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Work history
Education
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Additional qualifications
Awards
Publications
Courses
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Dr Nicolò Favero

London

Summary

Medical doctor with experience in Emergency (UK and Australia), Critical Care medicine (UK) and General Practice (UK). Passionate about Aviation and Space Medicine with hands-on experience in an Aviation start-up and overseeing medical trials. Committed to enhancing the safety and well-being of individuals in these dynamic environments

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Visiting Research Fellow

King's College London
London, United Kingdom
2024.09 - Current

Assisting research activities within the Spacesuit Physiology Laboratory research group

General Practice Registrar

King's College Hospital
London
2024.08 - Current
  • Under King's College Hospital GP Training Scheme
  • Conduct consultations to diagnose, manage, and treat acute and chronic conditions
  • Provide health promotion advice
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams and refer patients to appropriate specialists or services as needed
  • Attend teaching sessions, complete assessments and actively engage in training towards independent GP practice
  • Rotations: ST1: General Practice, ST2: Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, ST3: General Practice

Intern (Ad-hoc)

C2Space Tech LLC
2023.12 - 2025.08
  • Company involved in developing technology and solutions for space and near-space environments. Their work focuses on expanding survivability in challenging conditions and includes risk mitigation and innovation for operations in these areas
  • Provided assistance in planning for hypobaric chamber testing including writing research protocol and standard operating procedures
  • Provided assistance in planning for animal studies looking into ebullism physiology

Emergency Medicine Locum Doctor (Ad-hoc)

Barts Health NHS Trust
London
2022.11 - 2023.09
  • Ad-hoc Locum Senior House Officer in a busy Emergency Department
  • Responsible for the assessment and initial treatment of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a range of medical and surgical conditions under supervision of Emergency Medicine Registrars and Consultants
  • Responsible for covering different areas of the department including Resus, Majors, Minor injuries and Initial Assessment

Medical Research Associate

Caeli Nova
London
2022.02 - 2023.08
  • Aerospace start-up company blending aerospace and medical technology. They focus on enhancing safety in aviation with innovative systems
  • Responsible for the safety of test participants in hypobaric chamber research testing of an emergency oxygen system
  • Responsible for writing medical trial protocols, standard operating procedures and medical trials planning
  • Advisor for the development and certification of an emergency oxygen system through close collaboration with R&D and Design Engineers and the European Aviation Safety Agency
  • Assisted in planning for centrifuge medical trials in order to study G-tolerance
  • Co-led the development of a software algorithm for physiological monitoring of aircrew

Intensive Care Junior Clinical Fellow

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London
2020.08 - 2022.02
  • Responsible for the day-to-day management of critically ill patients under the supervision of Intensive Care Registrars and Consultants
  • Conducted medical procedures including arterial line, central venous catheter, vascath, PICCO line insertions for advanced haemodynamic monitoring
  • Involved in medical student teaching and case presentations
  • Conducted quality improvement projects including antimicrobial stewardship and a retrospective analysis of outcomes of patients declined V-V ECMO for refractory respiratory failure related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Resident Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine

NT Health
Darwin, Australia
2019.08 - 2020.06
  • Responsible for the initial assessment and management of patients presenting to a busy Emergency Department under supervision of Emergency Medicine Registrars and Consultants
  • Responsible for the assessment and initial treatment of a wide range of medical, psychiatric, paediatric and surgical conditions
  • Responsible for covering different areas of the department including Resus, Majors, Rapid Assessment, Paediatrics and the emergency observation unit

Foundation Doctor Year 2

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
2018.08 - 2019.07
  • Foundation Doctor in the following Specialties (4 month rotations): Emergency Medicine, General Practice and Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Foundation Year 1 Doctor

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford
2017.08 - 2018.07
  • Foundation Doctor in the following Specialties (4 month rotations): Oncology, General Surgery and Infectious Diseases

