Maria Smith
Medical DirectorMaria joined Wiltshire Air Ambulance in May 2017 as lead doctor.
She began medical school in London in 1994 before training in Emergency Medicine. She has worked as an emergency medicine consultant in Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex and is currently working at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
She has previously worked as a pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM) consultant at Magpas Air Ambulance, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and London's Air Ambulance. She is also a tactical medical advisor to the East of England Ambulance Service, and an examiner for the Diploma and Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care exams, which people sit to qualify as PHEM consultants.
Maria's Latest Missions
Location: Weston-super-Mare
Attended in: Helicopter
Transported to: Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Crew Attending
Matt Metcalf
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic
Dan Tucker
Critical Care Paramedic
Maria Smith
Medical Director
Elvis Costello
Line Pilot
Location: Kingswood
Attended in: Helicopter
Crew Attending
Matt Metcalf
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic
Dan Tucker
Critical Care Paramedic
Maria Smith
Medical Director
Elvis Costello
Line Pilot
Location: Bradford-on-Avon
Attended in: Helicopter
Transported to: Royal United Hospital, Bath
Crew Attending
Matt Metcalf
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic
Maria Smith
Medical Director
Elvis Costello
Line Pilot
Location: Swindon
Attended in: Car
Crew Attending
Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead
Matt Metcalf
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic
Maria Smith
Medical Director
Location: Bath
Attended in: Car
Crew Attending
Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead
Matt Metcalf
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic
Maria Smith
Medical Director
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