Clinical Team Leads
Our experienced Clinical Team Leads provide clinical leadership within our deployed teams and take overall responsibility for the clinical care provided on scene.
Every clinical team lead is an accredited advanced prehospital care practitioner and is able to perform advanced interventions such as the provision of advanced analgesia and sedation (Ketamine & Midazolam), Surgical Airway and Simple Thoracostomy. Most of our clinical leads hold the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (DIMC) from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.
A significant number of our clinical leads hold higher levels of training and are able to deliver enhanced skills such as pre-hospital anaesthesia and advanced surgical interventions.
Dr Matthew Boylan
Andrew Thurgood
Dr Chris Abbott
Dr Hannah Bawdon
Dr Matthew Creed
Dr Iain Davies
Dr Ali Husain
Dr Laura Kocierz
Dr Ryan O'Leary
Dr Andrew Owen
Dr Rinesh Parmar
Dr Jules Robin
Dr Jake Turner
Dr Amelia Weaver
Dr Mark Wheeley
Dr Simon Fairclough
Dr Gareth Roberts
Mr Emir Battaloglu
Dr Stephanie Cowan
Dr Matt Boylan
CLINICAL DIRECTOR / DOCTOR
Matt is a Military Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care based in Birmingham and is the Clinical Director for the West Midlands CARE Team. He also works for the West Midlands Ambulance Service as a Medical Incident Officer and MERIT Consultant and undertakes HEMS shifts with Midlands Air Ambulance as a HEMS consultant.
He is an examiner for the Faculty of Prehospital Care and an Educational supervisor for PHEM trainees in the West Midlands. He has extensive experience of pre-hospital care in both the civilian and military setting and has an interest in the management of Major trauma and out of hospital cardiac arrest.
Andrew Thurgood
DEPUTY CLINICAL DIRECTOR / NURSE
Andrew is Consultant Nurse in PHEM with over 28 years of clinical experience in acute care. He has progressed his professional portfolio to being one of a small handful of non-doctor immediate care practitioners in UK who work autonomously in areas normally associated with level 7/8 doctors in pre-hospital care.
In 2002 Andrew was awarded the Queen's Golden jubilee medal and in 2012 the Diamond jubilee medal for voluntary work with the emergency services and in 2016 awarded the Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care by the Faculty’s of prehospital care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is the chairman of the Clinical Standards committee of the FPHC.
Dr Chris Abbott
DOCTOR
Chris is a General Practice ST3 in the West Midlands.
His qualifications include:
Chris has a special Interest in Clinical Human Factors
Dr Hannah Bawdon
DOCTOR
Hannah is a Consultant Anaesthetist working in the West Midlands. She has been a member of the CARE Team since moving to the Midlands in 2009.
She has been organising team Education since 2012. She also works with Midlands Air Ambulance and Severn Area Rescue Association.
Dr Matt Creed
DOCTOR
Matt is an Anaesthetic Registrar in South Wales. He is a Clinical Lead for the West Midlands CARE Team and a BASCIS Doctor for MEDSERVE in Wales.
Dr Iain Davies
DOCTOR
Iain is an Emergency Medicine Consultant at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital having trained in Emergency Medicine at the Wellington Regional Hospital, New Zealand.
His Pre-hospital experience includes:
Dr Ali Husain
DOCTOR
Ali is an Emergency Medicine Consultant who has additionally sub-specialised in Paediatrics and Prehospital Emergency Medicine. Ali holds the Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care (FIMC). He currently works at UHCW in Coventry and for The Air Ambulance Service in the West Midlands. He has been further volunteering for the CARE team since Feb 2015 and been involved in Motorsports Medicine since 2007. He has RCEM simulation training faculty accreditation and also instructs on Level 1 Emergency Medicine Ultrasound courses. He is an instructor on the European Trauma Course (ETC), Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS), Prehospital Paediatric Life Support (PhPLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS).
Dr Laura Kocierz
DOCTOR
Laura is an Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Registrar in the West Midlands. Laura has volunteered with the CARE Team since 2013.
She is currently "living the dream" working as a doctor for The Air Ambulance Service (Warwickshire Northamptonshire Derbyshire Leicester and Rutland Air Ambulance).
Dr Ryan O'Leary
DOCTOR
Ryan is a Specialty Registrar in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine working in the West Midlands. He joined the CARE team in 2015.
In addition to his work with the CARE Team, Ryan is also a Doctor with West Midlands Ambulance Service MERIT and the Midlands Air Ambulance.
Ryan holds the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (RCSEd).
Dr Andrew Owen
DOCTOR
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Dr Rinesh Parmar
DOCTOR / WEBMASTER
Rinesh is an Anaesthetic Registrar in the West Midlands. He has shown a keen interest in Pre-hospital Care since medical school where he attended the CARE Team's Undergraduate Pre-hospital Trauma Course. He joined the team in 2015.
Prior to joining the team Rinesh volunteered as a First Responder for West Midlands Ambulance Service. He also has extensive experience in event medicine and mass gatherings.
Rinesh has a special interest in Simulation in Medical Education and has obtained postgraduate qualifications in this area.
Dr Jules Robin
DOCTOR
Jules is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Immediate Care Practitioner in the West Midlands. She is based at the Regional Major Trauma Centre, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Jules also brings experience from her role as Surgeon Commander in the Royal Navy.
Dr Jake Turner
DOCTOR
Jake is currently ST6 in Anaesthesia (East Midlands) and a Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Trainee (West Midlands).
Pre-hospital experience includes:
In his spare time Jake enjoys triathlons, mountain biking, climbing and snow boarding.
Dr Amelia Weaver
DOCTOR
Amelia is a PHEM / Emergency Medicine Registrar based in the West Midlands. She has been a CARE team member for over 10 years. Amelia is the Deputy Medical Lead for Lowland Rescue and also part of the UK International Search and Rescue. She also has a background in disaster management.
Dr Mark Wheeley
DOCTOR
Mark graduated from Warwick Medical School in 2005. He started anaesthetics training in 2007. He currently works as a Speciality Doctor in Anaesthetics and ITU. Mark also has a BSc(Hons) Biomedical Science from Nottingham Trent University in 2000. He has developed an interest in Pre-hospital Care since working for East Midlands Ambulance Service 2000 – 2001.
Simon Fairclough
DOCTOR
Simon is a GP, reservist medical officer and Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine based in South Wales.
His Pre-hospital experience includes the CARE team and working with the Royal Gwent Hospital's Physician Response Unit alongside the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Away from work he is a keen runner and cyclist, on occasions combining them with an added warm-up swim.
Dr Gareth Roberts
DOCTOR
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Mr Emir Battaloglu
DOCTOR
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Dr Stephanie Cowan
DOCTOR
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