Dr A Porter
Consultant Anaesthetist
General information:
Graduated from Guy’s HMS in 1989
Started as an anaesthetic SHO at Derriford in 1991
Completed anaesthetic training in the Northeast Deanery 1994-2000
Initially a consultant anaesthetist in Sunderland before moving back to Derriford Hospital in 2001
General areas of expertise:
Provision of general anaesthesia services
Particular areas of expertise:
Anaesthesia for head and neck surgery, ophthalmology, regional anaesthetic techniques employing the use of ultrasound.
Dr Porter also helps to provide a vascular access service which involves the placement of Hickman and PICC lines.
Contact details:
Anaesthetic Department
Level 9
Terrence Lewis Building
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Derriford Road
Crownhill
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
01752 439203/439205
