Professor Gao becomes the third FMedSci in anaesthesia with her appointment.
Professor Fang Gao is a Professor of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain at the College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, and an Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia, Critical and Perioperative Care at the University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Her appointment as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences makes her only the third FMedSci in anaesthesia, and the first female anaesthetist to have achieved the honour, recognised for her outstanding contribution to UK biomedical and health research.
I hope to inspire future generations of female anaesthetists and demonstrate that with passion and perseverance, we can break barriers in medicine.
Professor Gao said: "I am deeply honoured to be recognized by the Academy of Medical Sciences. This achievement reflects the collective efforts of my colleagues and the entire anaesthesia community. I hope to inspire future generations of female anaesthetists and demonstrate that with passion and perseverance, we can break barriers in medicine."
Professor Gao is a leading researcher in critical and perioperative care focusing on clinical effectiveness, influencing policy and decision-making to improve patient care, with expertise in translation, clinical trials and data science research. Her pioneering work on “street fit” led to national and international guidelines for when it is safe to discharge day surgery patients. Her research has played a major role in timely infection control, preventing the progression of severe sepsis and increasing NHS cost-saving in ICU settings. Her seminal clinical trials won the 2016 Trials and Evaluation Award Winner, Academic Health Science Network AHSN WM, and contributed to the international guidelines in the treatment of sepsis-induced ARDS.
Professor Gao has a passion for mentoring the next generation of clinicians and researchers in the UK and overseas, several of whom have gone on to the top leading clinical and academic positions nationally and internationally. In 2021, she was awarded the Dudley Buxton Medal by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) for her meritorious work in anaesthesia and critical care. From 2015-2023, she was appointed for the maximum full terms of the NIHR Senior Investigator for her outstanding leadership contributions.
Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain
Staff profile for Professor Fang Gao, Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine and Health.
