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James S Bowness

BSc (Hons), MB & BChir (Cantab), DPhil (Oxon), MRCS, FRCA


Consultant Anaesthetist

Research focusing on the evaluation of assistive AI for the interpretation of ultrasound in regional anaesthesia

James moved to the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences in October 2020, to undertake a DPhil supervised by Associate Professor Helen Higham (NDCN) and Professor Alison Noble (IBME).  His clinical role as a Consultant Anaesthetist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

His research focuses on the role of assistive artificial intelligence in the acquisition and interpretation of ultrasound images for regional anaesthesia.  He works with Intelligent Ultrasound Limited, a company which develops software and simulation devices to facilitate ultrasound scanning.

He completed his undergraduate training at the University of St Andrews (BSc (Hons), Medical Sciences) and Magdalene College, University of Cambridge (MB BChir, Clinical Medicine).  After a brief time in surgery he crossed the blood-brain barrier to anaesthetics and trained as an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the University of Dundee/East of Scotland Deanery.

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