Neil Soni, MBChB, FANZCA, FRCA, FJFICM, MD is Consultant in Intensive Care and Anesthesia at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.  He is a co-author of Oh’s Intensive Care Manual, 6th Edition and Anesthesia and Critical Care: An Exam Revision Companion.

Dr. Soni performed his undergraduate work at the University of Bristol, after which he received his training in medicine, anesthesia, and intensive care at Westmead in Sydney, Australia, at the then newly opened Level 1 Trauma Centre. He returned to the UK in 1985, becoming a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant at The Magill Department of Anaesthetics at The Westminster Hospital in London, with responsibility for the ICU.

Dr. Soni has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, nine textbooks, and several highly influential editorials. He has also taken action throughout his career to support and improve medical education objectives, content, delivery, and assessment. Dr. Soni was one of the earliest UK examiners for the European Diploma in Intensive Care, and was a driving force in the development of the UK Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine, becoming an examiner in 1998 and chairman of examiners between 2005 and 2009.

Related Author: Andrew Bersten, MB, BS, MD, FANZCA, FJFICM