James, Paul

Paediatric intensive care and anaesthesia consultant

Area of expertise: children's (paediatric) intensive care and anaesthesia

Languages spoken: English, Afrikaans

Biography

Dr Paul James is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa.

After completing basic medical training he specialised in anaesthesia, working in London and the south east. During this time he developed a passion for children's anaesthesia and intensive care.

To develop his interest further he completed two fellowships – paediatric anaesthesia at Great Ormond Street Hospital and paediatric intensive care at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Further information

Levomepromazine for difficult sedation in paediatric intensive care. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care Volume 3, Number 2/2014. 53-57

Upper Airway Obstruction in Children – Chapter 104 , 1077-1085, Oh’s Intensive Care Manual, 7^th Edition

James PJ, Howard RF, Williams DG (2010) The addition of ketamine to a morphine nurse- or patient-controlled analgesia infusion (PCA/NCA) increases analgesic efficacy in children with mucositis pain. Paediatr Anaesth 20(9):805–811