Mark Porter FRCA (born 18 April 1962)[1][2] is a consultant anaesthetist and was chair of the British Medical Association until June 2017 when he was succeeded by Chaand Nagpaul.
He studied at the University of Leicester graduating with a BSc in medical science in 1983, and MB ChB in 1989.
[1] Porter has been a consultant anaesthetist at University Hospital Coventry since 1998, specialising in obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia.
[4] In December 2013 he warned the British Medical Association, 'The financial outlook is dire.
A growing and ageing population, public health problems like obesity, and constant advances in treatment and technology are all contributing to push NHS costs well above general inflation.