Martin qualified in 1991 from London University and initially trained in general medicine. He subsequently underwent specialist training in Anaesthesia and Critical Care in London, Bristol and the South West. He was appointed a Consultant at the Royal Bournemouth NHS Trust in 2001, became Director of Critical Care in 2005 and is now Clinical Director of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care. He has a special interest in laparoscopic, oesophageal, upper GI and lower limb orthopaedic surgery.