Dr Jim Down is a consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at University College London Hospitals and author of two books: ‘Life Support, Diary of an ICU Doctor on the Frontline of the Covid Crisis’ (Viking, Penguin 2021) and ‘Life in the Balance, A Doctor’s Stories of Intensive Care.’ (Viking, Penguin 2023). He is Trust […]
Jillian Dirkes is a licensed clinical social worker and Program Manager of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program, part of the Duke Cancer Institute. She completed her graduate training in nonprofit management and clinical social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ms. Dirkes oversees clinical operations of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program, […]
Over 20 years as a practicing surgeon with a specialty in HPB; appointments at Univ. of Maastricht & UCL-London, England Imaging, research, cellular metabolism, tissue regeneration and amino acid metabolism; designing clinical trials and biomarkers, numerous peer reviewed publications and awards.
Dr. Dasa completed his undergraduate and medical school in the 7 year combined degree program at Union College and Albany Medical College in New York. After completing medical school, Dr. Dasa trained in the State University at New York (SUNY) at Buffalo orthopaedic surgery residency program. In 2006 he furthered his training at the Insall […]
P.J. Devereaux, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), McMaster University Dr. Devereaux is a cardiologist, clinical epidemiologist, and perioperative care physician. He is the Director of the Division of Perioperative Care at McMaster University. Dr. Devereaux is the Associate Deputy Director of the Population Health Research Institute. He is also the Scientific Leader of the Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, […]
Consultant Anaesthetist York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Clinical commitments include anaesthesia for major surgery, and preoperative assessment. His interests include the role of exercise testing and biomarkers in risk stratification prior to major surgery, perioperative fluid therapy and the role of inotropes, cardiac output monitoring, and measuring outcomes following surgery. Strong research interests in […]
Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A., is Chief Quality Officer for USAP. In this role, Dr. Dutton leads the committee responsible for data analysis and performance measurement using the collective data and evaluations of all USAP practices to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. Dr. Dutton is a widely recognized leader in anesthesia quality management. Since […]
Linda is the Head of the Melbourne School of Health Sciences and Professor of Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne, Australia. In this role she overseas four allied health departments and one department of nursing. She has a joint appointment in Allied Health Research at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Linda is Deputy Chair of the […]
Dr John Dick
PhD FRCP Clinical lead for the innovative and award winning POPS (Perioperative medicine for Older People undergoing Surgery) service. Honorary Reader at King’s College London and Associate Professor at University College London, with research interests including preoperative assessment and optimisation, health services research focusing on perioperative pathways and postoperative delirium. Education and training role, having […]