Education

Master of Science (MSc) - Aerospace Medicine

King's College London
London, England
2023.09 - 2024.09

Medicine Bachelor, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) -

Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2011.09 - 2017.06

Master of Research (MRes) - Medical Sciences

Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2015.09 - 2016.09

Diploma di Esame di Stato -

Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci
Treviso, Italy
2005.09 - 2011.06

Skills

  • Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel
  • Beginner level coding skills in Python

Additional qualifications

Faculty of Occupational Medicine (United Kingdom) - Diploma in Aviation Medicine (DAvMed), 03/2024

  • Internationally recognised exam established to demonstrate that the holder has achieved an appropriate level of competence for working in Aviation Medicine

Awards

  • Space Medicine Association International Scholarship, Space Medicine Association, May 2025
  • Aerospace Medicine Student of the Year, SAFE Europe, November 2024

      Awarded to recognise young researchers in the field of Aerospace Medicine

  • Greatix Award, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, December 2021

     Awarded for dedicated and compassionate care as well as support of colleagues

  • Greatix Award, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, September 2020

     Awarded for promotion of good working environment and support of colleagues

Publications

Co-author:

  • Biopsychosocial Health Considerations for Astronauts in Long-Duration Spaceflight: A Narrative Review ( Wilderness & Environmental Medicine · Oct 29, 2024 )

Student Audit and Research in Surgery (STARSurg) Collaborative publications:

  • Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a pre-specified secondary analysis of a prospective, multicentre observational study ( British Journal of Anaesthesia · Sep 20, 2018 )
  • Body mass index and complications following major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, international cohort study and meta-analysis ( Colorectal Disease · Jun 13, 2018 )
  • Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study ( World Journal of Surgery · Oct 20, 2016 )
  • Multicentre prospective cohort study of body mass index and postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery ( British Journal of Surgery · Jun 20, 2016 )
  • Determining Surgical Complications in the Overweight (DISCOVER): a multicentre observational cohort study to evaluate the role of obesity as a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery ( BMJ Open · Jul 20, 2015 )

Courses

  • Essential Principles and Practical Theory Skills in Development in Space Systems Test Best Practice, Plastron, Online Course, September 2025
  • Basics of Rocket Science, University of Michigan, Online Course, December 2024
  • Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Online Course, July-August 2020
  • Advanced Life Support, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, England, March 2019

Presentations

  • Retrospective analysis of outcomes of patients declined V-V ECMO for refractory respiratory failure related to SARS-CoV-2 infection 34th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Online Meeting, October 2021
  • Endoscopic resection and stenting as a palliative treatment of ampullary adenocarcinoma Surgical Section Royal Society of Medicine, Bristol, June 2013

Licences

 

  • Licence to Practice General Medical Council Number 7511247
  • Private Pilot Licence (in progress) Academy Aviation (North Weald), Tecnam P2002 JF
  • Open Water SCUBA Diver PADI Issued Aug 2013 Credential ID 1309EH4164
  • Driving Licence Issued 21.04.2011

Languages

English
Fluent
Italian
Native

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Visiting Research Fellow

King's College London
2024.09 - Current

General Practice Registrar

King's College Hospital
2024.08 - Current

Intern (Ad-hoc)

C2Space Tech LLC
2023.12 - 2025.08

Master of Science (MSc) - Aerospace Medicine

King's College London
2023.09 - 2024.09

Emergency Medicine Locum Doctor (Ad-hoc)

Barts Health NHS Trust
2022.11 - 2023.09

Medical Research Associate

Caeli Nova
2022.02 - 2023.08

Intensive Care Junior Clinical Fellow

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2020.08 - 2022.02

Resident Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine

NT Health
2019.08 - 2020.06

Foundation Doctor Year 2

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
2018.08 - 2019.07

Foundation Year 1 Doctor

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2017.08 - 2018.07

Master of Research (MRes) - Medical Sciences

Newcastle University
2015.09 - 2016.09

Medicine Bachelor, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) -

Newcastle University
2011.09 - 2017.06

Diploma di Esame di Stato -

Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci
2005.09 - 2011.06
Dr Nicolò Favero