Dr Peter Cole

Medical qualifications: MBBS, DA, FRCA, MMedSc, FFPMRCA

Career Summary:

1991. Medical degree, The London Hospital Medical College.

1991- 1996.  Junior doctor in London, Brisbane and Cambridge,  Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA 1994).

1996 - 2000. Specialist Registrar in Leeds, Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA 1997), 

Masters degree in medical science (MMedSc Leeds University 1999).

2000. Association of Anaesthetists travel grant to Copenhagen as a visiting pain fellow. 

2000. Completed  specialist training, GMC specialist register.

2000- 2007.  Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine and clinical lead for the acute pain service at the Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Leeds. 

2007- present. Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at the Oxford University Hospitals Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford. For four years until November 2013 he was Clinical Lead for the Oxford Pain Relief Unit.

2026, first cohort of specialists added to GMC specialist register for both Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia.

Training and Teaching roles ahve included..

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Leeds and Oxford Universities. 

Royal College of Anaesthetists' Regional Advisor in Pain Medicine for the Oxford.

Chair of Regional Advisors for the UK.

Faculty of Pain Medicine Board member.

Royal College Workforce Lead for Pain.

Deputy and Co Chair Training and Assessment Committee.

Faculty of Pain Representative for the RCoA Ethics Committee

Research..

Researchgate 

H index 21

2,625 citations

1,245 Research interest score

Dr Cole's MSc dissertation in 1999 was based on research into efficacy and respiratory effects of systemic and spinal opioids.

Between 2014-2023 he was an Editorial board member  for the Cochrane Pain and Palliative Support Group (PAPAS). 

This work involved reviewing reserch proposals and completed papers. He has been a co-author on several systemic reviews on antineuropathic (antidepressant and antiepileptic) drugs for pain conditions. A list of Dr Cole's publication can be found in the 'News' section.

Personal interests:

Family, Golf, keeping fit in mind and body ( triathlons and tai chi ) and flying (loving it since my first Solo in 1992)  

GMC number:

3565892

Practising at:

Oxford,The Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital Headington.

Clinics:

Fridays, by appointment.

Dr Cole is a fellow of the Faculty Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and a member of the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Medical Association.