Meet Our Team
Dr. Alex Oldman BMBS. BSc (Hons). MSc. FRCA.
Director and Intensive Care Lead
Alex trained in Medicine at the University of Southampton and holds a Masters in Medical Sociology from King’s College London. He is currently a higher trainee in Anaesthesia within the prestigious Wessex Deanery in the United Kingdom. During his seven years of clinical experience in Anaesthesia, Alex has developed a strong commitment to evidence-based medicine, authoring several publications on oxygen physiology and function, reflecting his academic interest in the science underpinning anaesthesia and critical care medicine. His passion for Global Health started in Ethiopia, where he conducted qualitative research into the socio-political factors influencing HIV/AIDS prevalence in rural communities. This experience has shaped his broader commitment to health equity and system-level change. Now working toward consultant-level practice, Alex aims to contribute meaningful change within the broad field of Anaesthesia and Critical Care medicine. He is driven by a desire to use his nearly two decades of training to improve emergency and perioperative care in underserved populations worldwide.
Dr. Amy Hutton MBChB. PGDip. MRCEM.
Director and Emergency Medicine Lead
Amy is an Emergency Medicine Registrar currently working in the North West of England. She graduated from Liverpool Medical School in 2016, and later returned to achieve a Diploma in Tropical Medicine at LSTM. Throughout her Emergency medicine training she has taken time out to gain skills and experience in Global Health, first working as a team leader in refugee camps in France and later as part of medical teams delivering basic healthcare to remote communities in the Philippines and rural Ecuador. When at home she is passionate about education and public health, delivering sessions on Women's health and first aid to refugees and asylum seekers. Her commitment to Global Health stems from a drive to combat health inequality, and her ambition for OCEAN is to be a platform to build meaningful international relationships and improve health outcomes globally.
Dr. Abhash Shrestha MBBS. MD. FRCA.
Director and Lead for Anaesthetics
Abhash is a Senior Registrar in Anaesthetics based at University Hospital Southampton. He obtained his medical degree from Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) under Kathmandu University and completed advanced training in Anaesthetics and Critical Care at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan. To expand his expertise, Abhash undertook roles as a Senior Trainee across various NHS Trusts in the UK, and he is now progressing toward becoming a Consultant in Anaesthetics. With over a decade of clinical experience, he has a strong commitment to quality improvement initiatives, actively contributes to teaching and learning activities, and has recently developed a keen interest in Global Health.
Dr Fiona Linton MBBCh. FRCA.
Global Health Advisor to the Executive Team
Fi is a specialist registrar in anaesthesia in the Wessex deanery, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Her interest in global health began with a medical elective at a rural mission hospital in South Africa in 2008, followed by five months working as a hospital physician with Mercy Ships in 2012. She subsequently returned to Mercy Ships as an anaesthetic trainee in Madagascar, the Republic of Congo and Benin. Over 12 years of anaesthetic training, she has continued to pursue global health opportunities, with a particular interest in safe surgery, capacity building, medical education, and sustainable partnerships.
From 2022–2025, Fi was a UK anaesthetic representative for the Global Anaesthesia, Surgery, and Obstetric Collaboration (GASOC), supporting the development and delivery of airway and regional anaesthesia education alongside colleagues in Cameroon, Zambia, Uganda, and Tanzania. She has also worked with the Ethiopian Anaesthesia Development Programme (EADP), including as a remote fellow, co-organising research methodology teaching for Ethiopian anaesthetic residents and developing further educational initiatives. She currently works remotely with King’s Global Health Partnerships on the Safe Surgery Saves Lives project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, contributing to surgical site infection reduction, postgraduate nursing education and online teaching. Fi is passionate about medical education, mentoring, global health and capacity building, and is excited to bring this experience to OCEAN as a Global Health Advisor to help develop OCEAN’s Clinical Partnership Programmes.
Dame Crystal Oldman DME. PhD. EdD. RN. RHV. QN. FRCN.
Specialist Charity Advisor to the Executive Team
Crystal is a former Chief Executive of the Queens Nursing Institute (QNI), a national charity that promotes high-quality nursing care across the UK. Crystal has worked in the NHS for 18 years, the majority of which was in the field of community nursing, working with some of the most deprived communities in the UK. Crystal enjoyed an academic career for a further 18 years, completing her Higher Education career as Dean of Enterprise and Business Management in the Faculty of Society & Health, where her role included the development of partnerships with external agencies to promote research and assist in workforce development. In 2020, she was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing and in 2023 she became a Trustee of the independent health think tank, The Nuffield Trust. She was awarded a Damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2026 for services to community nursing and her leadership of the QNI. She now takes on the role as Specialist Charity Advisor to the OCEAN Executive Team, helping secure funding and advise on the strategic management of future projects.
Dr. Daniel Paul MBBS. MSc. iBSc. FRCA.
Quality Improvement Advisor to the Executive Team
Dan is a Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia in the Wessex Deanery in the United Kingdom. He graduated from University College London Medical School in 2013 and holds a Master’s in Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety. Dan has a career long interest in Healthcare Improvement and has completed fellowships in both Healthcare Improvement and Simulation with Quality Improvement. He has a strong interest in the application of improvement methodologies to real world workstreams. In doing this he has a proven track record in both leading and managing projects which have achieved tangible and sustainable improvements across a variety of domains of perioperative care. In more recent times he has focused on mentoring others in achieving their improvement objectives, has been involved in improvement themed educational programs, works as a committee member of the Wessex Quality Improvement Collaborative, and as a Chapter Editor for the Royal College of Anaesthetists Quality Improvement compendium. He is passionate in applying these experiences and skills to support OCEAN’s global health projects in achieving sustainable and equitable co-designed improvements.
Dr Sanjay Ramamoorthy MBBS. MRCP. FRCEM. MA. FAcadMed.
Emergency Medicine Advisor to the Executive Team
Sanjay is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Southampton, with over 25 years of specialty experience. He has a strong background in teaching and holds an MA in Medical Education. Throughout his career, he has undertaken several educational leadership roles, including serving as Medical Education Lead during the opening of the Major Trauma Centre from 2012 to 2014, and as Director for Medical Education in Southampton from 2019 to 2023. During this time, he led key initiatives to ensure the continuity of postgraduate training throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he was awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators.
Sanjay is passionate about helping clinicians perform at their best, regardless of background or available resources. Alongside his clinical work, he is a qualified executive coach and mentor, and currently leads equity, diversity, and inclusion for the Southampton Biomedical Research Centre. He is deeply committed to supporting clinicians across all disciplines and levels of experience, and to ensuring that high-quality emergency care is accessible to all patients. He is excited to work with the OCEAN team in the role as Specialty Advisor for Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Alyssa J. Young MSPH. PhD.
Global Health Partnerships Advisor to the Executive Team
