Dr Alexander-Williams medical training started at The London Hospital where he also started his anaesthetic training. He continued as an SHO in Bury St Edmunds before starting as a Registrar in Leicester an d the South Trent rotation. Before becoming a Senior Registrar, Dr Alexander-Williams took a year out of clinical work to undertake research on novel routes of opiate administration and the effect of anaesthetic agents on respiratory function. As a senior registrar Dr Alexander-Williams spent a year sabbatical in Melbourne, Australia.As a consultant he spent a six month sabbatical in London learning intervention pain techniques.