Normally, it is very easy for patients to recognize the impact of nurses but the care of patients during surgery is not always apparent because they are asleep. David’s priority is the patient and ensuring the highest caliber of surgical support. For example, when a surgeon needed more information about an allograft in the tissue bank when a custom implant was unavailable, he arranged to get the images of the bone to ensure the best possible outcome.

He cares for his colleagues deeply and understands that in order for the team to provide the best care, each individual has to care for themselves.