Mr Helgi Jóhannsson

Born in Iceland, Helgi Johannsson moved to the UK aged 12, and trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.  

During his training he undertook an education and simulation fellowship, and became a consultant at St Mary’s hospital in 2007.

His clinical interests lie in trauma, oesophagogastric surgery, obstetrics, bariatrics and general all-round anaesthesia, and recently treatment of COVID-19.  

He was clinical director of anaesthesia for Imperial 2012-2018, was elected onto the Royal College of Anesthetists council in 2018, and now serves as Vice President. He is clinical director of anaesthesia for MSI choices and associate medical director at Imperial. 

Other interests include social media and medicine, education, music and exercise. He is on twitter as @doctorhelgi.