Dennis Leslie Coppel MB BCh BAO FRCA

Dr Dennis Coppel is the President of The Belfast Jewish Community. 

In 1967 he became a Fellow in the Royal College of Anesthetists and held posts in Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem, Israel and Barnes Hospital St Louis, U.S.A. 

In 1970 he was appointed Consultant Anesthetist and Critical Care Doctor at The Royal Victoria Hospital. Because of the injuries suffered by the public and others during 'The Troubles', he was for many years, a key member of one the world's leading teams of trauma specialists.  He became Director of The Intensive Care Unit in R.V.H. 1980-1995 and Chairman of Medical Executive and UMG. 

Dennis was interviewed about his life for the bestofbelfast podcast it can be found here