Amber Elizabeth Young

bmj;379/nov01_9/o2618/FAF1faAmber Elizabeth Young was the eldest of three children born to Patricia, a nurse, and John, a consultant psychiatrist. She excelled at school and came to Bristol to read medicine in 1981. She graduated in 1987, also having gained an intercalated BSc in biochemistry. Declaring a paediatric interest early in her postgraduate training, she undertook anaesthetic training on the south-west anaesthetic rotation and was appointed consultant paediatric anaesthetist at Frenchay Hospital in 1999.Amber made her presence felt immediately, as a sound clinical opinion and a superb anaesthetist. In 2001 Frenchay won the Hospital Doctor award for the “best paediatric team” under her leadership. She was instrumental in supporting children’s acute care facilities at Frenchay, which proved essential in allowing the development of the nascent paediatric neurosurgical and burns services on that site.Forever a vocal advocate for her patients and colleagues, she took a leading role in managing the complex project…
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