Dr James David Dodman
Place of birth: Leeds, UK
Nationality: British
CRN: 563000
Also known as: Jim
Education and qualifications
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General education |
Leeds Grammar School; Newcastle upon Tyne University Medical School |
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Primary medical qualification(s) |
MBBS, Newcastle, 1996 |
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Initial Fellowship and type |
FRCA by Examination |
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Year of Fellowship |
2002 |
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Other qualification(s) |
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Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
Having completed his house officer posts in the north-east of England Dr Dodman returned to his roots and undertook a three year SHO rotation in anaesthesia working in Scarborough, York & Harrogate. He gained specialist experience at Birmingham Children’s Hospital before joining the West Yorkshire registrar rotation in 2001. Training complete he spent just over a year as an attending anesthesiologist at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri before appointment as consultant anaesthetist & intensivist at Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield in 2007. His illness forced final retirement in 2017.
Professional interests and activities
A skilled clinician, his non-clinical focus was as an educator & mentor for trainees, serving as college tutor, training programme director in the Yorkshire School, and becoming a fitness to practice panel advisor for the GMC – rapid progress for one of his age. He continued to support training for as long as he could prior to his death.
Other biographical information
With his wife Joanne, a cardiac theatre nurse, he had three children, Mabel, Alice & Edward. He had boundless enthusiasm for a wide range of sports, especially Leeds Rhinos rugby league & Wolverhampton Wanderers soccer teams, and was active in attending matches, theatre & concerts with family and friends.
Author and sources
Author: Prof Tony Wildsmith
Sources and any other comments:
[1] Obituary. Cruickshank R. www.rcoa.ac.uk/obituaries/dr-james-jim-dodman [2] Photograph courtesy of Mrs Joanne Dodman