Stephen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and works with the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service in Scotland. He led the team establishing the Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and contributes to the organisation of the annual UK Retrieval conference.

He has been an active member of Arrochar mountain rescue team for 20 years and holds the Mountain Leader Award. Stephen acted as medical officer on a number of international expeditions before establishing the first expedition medicine course in the UK. He regularly acts an expert witness for the NHS Scotland Central Legal Office, for the General Medical Council and for pursuers’ solicitors. He is a Scottish Public Service Ombudsman’s advisor in emergency medicine and pre-hospital care.

Stephen has an interest in performance and decision making under pressure. His book on this subject, Peak Performance Under Pressure, is due to be published later this year.