Professional background

Dr Wynne Davies has been a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH since its inception in 2005. Prior to this he was a consultant anaesthetist at The Middlesex Hospital since October 1991. He has held a number of administrative posts within the department of anaesthesia, such as Royal College tutor and departmental chairman, and spent 10 years as an examiner for the Royal College of Anaesthetists at both the primary and final fellowship postgraduate examinations.

Research interests

Anaesthesia for most major specialities including:

  • Obstetrics
  • Cardiothoracics
  • Hepatobiliary
  • Orthopaedics
  • Oncology

Publications

1. Comparison of four local extradural anaesthetic solutions for elective caesarean section.   British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1990; Vol.65: p.648 653.   P. Howell, W. Davies, M. Wrigley, P. Tan and B. Morgan   
2.  Day case Ophthalmic Surgery: General or local Anaesthesia?   Letter. Anaesthesia 1990: Vol.45; 10: p.885 886.   G. O'Sullivan, M. Kerr Muir, M. Lim, W. Davies, N. Campbell   
3.  Are two better than one? A preliminary assessment of an epidural mixture of lignocaine and bupivacaine for elective Caesarean section.   Epidural and Spinal Blockade in Obstetrics. Edited by Felicity Reynolds. Baillere Tindall 1990. p.160-161.     P. Howell, M. Wrigley, P. Tan, W. Davies, B. Morgan   
4.  Topical Anaesthesia of the Larynx : Cocaine or Lignocaine?   European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Sept. 1992, 9, p.393-397   D.W.L. Davies, S.L. Moylan, G. O'Sullivan   
5. Fentanyl, Alfentanil and Emesis.   Abstract 149. 10th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. The Hague. June 1992.   D.W.L. Davies, S.L. Moylan, M.N.E. Harris   
6.  A randomised study of traditional epidural with 0.25% bupivacaine vs combined spinal epidural (mobile) technique for analgesia in labour: What do mothers prefer?”   International Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia 1994; 3, p.172-173   Rachel Collis, Nicola Meares, Wynne Davies, Wynne Aveling   
7. Randomised comparison of combined spinal-epidural and standard epidural analgesia in labour.   Lancet; June 3rd 1995; 345, p.1413-1416   R.E. Collis, D.W.L. Davies, W. Aveling     Lancet 1995; 346; 1229 – Correspondence Letter   Collis RE, Davies DWL, Aveling W.   
8. Awake oral fibreoptic intubation for caesarean section.” Case Report.   International Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia 1995, 4, p.172-174.   C.J. Broomhead, W. Davies, D.Higgins.   
9.  Anaesthetic. Awareness   CLINICAL RISK, 1995; 1, 139-141   D. Wynne L. Davies   
10.  Fibreoptic Oral Intubation: A solution to difficult intubation in a parturient [Letter]   Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 1995, Oct.23(5):651   Sidhu VS, Davies DW.   
11.  Epidural Analgesia during labour [Letter, comment]   British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1999, Feb;82(2):304-5   Aveling W, Davies D.W., Cooper J.   
12.  Two episodes in the same patient of Life threatening Anaphylaxis to a Chlorhexidine-sulpdadiazine-coated central venous catheter   British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001, August,87(2):306-308   R.Stephens, M. Mythen, P.Kallis, D.W.L.Davies, W Egner and A.Rickards      Correspondence - Letter   British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001, August,87(6):940-941   R.Stephens, M. Mythen, P.Kallis, D.W.L.Davies, W Egner and A.Rickards      Correspondence - Letter   British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001, August,88(2):304-305   R.Stephens, M. Mythen, P.Kallis, D.W.L.Davies, W Egner and A.Rickards   
13.  RCOG DIALOG; Case report of pulmonary embolism published for teaching on CD Rom via The Royal College Of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 2002. D.W.L.Davies and S Turvill.   
14. Extensive Spinal Epidural Abscess Associated with an Unremarkable Recovery– Case Report;   Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, December 2004; 32: 825-829   A. Ansari, DWL Davies, JWG Lohn, P. Culpan, G. Etherington.   
15. Thoracic epidural analgesia for coronary artery surgery. A bridge too far? Editorial  European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2005; 22: p.1-4  D. Kamming, W. Davies   
16. Perioperative management of gastrointestinal disorders   Surgery 23:7, The Medicine Publishing Company 2005   D.W.L. Davies, Ahmad Ziyad     

Chapters in books: 
1. Handbook of Clinical Anaesthesia, Churchill Livingstone 1996, Reprinted 2004   Edited by J.C. Goldstone & B.J. Pollard   Coronary Artery Disease. P. 107-110   W. Davies   
2. Integrated Basic Surgical Sciences, ARNOLD 2000   Edited by Toouli J, Russell RCG, Devitt P, Ingham Clark C.   Pre-operative Investigation & Consent. Chapter 34.1; p.656-673   D. Wynne L. Davies   
3. Integrated Basic Surgical Sciences, ARNOLD 2000   Edited by Toouli J, Russell RCG, Devitt P, Ingham Clark C.   Anaesthesia: techniques and drugs. Chapter 34.2; p.674-678   D. Wynne L. Davies   
4.  Oxford Specialist Handbook in Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2009, In press   Edited by Matthew Barnard and Bruce Martin   “The Electrocardiogram” Dr Wynne Davies