Ed graduated first from Warwick university with joint honours in English and German Literature and then studied medicine as a graduate at Nottingham University, graduating in 2007. He completed his foundation and specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in East Anglia, with entry onto the specialist register in 2018. During higher training he completed a fellowship with the National Medical Director in medical leadership from 2014-15, gaining experience working in the central NHS and Royal Colleges. He was elected to a Consultant post at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) in April the same year and took on the role of CCIO and Associate Medical Director in December 2018. In 2022 he was appointed as Chief Digital Information Officer for the NNUH.

Ed has wide experience in healthcare quality improvement, including work on National sentinel programmes such as Each Baby Counts and associated human factors training initiatives. He has published work in the areas of maternity safety and digital health. He has experience delivering large programmes of digital change such as Electronic Document Management and electronic Observations.

Digital Health Leadership
Ed is a graduate of the NHS Digital Health Leadership Academy, in cohort 3. He is currently the executive lead for digital for the 6th largest acute hospital in England, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Ed is also the Executive Lead for the Norfolk and Waveney Three Hospital EPR Programme Clinical Design Authority. He is a member of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics.

Clinical and Patient Care
Ed is a practicing pelvic surgeon specialising in the areas of endometriosis and abnormally invasive placenta.