Dr Benjamin Vowles MBBS, BSc (1st class honours), FRCA, PGCert, Med. Ed
GMC 7084637
Dr Benjamin Vowles is a Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interest in anaesthesia for head & neck surgery and medical education.
Originally born and raised in Essex, he graduated from Kings College London Medical School in 2010 with an MBBS and a BSc 1st class honours in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology. He completed his foundation doctor training in the South Thames region at Lewisham University Hospital and Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals before commencing his anaesthetic training in Glasgow. Whilst in Scotland, he also completed a fellowship in Medical Education whilst working as an anaesthetist at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, obtaining the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Vowles returned to northeast London for his senior anaesthetic training in the Barts & The London school of Anaesthesia, training in a number of hospitals across northeast London and Essex. He undertook his sub-specialty advanced anaesthesia training in Thoracic & Head & Neck anaesthesia at Guy’s & St Thomas’s Hospitals in south London, before being appointed as a substantive consultant post at Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in 2021. He is currently the airway lead for Broomfield Hospital and is an educational supervisor.
He regularly anaesthetises for head and neck surgery, in particular ENT, Oral Maxillofacial surgery and plastic reconstructive surgeries in both children and adults.
Outside of work he is an enthusiastic sportsman, particularly cricket, golf, skiing, cycling and water sports. He is also a keen musician and plays the guitar and piano.
He holds practising privileges at Springfield Hospital Ramsay Health, Chelmsford, Brentwood Hospital Nuffield Health & Phoenix Hospital, Chelmsford.
