Ms Emma Gray
Qualified Cambridge/Charing Cross and Westminster Medical school 1989
Primary FRCS 1991
FRCS 1993
FRCS General Surgery 2000
SHO rotation – St Peters Chertsey
Higher Surgical Training Rotations – North East Thames
Appointed Consultant General Surgeon 2001 – Southend University Hospital
Training responsibilities Surgical Tutor 2004-2014, Essex Core Surgery County Programme Director 2007-2012
EOE Core Programme Director 2012- 2021
Sat on National Core Surgical Training Committee
Lead Breast Surgeon 2012, Paediatric Surgical Lead
Surgical Divisional Director 2016-2021 Southend Hospital
Medical Director Theatres and Anaesthetics across Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust 2021-2023
Medical Director Southend Hospital – 2023- current
Miss Emma Gray is a Consultant General Surgeon based in Essex with a distinguished career spanning more than three decades in clinical practice, surgical education, and senior medical leadership.
She qualified in 1989 from the University of Cambridge and Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. Demonstrating an early commitment to surgical excellence, she achieved her Primary FRCS in 1991 and was awarded the FRCS in 1993, later attaining the FRCS in General Surgery in 2000. Her early postgraduate training included a Senior House Officer rotation at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, followed by Higher Surgical Training within the North East Thames rotation.
In 2001, Miss Gray was appointed Consultant General Surgeon at Southend University Hospital, where she has built an extensive clinical practice. She has held key specialist roles including Lead Breast Surgeon from 2012 and Paediatric Surgical Lead, reflecting both the breadth and depth of her surgical expertise.
Alongside her clinical work, Miss Gray has made a significant contribution to surgical training and education. She served as Surgical Tutor from 2004 to 2014 and was appointed Essex Core Surgery County Programme Director from 2007 to 2012. She subsequently became East of England Core Programme Director, a role she held from 2012 to 2021, and she also sat on the National Core Surgical Training Committee, influencing surgical education at a national level.
Her leadership responsibilities have extended into senior management. She was Surgical Divisional Director at Southend Hospital from 2016 to 2021, before being appointed Medical Director for Theatres and Anaesthetics across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust from 2021 to 2023. In 2023, she became Medical Director at Southend Hospital, a role she currently holds.
Miss Gray’s career reflects a sustained commitment to high standards in patient care, surgical training, and healthcare leadership across Essex and the wider East of England region.