Dr Damon Kamming details
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- University College Hospital
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4187691
Professional background
Dr Damon Kamming has been a consultant anaesthetist at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) for 20 years. He founded the UCLH regional anaesthesia service and the UCLH Anaesthesia Climate Emergency (ACE) team and is passionate about strategic innovation in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine.
Damon was selected for the inaugural NHS Leadership Academy’s Executive Fast Track Programme in 2014 and received world class executive education at Harvard. He has driven strategic innovation in digital health care transformation and sustainability. Damon led the successful implementation of the Epic EHRS for anaesthesia at UCLH in 2018 and is the co-founder of the award-winning anaesthesia climate emergency team. Damon led the development of the national 'Nitrous Oxide Toolkit' to reduce healthcare nitrous oxide greenhouse gas emissions with UCL Partners and NHS England.
Damon was awarded a distinction in his UCLH Executive MBA in 2023 and was voted national ‘unsung hero’ for services to regional anaesthesia by RA-UK in 2024.
Specialties
Research interests
Dr Kamming spent a year as a clinical research fellow in ambulatory anaesthesiology in Toronto, Canada prior to being appointed as a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH in 2005. His key research interests are developing ambulatory anaesthesia (day surgery and 23hr Surgery) and utilising ultrasound to guide regional anaesthesia.
Publications
Peer reviewed articles
- Craig, R, O’Carroll J, Bampoe, S, Odor P.M, Kamming D.Environmental and occupational risks with use of nitrous oxide (Entonox) for labour analgesia: A qualitative analysis of midwives’ attitude in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104359
- Harris J, Kamming D, Bowness JS. Artificial Intelligence in Regional Anaesthesia. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology 2025 https://doi.org/10.1097/aco.0000000000001505
- Iqbal, S, Karia, A, Kamming D, Herron D, O’Shea L, Vindrola-Padros C. Anaesthesia and climate change: time to wake up? A rapid qualitative appraisal exploring the views of anaesthetic practitioners regarding the transition to TIVA and the reduction of desflurane. BMC Anesthesiol 2024 24(1):300, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02693-5
- Odor PM, Neun M, Bampoe S, Clark S, Heaton D, Hoogenboom E, Patel A, Brown M, Kamming D. Anaesthesia and COVID-19: infection control. Br J Anaesth 2020 125(1):16-24 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.03.025
- Chazapis M. Walker EMK, Rooms MA, Kamming D, Moonesinghe SR. Measuring quality of recovery-15 after day case surgery. Br J Anaesth2016;116:241-8 https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aev413
- West SJ, Mari JM, Khan A, Wan J, Zhu W, Koutsakos I, Rowe M, Kamming D, Desjardins A. Development of an ultrasound phantom for spinal injections with 3-dimenaional printing. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2014: 39:429-433 https://doi.org/10.1097/AAP.0000000000000136
- Chazapis M, Kaur N, Kamming D. Improving the peri-operative care of patients by instituting a ‘Block Room’ for regional anaesthesia. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports. May 2014. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u204061.w1769
- Kamming D, Clarke S. Post-operative visual loss following prone spinal surgery. Br J Anaesth 2005; 95:257-60 https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aei173
- Wong D, Kamming D, Salenieks M et al. Preadmission anesthesia consultation using telemedicine technology – a pilot study. Anesthesiology. 2004; 100: 1605-7 https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200406000-00038
- McGrath B, Elgendy H, Chung F, Kamming D, Curti B, King S. Postoperative pain 24 hours after day surgery. Can we do better? Can J Anaesth 2004;51:886-91 https://doi.org/10.1007/BFO301888
Editorials
- Kamming D, Davies W. Thoracic epidural analgesia for coronary surgery. A bridge too far? Euro J Anaesth 2005;22:85-88 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265021505000165
- Kamming D, Gardam M, Chung F. Anaesthesia and SARS. Br J Anaesth 2003; 90:715-718 https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aeg173
Review Articles
- Kamming D, Mitchell V. Tracheal tubes for maxillo-facial and dental surgery. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 2005;6:8:268-270 https://doi.org/10.1383/anes.2005.6.8.268
- Kamming D, Patel A. Emergency anaesthetic strategies for the bleeding upper airway. Hospital Medicine 2005;66:250-251 https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2005.66.4.18463
- Kamming D, Chung F, Williams D, McGrath B, Curti B. Pain management in ambulatory surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 2004; 19: 174-182 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2004.03.001
Book Chapters
- Sebastian MP, Ng S C, Chazapis M, Kamming D. Decision making in orthopaedic and regional anesthesiology. A case-based approach; Chapter 13. Obesity. Cambridge University Press 2015.
- Kamming D. Acute pain in day surgery. Oxford Handbook of Acute Pain.
- Kamming D, Chung F. What criteria should be used for discharge after outpatient surgery? Fleisher L. Evidence- Based Practice of Anesthesiology. W.B Sauders 2004; 247- 252