Dr David Inwald
MB BChir, FRCPCH, PhD
Affiliated Associate Professor in Paediatrics and Director of Studies of undergraduate medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
About me
Dr David Inwald combines frontline clinical expertise with academic excellence as Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at Addenbrooke's Hospital and Bye-Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
After qualifying from Cambridge, David trained in adult and paediatric medicine before specialising in paediatric intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
His unique academic foundation includes a PhD in platelet physiology from University College London and MA in Medical Law and Ethics from King’s College London. This diverse background enables him to teach complex physiological concepts through real clinical applications.
As Chair of the Haemodynamics Group for SCCM/ESICM Paediatric Sepsis Guidelines and Chief Investigator of the PRESSURE clinical trial, David bridges cutting-edge research and practical patient care. His teaching spans physiology, intensive care, clinical paediatrics and medical ethics, supported by over 100 peer-reviewed publications.
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Publications
Inwald, D. and Peters, M. J. (2025). Emergency Medicine(Opens in a new window). In S. D. Marks, S. Blackburn and S. Strobel, eds., Great Ormond Street Handbook of Paediatrics. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Sinitsky, L., Marsh, M. and Inwald, D. (2016). Paediatric Emergencies and Critical Care(Opens in a new window). In T. Lissauer and W. Carroll, eds., The Science of Paediatrics: MRCPCH Mastercourse (MRCPCH Study Guides). Elsevier.