Smith, Dr David

BMedSci, DM, FRCA

Speciality

Anaesthesia

Sub-speciality

Cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care

Training and Education

Nottingham University 1975-80. SHO training in Nottingham, North London registrar rotation based at UCH 1984-7, senior registrar South West rotation (Plymouth/Bristol) 1987-9.

Experience

Dr Smith has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since November 1992.

Staff member in anaesthesia, Nijmegen, the Netherlands 1986-7. Consultant cardiac anaesthetist Western Infirmary, Glasgow 1990-2.

 

Key achievements

Development of full-time consultant anaesthetic sessions in cardiothoracic intensive care 1992-6. Cardiac catheter lab, intensive care and theatre project groups to expand cardiac services in the Trust 1992-present. Committee member, Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists 2003-7. UK representative to European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists since 2008 (Member of Scientific Committee).

Key awards and prizes

Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Educational Award 1994 and 2008.

Research

Research into awareness during anaesthesia and the measurement of depth of anaesthesia since 1993.

Publications:Hett DA, Smith DC, Pilkington SN, Abbott TR. Effect of temperature and cardiopulmonary bypass on the auditory evoked response.

British Journal of Anaesthesia 1995; 75: 293-96.
O'Kelly SW, Smith DC, Pilkington SN.

The auditory evoked potential and paediatric anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1995; 75: 428-30. Webb A, Allen R, Smith D.

Closed-loop control of depth of anaesthesia. Journal of Measurement and Control 1996; 29: 211-15. Allen R, Smith DC.

Neuro-fuzzy closed-loop control of depth of anaesthesia. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2001; 21: 185-91.

Loveman E, van Hooff JC, Smith DC. The auditory evoked response as an awareness monitor during anaesthesia.

British Journal of Anaesthesia 2001; 86: 513-8. Bell SL, Smith DC, Allen R, Lutman ME.

Recording the middle latency response of the auditory evoked potential as a measure of depth of anaesthesia. A technical note. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2004; 92: 442-5. Bell SL, Smith DC, Allen R, Lutman ME.

The auditory middle latency response, evoked using maximum length sequences and chirps, as an indicator of adequacy of anesthesia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2006; 102: 495-8.