Prof. Tony Kurz

Anaesthesia / Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Professor of Anaesthesia and Consultant in regional anaesthesia and pain medicine; pioneer in ultrasound‑guided regional blocks.

Professor Tony Kurz is a Professor of Anaesthesia and Consultant in regional anaesthesia and pain medicine associated with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Education & training: Senior training and academic appointments in anaesthesia with a focus on ultrasound-guided regional techniques and perioperative analgesia.

Clinical interests: Upper- and lower-limb regional blocks, neuraxial techniques and multimodal analgesia embedded within enhanced-recovery pathways.

Research & teaching: Faculty for regional anaesthesia education and contributor to the evolution of ultrasound-guided block techniques into everyday practice.

Service & systems: Builds protocolised regional-anaesthesia services linked to day-case and ambulatory surgery with robust follow-up and safety checks.

Selected contributions: Public-facing and professional materials on regional anaesthesia, block safety and recovery optimisation.