Dr Ulrich Berkel
Consultant Anaesthetist

Email: UBerkel@uk-sh.co.uk

Dr Berkel started his training as an anaesthetist in 1989 at the Marienkrankenhaus in Hamburg, Germany. In 1991 he joined the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at St Georg Krankenhaus in Hamburg. His education covered all specialities of a supra-regional teaching hospital.

After gaining recognition as a Specialised Anaesthetist in 1994, he mainly worked autonomously in cardiac surgery and spent over 4 years working in ICU. He has extensive experience in invasive haemodynamic monitoring and therapy as well as in organ support. With over 1,000 out-of-hospital calls, he is also experienced in diverse emergency situations.

Before coming to England in 2004, Dr Berkel spent nine months at the Orthopaedic Department of the Jerusalem Krankenhaus in Hamburg.

Professional Experience

2005—present     Consultant Anaesthetist, Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre, UK
2004—2005     Consultant Anaesthetist, CUAH, Ilkeston Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK
2004—2004     Consultant Anaesthetist, Jerusalem Krankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
1991—2004     Anaesthetist, Krankenhaus St Georg, Hamburg, Germany (Specialised Anaesthetist from 1994)
1989—1990     Anaesthetist in training, Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg, Germany

Special Interests

• Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia
• Total intravenous anaesthesia

- Last updated March 2011