Prof. Adrian W Gelb

Member of the transitional High-Level Council

The President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiology (WFSA)

Adrian W Gelb is a Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and previous vice chair. He is currently the President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiology (WFSA). WFSA is an umbrella organization for 135 national anesthesia societies.

After training in Cape Town and working in rural South Africa, he immigrated to Canada where he was the Chair of Anesthesia at the University Western Ontario. He has held leadership roles in multiple national and international Anesthesia Societies and also the G4Alliance. His Global Health interests include National Surgical Obstetric & Anesthesia Planning (NSOAP), Anesthetic Capacity, and Patient Safety. He works with a number of WHO groups. He is the author of >350 publications and has given > 300 invited lectures including 17 named lectureships