PROFESSOR FANG GAO
Professor Fang Gao, Professor of Anaesthesia, Warwick University

Professor Gao was born in Shanghai, China, and has been working in the UK since 1987. After completing her training in 1989, there was great political upheaval in China as a result of the Tiananmen Square incident, which involved members of her family. The Home Office issued her 'indefinite leave to remain' visa because of the political situation in China. Fang was the first doctor from Mainland China to pass the Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists examination and subsequently, obtained her Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training. She is still the only doctor from Mainland China to reach this status.

Fang undertook her original medical degree in Beijing in the early 1980's and was appointed to the NHS Heart of England Trust as a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care in 1997. Since then, she has set about creating a critical mass of research activity in Anaesthetics and Critical Care that has led to a number of significant projects and publications, and culminated in her appointment as professor in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management at Warwick University and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

In addition to her research activities, Fang has continued to deliver an outstanding and high quality service for patients as well as playing a crucial role in a number of national teaching and audit initiatives. Her industrious and committed approach is reflected in the fact that since 1998, she has produced more than 100 publications and won a number of prizes for her research and audit activities.

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