Dr Alex Oliver
Biography
Dr Alex Oliver has been a Consultant Anaesthetist at The Royal Marsden since December 2002.
He is the lead clinician for pre-assessment and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). He organised the set-up and running of pre-assessment clinics at The Royal Marsden, and the purchase and running of CPET.
Dr Oliver specialises in anaesthesia for major and complex colorectal and pelvic surgery, including sacrectomy, and paediatrics. He is also experienced in total intravenous anaesthesia techniques.
Publications include ‘Post-dural puncture headaches in children – what do we do?’, an editorial in Paediatric Anaesthesia, August 2001. He is planning further research into CPET and major cancer surgery.
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