Dr Brendan Mcgrath
Honorary Senior Lecturer (Tchng & Rsrch)

Overview
Brendan qualified from the University of Sheffield and trained initially in general medicine in Yorkshire, the North East and then Australia. He returned to specialise in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, appointed as a consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, at Wythenshawe Hospital in 2009.
Brendan’s research interests in patient safety and airway management led to the initiation of the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project, collaborating widely in developing educational resources to guide the multidisciplinary response to airway emergencies. Realising that the real work was in prevention of airway emergencies, Brendan helped to develop the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative in 2012, bringing together international expertise from Harvard to Melbourne with the goal of improving tracheostomy care ‘everywhere’ through quality improvement initiatives. Brendan has worked on and led a number of domestic and international quality improvement projects and research studies, securing significant grant funding. His contributions in his field were recognised by appointment as:
- Difficult Airway Society Professor of Anaesthesia & Airway Management 2021
- Royal College of Anaesthetists Macintosh Professor 2021
- Visiting Professor to Harvard Medical School in 2016
- NHS England National Clinical Advisor for Tracheostomy in 2015
He remains European lead of the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, supporting UK and European sites to improve care for patients and their families.
Brendan and his team have won a number of awards for their work, including:
- British Medical Journal Award for Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine Team of the Year 2020
- Intensive Care Society Improvement Project Award 2020
- National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia Research Award 2019
Outside of medicine, Brendan is entertained by a young(ish) family, plays guitar in the family rock band, "Death Metal Children of Rock," attempts to support Liverpool FC whilst living near Old Trafford, and tries to ride his road bike when it isn’t raining (too hard).
Qualifications
MB ChB FRCP FRCA DICM EDIC PGCertMedEd AHEA FFICM MAcadMedEd PhD
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS FT
Difficult Airway Society Professor of Anaesthesia & Airway Management 2021
Royal College of Anaesthetists Macintosh Professor 2021
Trevor Magill Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School & Boston Children's Hospital
NHS England National Clinical Advisor for Tracheostomy
Chair & Director, National Tracheosotmy Safety Project
European Lead, Global Tracheostomy Collaborative
Committee member, Anaesthesia Research Society
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Associate of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the Academy of Medical Educators
Member of the Association of North Western Intensive Care Units
Member of the Difficulty Airway Society
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Keywords
- Intensive Care Medicine, Anaesthesia, Airway, Tracheostomy, Quality Improvement
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Prizes
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)