Thoracic Subcommittee Chair
Hospital
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Trumpington
Cambridgeshire CB2 0AY
Background / Speciality
Dr Guillermo Martinez completed his anaesthesia and intensive care training in Madrid, Spain. Subsequnetly, he completed the Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Fellowship in Cambridge and works as a Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Papworth Hospital. He specialises in cardiothoracic anaesthesia for heart and lung transplantation, pulmonary endarterectomy for CTEPH, and thoracic surgery. Dr Martinez pioneered the use of Opioid Free Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery and non-intubated thoracic surgery. He is also the clinical lead for anaesthesia for surgery of the aorta and a great advocate of zero tolerance to perioperative spinal cord injury.
ACTACC Committee Member
I was appointed onto the committee in 2023. I am the ACTACC linkman with the SCTS thoracic subcommittee and I am the chair of the ACTACC thoracic subcommittee.
