Mike Grocott is Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton, director of the Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (2022-27) and an NIHR Senior Investigator (reappointed 2022). He was previously NIHR CRN national specialty lead for Anaesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain (2015-2020).

Mike is vice-chair of the board of the UK national multidisciplinary Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) and was previously elected vice-president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (2019-20). He serves as joint editor-in-chief of Perioperative Medicine and chair of the UK National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (2018-2024).