Professor Jugdeep Dhesi
Deputy Director, Centre for Perioperative Care - Royal College of Anaesthetists
Jugdeep Dhesi is a Consultant Geriatrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. She is clinical lead for the award winning Perioperative medicine for Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) service, Vice President at the British Geriatrics Society and President of Age Anaesthesia Association.
She has led the development of novel education and training programmes for medical and allied health professionals and established a research programme in perioperative medicine. All of this work focuses on improving quality of care for the high risk surgical population, through fostering a collaborative and proactive approach working with patients, their carers, healthcare professionals, managers and policymakers.