Dr Adam Benton
I listen closely, think logically and tailor care to each patient. I have over 25 years’ experience across medicine and technology: in general medical practice, in a national specialist spinal surgery unit, as an NHS medical leader and as a health technology founder. I bring all of that to every patient I see.
Work with me
NHS General Practice
Full-scope NHS general practice for patients of all ages, from newborn checks to end-of-life care, including management of complex and long-term conditions.
Based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Private Patients
Extensive musculoskeletal experience from over a decade in specialist spinal surgery, with close links to a network of leading surgeons for onward referral.
Enquiries welcome regarding sessional private work, by arrangement.
Health Technology
Health technology founder and practising clinician across generalist and specialist roles. Board-level experience and an honours degree in artificial intelligence.
Enquiries welcome regarding health technology leadership roles, clinical advisory boards and product reviews.
Medical Leadership
Associate Medical Director across multiple tenures at a tertiary national specialist hospital. Experienced chair of committees and improvement programmes. King’s Fund Senior Clinical Leaders programme, 2021 cohort.
Enquiries welcome regarding interim medical leadership, regulatory advisory work and board or non-executive roles.
Full-scope NHS general practice for patients of all ages, from newborn checks to end-of-life care, including management of complex and long-term conditions.
Specialist spinal surgery experience at the UK’s largest orthopaedic hospital. Instrumental in building the RNOH Spinal Myeloma Service (2013–2026), a tertiary national-opinion service led by Mr Sean Molloy, and agreed its specialised commissioning structure with NHS England. Co-author of nine PubMed-indexed papers, in journals including Spine and The Spine Journal.
Honorary post in cancer services, supporting the care of patients with myeloma and other cancers affecting the spine. Attended the myeloma multidisciplinary team meeting, advising on spinal myeloma.
Chaired the steering group that delivered the first robotic-assisted spinal surgery in the NHS. Chaired the Safer Staffing Improvement Programme, saving around £1m a year. Medical lead for the transfer to a new £40m ward block. King’s Fund Senior Clinical Leaders programme, 2021. Speaker at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting, 2015.
Founded and built Infinity Health, a digital task-management and patient-flow platform designed to improve patient safety and efficiency in hospitals. The company went on to save 91 minutes per person per shift at Somerset and 10,000 hours a year in A&E at Northwick Park. Winner, HSJ Partnership Award 2020.
Education
Selected publications
A foundation in AI.
Before medicine, I graduated with an honours degree in artificial intelligence and went on to work in the pharmaceutical industry. It is a rare background for a doctor, and it still shapes how I think today.
It led me to found a health technology company with two aims: safer care for patients and more time for clinicians. I think logically and in systems, always looking for ways care can be better organised and delivered.
Now I’m bringing that approach to my own practice, making full use of technology and artificial intelligence to get the best outcome for every patient.