Speaker

Adrian W Gelb is a Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He served as Professor & Chair of Anaesthesia at Western University, Canada, before coming to UCSF as Vice Chair (2004 -2011).

Dr Gelb has served as President of 4 international organizations and other leadership roles in multiple national and international Anaesthesia Societies. He is the Past President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and a patient safety leader. WFSA is an umbrella organization for 142 national anaesthesia societies.

Working with WHO and other global groups, he is a strong advocate for the expansion of access to safe anaesthesia. He is an active academic with > 300 publications (h-Index 69, citations >17,000) with a focus on the neurosciences and patient safety and has served on many international editorial boards. He is an accomplished communicator and has given over 400 invited lectures around the world, including 18 named lectureships. He has won awards for research, teaching and mentorship.