David is a Consultant in Upper Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Wall Surgery working at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. His undergraduate training was at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals Medical School, London. In addition to higher specialist training in the UK, he spent time training in Australia, undertook a Trauma Fellowship in Cape Town, South Africa and completed a Fellowship in Upper GI Surgery in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

His clinical interests are in robotic surgery, day-case surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), anti-reflux surgery and bile duct exploration. David has been invited to speak nationally on the role of robotics and emerging technology in ambulatory surgical care, abdominal wall closure techniques and in developing ambulatory surgical care pathways.

David became a British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) Council member in 2018 and was Editor of the Journal of One Day Surgery until December 2021. He took on the position of BADS President in June 2023. As part of this role, he works closely with several national organisations including NHS England through the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme to promote excellence and maximise delivery of UK day surgery.