Professor Dr Richard John Beale
Consultant Intensivist
Critical Care Unit
Bridge Hospital,
LONDON
UK
Dr Richard John Beale is Clinical Director of Perioperative, Critical care & Pain Services and Consultant Intensivist at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
Dr Beale received his Medical degree from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, in 1984. He undertook his General Professional Training in Anaesthetics at Guy’s Hospital, London and was accordingly admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 1990.
Having registered as a specialist in anaesthetics and intensive care, he held the posts of Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Senior Registrar in Intensive Care at Guy’s Hospital, London, until 1992 when he embarked on his Higher Professional Training in Anaesthesia at the Royal London Hospital. He became a consultant in Intensive Care at Guy’s & St. Thomas Hospital Trust in 1995, becoming Head of Service for Adult Intensive Care Unit in 2000. In March 2005 he was made Head of Perioperative, Critical Care and Pain Services (now Clinical Director) across the Trust and continues to hold this post.
He has acted as principle investigator in a large number of multicentre research studies in the fields of sepsis, ARDS and clinical nutrition. He maintains up to date training in ICH GCP and the EU Clinical Trials Directive.
He was one of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s representatives on the Steering Committee of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, and remains on the Publications Committee.
Special interests
Acute lung injury, multiple organ failure, general intensive care
Dr. Richard John Beale, on Friday examined Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
Dr. Beale has opined that the Chief Minister is receiving the best course of treatment here.
Apollo Hospitals flew in Dr. Richard John Beale, Consultant Intensivist at the London Bridge Hospital, to assess her condition of our CM.
Dr. Beale, on examining Ms. Jayalalithaa, said she was receiving the best course of treatment at the hospital. An internationally renowned specialist and researcher, he will be available for further consultation over the next couple of days to the team of doctors attending on the Chief Minister.
