Chris Jones has been a Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and St Luke’s Cancer Centre since 2013. He completed his anaesthetic training at St George’s in London, followed by specialist training in high-risk and major oncology anaesthesia at the Royal Surrey, paediatric intensive care at Evelina Hospital and St George’s Hospital, liver anaesthesia at King’s College London, and pre-hospital care in Sydney, Australia.
He has a strong academic and clinical interest in anaesthesia for major oncology surgery, including HPB, oesophagogastric and major urology procedures, as well as perioperative medicine and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. He was module lead for the Perioperative Medicine MSc at University College London and has developed ERAS protocols for liver and major urological surgery, including robotic cystectomy. He was awarded an MD (Res) from the University of Surrey in 2015 for his thesis on enhanced recovery in open liver resection and has lectured internationally with numerous publications in the field of ERAS.