Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Biography

Dr Carlos Lojo Rial is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Quality and Safety Lead at Kingston Emergency Department.

He graduated from Peninsula Medical School in 2007 and completed his Emergency Medicine training in London, working across major trauma centres, tertiary referral hospitals, and leading academic institutions. During his specialty training, he undertook a one-year Fellowship at the Geneva Trauma Centre, Switzerland.

Upon returning to the UK, Dr Lojo Rial was appointed Emergency Medicine Research Fellow at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he contributed to national and international portfolio research in emergency care. He completed his specialty training in 2023.

His clinical practice focuses on the management of critical illness and the interface between the Emergency Department and Critical Care services. To support this subspecialty interest, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Care Medicine at Cardiff University in 2011.

Dr Lojo Rial has a long-standing interest in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS). He was awarded the Alison Gourdie Prize by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, enabling a visiting fellowship in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound at Highland Hospital, San Francisco. This experience informed the integration of PoCUS into his routine clinical practice and the development of structured ultrasound programs within a modern emergency department.

He has a strong commitment to international emergency medicine education and is a frequent invited faculty member and speaker at international conferences worldwide. His approach to care is patient-centred, with a focus on delivering high-quality, safe, and innovative emergency medicine.

Dr Lojo Rial currently serves as Vice Chair of the European Working Group on Quality and Safety in Emergency Medicine. His non-clinical interests include digital and virtual health, particularly their impact on patient flow, continuous physiological monitoring in acute care settings, and the application of artificial intelligence in emergency medicine.

Professional memberships

  • BMBS, MCEM, FRCEM, Pg.Dip. Critical Care Medicine
  • Member, European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)

Other appointments

  • Vice Chair, European Working Group on Quality and Safety in Emergency Medicine
  • Active Member, Global Network in Emergency Medicine (GNEM)
  • Faculty Member, Emirate Critical Care conference (ECCC)
  • Steering Committee Member and Co-author, EUSEM Guidelines on Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department.