Dr. Paul Rees

Acute Medicine & Resuscitation

Barts Health NHS Trust / Queen Mary University

Senior lecturer and consultant focusing on resuscitation and tactical acute care.

Surgeon Commander (Dr) Paul Rees is a military interventional cardiologist at Barts Heart Centre with a practice spanning acute medicine and circulatory-support-led resuscitation, and he is Course Lead for the MSc in Tactical, Military, Austere & Operational Medicine at Queen Mary University of London.

Roles & leadership: Leads resuscitation service initiatives within Barts Health and teaches on the MSc in Emergency & Resuscitation Medicine, integrating military and civilian best practice.

Clinical interests: Cardiogenic shock, ECMO/ECLS-enabled resuscitation, invasive haemodynamic support and systems of care for cardiac arrest and trauma.

Research & teaching: Runs translational education on advanced resuscitation, human factors and pre-hospital critical care, including HEMS duties with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Service & systems: Develops data-driven shock and arrest pathways that link cath lab, ICU and retrieval services with structured debrief and governance.