Biography
Zoeb is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine, and Intensive Care Recovery. He leads translational work to prevent brain injury and cognitive decline after critical illness, with a focus on patients with dementia and other vulnerabilities. His research spans cellular and molecular mechanisms of reduced brain resilience under anaesthesia and critical illness, alongside clinical studies that aim to advance monitoring and interventions to improve recovery after surgery and critical illness.
Research interest
Biography:
- 2005: BA(Hons) University of Cambridge (First Class)
- 2008: MBBCh Clinical Medicine and Surgery - University of Oxford (Distinction)
- 2008 – 2015: Foundation and Specialty Training in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (Edinburgh)
- 2012: Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
- 2014: Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (Magill Prize winner)
- 2015 -2018: Wellcome-funded Clinical PhD Fellowship (supervised by Giles Hardingham and Siddharthan Chandran).
- 2018 – 2021: Clinical Lecturer - UK Dementia Research Institute and Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh.
- 2021: Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (Exam Prize winner).
- 2021 - 2023: Chief Scientist Office Postdoctoral Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
- 2023 – 2025: Senior Clinical Research Fellowship, University of Edinburgh
Prizes:
- 2025 - Academy of Medical Sciences - Clinical Academic In Training Post-Doctoral Prize
- 2023 - Intensive Care Society - Rising Star Gold Medal Prize
- 2023 - Scottish Intensive Care Society - National QI Prize
- 2022 - Neuro Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society- Harvey Granat Prize
- 2021 - Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine - FFICM Exam Prize.
- 2014 - Royal College of Anaesthetists - Magill Prize