Dr Vijaykumar Gopal
FRCA, FCARCSI, FFICM, EDIC, EDEC
Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist & Life Style Physician
I am a senior Consultant in Critical care, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine working at West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WSH) and St Edmund Hospital since 2013 . I am also the Clinical Director of Anaesthesia , Critical Care, Theatres and Preassessment at WSH since 2020 with the strategical goals to provide high quality care to our patients. In addition to working as crtical care physician, I am very experienced in providing anaesthetic services to a variety of surgical specialties ( Orthopaedics, gynaecology, plastics, ENT, general surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics etc..).
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Memberships :
Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), London
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine , London
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Brussels
Intensive Care Society, UK
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About me:
I qualified in India around 2003 and moved to England to undertake further training in 2004. I have completed dual speciality training in anaesthesia and critical care in 2013. I have started working as substantive consultant at WSH and St Edmunds Hospital since. I developed interest in point of care ultrasound in critical care and, as a course director, I have been running my national course- FUSIC since 2015. I have been a local principal investigator for many national research projects at WSH since 2013. I am a keen teacher and an examiner of European Critical Care Exam (EDIC).
Outside of medicine, I enjoy playing tennis, traveling and spending time with my family. I am married and have 3 children, however my wife is the lead player of my family who looks after us well.
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Click on the following links to help you prepare and optimise you well enough for your surgical journey!
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Perioperative optimisation: Top seven interventions | Centre for Perioperative Care
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