Alan undertook his anaesthetic training in the West of Scotland, concluding with a year-long fellowship in regional anaesthesia at Toronto Western Hospital in 2008. He returned to Glasgow to take up a consultant post in 2009 where he is a full-time clinician, as well as an Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow. He is an Editor for BJA Education, on the associate Editorial board of the BJA and President of RA-UK. He is also on the RA scientific subcommittee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology, the board of the European Society of RA and the board of the European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia.  Alan is interested in RA and outcomes and has published widely in the field of RA. He has organised RA meetings locally, nationally and internationally and has demonstrated at workshops and lectured worldwide.

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