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Our Consultants

Meet our expert team
Dr Doug Barker
Dr Richard Barnes
Dr Liz Brannigan
Dr Simon Coleman
Dr Jon Hughes
Dr Julie Kuzhively
Dr John Mackenzie
Dr Jonathan Mayer
Dr Kate Paterson
Dr Ian Rechner
Dr Claire Seeley
Dr Ed Todman
Dr Simon Tunstill
Dr Carl Waldmann

Doug Barker

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Qualifications: MB BS BSc MRes FRCA

Medical School: Imperial College, University of London

Year Qualified: 2006

Sub-Speciality Interest: Research & Development, obstetric anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and anaesthesia for major urology and robotic surgery

Consultant in Reading since: 2016

GMC Number: 6148762

Richard Barnes

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Qualifications: MB ChB FRCA PGCertMedEd

Medical School: Manchester University Medical School

Year Qualified: 1998

Sub-Speciality Interest: Anaesthesia for major colorectal and orthopaedic surgery

Consultant in Reading since: 2007

GMC Number: 4515805

Liz Brannigan

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Qualifications: MB ChB FRCA

Medical School: Birmingham

Year Qualified: 1995

Consultant in Reading since: August 2005

GMC Number: 4196006

Simon Coleman

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Qualifications: BM FRCA

Medical School: University of Southampton

Year Qualified: 2005

Sub-Speciality Interest: Anaesthesia for ENT, general and upper GI/Bariatric surgery including children’s surgery

Consultant in Reading since: 2015

GMC Number: 6129478

Jon Hughes

Qualifications: BM BS FRCA FFICM PGcert (Med Ed)

Medical School: Brighton and Sussex (BSMS)

Year Qualified: 2008

Sub-Speciality Interest: Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Education

Consultant in Reading since: February 2020

Julie Kuzhively

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Qualifications: MBBChir, MA(Cantab), FRCA

Medical School: University of Cambridge

Year Qualified: 2010

Sub-Speciality Interest: Regional Anaesthesia, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Obstetric anaesthesia

Consultant in Reading since: May 2021

John Mackenzie

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Qualifications: MB BChir MRCP FRCA

Medical School: Cambridge & St Thomas’ Hospital, London

Year Qualified: 1975

Sub-Speciality Interest: Regional Anaesthesia (using local anaesthetics) of the upper & lower limbs

Consultant in Reading since: October 1991

GMC Number: 2721716

Jonathan Mayer

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Qualifications: MA MBBS FRCA PG Cert Med Ed

Medical School: Cambridge University and Imperial College School of Medicine

Year Qualified: 2001

Sub-Speciality Interest: Orthopaedic anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia, management of the difficult airway, medical education. I am the anaesthetic department lead for simulation at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Consultant in Reading since: April 2012

GMC Number: 6028445

Kate Paterson

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Qualifications: MBChB Bsc FRCA

Medical School: Birmingham

Year Qualified: 1996

Sub-Speciality Interest: Trauma and orthopaedics, major urology, upper gastrointestinal surgery

Consultant in Reading since: 2008

GMC Number: 4294461

Ian Rechner

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Qualifications: BSc MB BS FRCA FFICM

Medical School: University College and Middlesex School of Medicine

Year Qualified: 1995

Sub-Speciality Interest: Intensive Care Medicine, perioperative medicine and regional anaesthesia

Consultant in Reading since: Oct 2005

GMC Number: 4191111

Claire Seeley

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Qualifications: BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCA

Medical School: Bart’s and the London

Year Qualified: 2009

Sub-Speciality Interest: Preoperative assessment and Optimisation, General Surgery, Bariatric Anaesthesia

Consultant in Reading since: January 2021

GMC Number: 7041118

Ed Todman

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Qualifications: BMedSci MBBS FRCA

Medical School: St Bartholomews & The Royal London Hospital

Year Qualified: 2002

Sub-Speciality Interest: Anaesthesia for all District General Hospital sub-specialities, especially that of difficult airway management and major urology

Consultant in Reading since: 2015

Simon Tunstill

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Qualifications: BSc(Hons) MBBS FRCA

Medical School: Imperial College School of Medicine, London

Year Qualified: 2001

Sub-Speciality Interest: Anaesthesia for all District General Hospital subspecialties, preoperative assessment, obstetric anaesthesia. I also have an interest in medical education.

Consultant in Reading since: 2011

GMC Number: 6030150

Carl Waldmann

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Qualifications: MA MB BChir FRCA FFICM EDIC

Medical School: Cambridge University, RAF and The London Hospital.

Year Qualified: 1975

Sub-Speciality Interest: Intensive Care Medicine

Consultant in Reading since: February 1986

GMC Number: 2239273

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