Dr Nuala Lucas is a Consultant Anaesthetist at London North West University Healthcare Trust. Her major interest is obstetric anaesthesia. She is the President of the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association and chairs the Education Subcommittee. Nuala is the anaesthetic co-lead for the UK Confidential Maternal Death Enquiries (MBRRACE-UK). She is a senior editor for the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. Her research interests include airway management in obstetric anaesthesia and complications of obstetric anaesthesia. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, on topics ranging from perioperative management of caesarean section to the safety and efficacy of anaesthesia techniques during childbirth. In 2020 she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to anaesthesia. In 2021 she was awarded the Featherstone Professorship by the Association of Anaesthetists.
