Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith

Medical Director

Maria joined Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity 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: Melksham

Attended in: Car

Transported to: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Crew Attending
Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith
Medical Director

Jono Holme

Jono Holme
Critical Care Doctor

Enda Doran

Enda Doran
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic

Location: Melksham

Attended in: Helicopter

Transported to: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Crew Attending
Chief pilot Matt Wilcock

Matt Wilcock
Chief Pilot

Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith
Medical Director

Reuben Cooper

Reuben Cooper
Critical Care Doctor

Enda Doran

Enda Doran
Trainee Critical Care Paramedic

Location: Trowbridge

Attended in: Helicopter

Crew Attending
Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello
Line Pilot

Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith
Medical Director

Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead

Location: Whitchurch near Bristol

Attended in: Helicopter

Transported to: Bristol Royal Infirmary

Crew Attending
Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello
Line Pilot

Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith
Medical Director

Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead

Location: Corsham

Attended in: Helicopter

Crew Attending
Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello
Line Pilot

Medical director Maria Smith

Maria Smith
Medical Director

Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead

Have you been treated by us?

If you or someone you know has been treated by our critical care team, it would be great to hear from you. We can arrange for a visit to the airbase for the chance to meet our pilots, paramedics and doctors.