Dr. Karyna Davis-Irons

Dr. Karyna Davis-Irons is a consultant anaesthetist and intensivist at the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority, where she provides perioperative, intensive care, and pain management services. She holds a Doctorate in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DM), an LLM in Medical Law and Ethics, and a Graduate Diploma in Law, alongside certifications in data protection and medical legal consulting.

Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Davis-Irons is dedicated to advancing ethics in medicine. She lectures in clinical ethics within the CIHSA, at medical schools, and at international conferences. Via the Lecturio platform—a global medical education provider—she reaches learners worldwide through collaboration with bioethicists from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. She also authors the Substack publication Do No Harm, which brings real-world ethical dilemmas into open conversation with both healthcare professionals and the public.

Dr. Davis-Irons is a member of the Institute of Medical Ethics, the World Association of Medical Law, the Jamaican Society of Anaesthetists, and the Cayman Islands Society of Anaesthesiologists.