy whilst at medical school and served a total of 12 years in uniform. Whilst in the Navy he saw the world, trained in anaesthesia & intensive care medicine, participated enthusiastically in every sport available and eventually settled down with Wendy to be the proud father of 3 wonderful children. He was appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist at Winchester in 2003. He has special interests in intensive care medicine, paediatric anaesthesia and in preventing sickness after anaesthesia. 

Dr Stephen Townley BSc MBBCh MRCP FRCA

Dr Townley, born in Liverpool, studied Medicine at the University Of Wales, College of Medicine, qualifying as a doctor in 1993. He trained as an Anaesthetist in Wessex and Perth, Western Australia becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2002. He runs the pre-operative assessment clinic at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital where he has worked as a Consultant Anaesthetist since 2005.

Dr Geoff Watson MB BS, DA, DipMEd, FRCA

Dr Watson grew up in the West Country before studying medicine at the London Hospital Medical College. Having decided to pursue a career in Intensive Care Medicine he completed his anaesthetic training before spending an additional year of advanced training based in Devon and Cornwall. Dr Watson gained 18 months of further experience in Hong Kong, while assisting with the commissioning of a new acute hospital and helping to establish the first Day Surgery service in the colony. He was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine in 2001 to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital where he has been the Divisional Director of Anaesthetics and Surgery since 2003.

Dr David White MB BS FRCA

Dr White qualified at St Georges Hospital, London in 1972. His anaesthetic training involved an elective in Sweden where he developed his sub-specialist interest of chronic pain management. He was appointed as Consultant anaesthetist in 1981 and has been Chairman and Speciality Director of the Anaesthetic Department. He has been the Regional Educational Advisor overseeing anaesthetists in training, and the chairman of the Regional Consultants Specialists Committee. He is currently chairman of the Local Negotiating Committee. Along with Dr Summerfield he runs the Pain Medicine Clinic.