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3 Best Anesthesiologists in London (2026)

Independently ranked by our review of ratings, reviews and reputation · How we chose

Elara Kestrel
By Elara Kestrel, Health and Medical Expert · ✓ Data verified July 2026 · 7 min read

Type "anesthesiologists in London" into Google and you will not land on a row of private anaesthetists waiting to take your call. You will land on a professional association, an exam college, and one working clinic, and the gap between them matters if you are actually trying to book care. Between them these have racked up 79 reviews, but only a third of that total belongs to a place that treats patients.

Short answer: If you want an anesthesiologist who actually sees patients, that is Dr Ito Clinic on Harley Street, rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, a pain-management and anaesthesia practice. The other names that surface for this search, the Association of Anaesthetists (4.6, 34 reviews) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (4.4, 39 reviews), are the profession's membership body and its exam board, not clinics you can visit for treatment.
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What these picks London results actually are

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 Association of Anaesthetists 4.6 ★ 34 Not a clinic, a professional membership body View ›
2 Royal College of Anaesthetists 4.4 ★ 39 Not a clinic, the exam and training college View ›
3 Dr Ito Clinic 5.0 ★ 6 The one clinic on this page that actually treats patients View ›
3 Best Anesthesiologists in London (2026)

The names, sorted out

Association of Anaesthetists logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Association of Anaesthetists

4.634 Google reviews

The Association of Anaesthetists is the UK's professional and membership body for anaesthetists, representing over 10,000 members and publishing guidelines, CPD courses, and wellbeing resources for the profession. Its Portland Place headquarters also houses a small anaesthesia history museum, which is what most of its Google reviews are actually about. It is not a clinic and does not treat patients directly.

What people praise

  • Reviewers who visited the anaesthesia history museum call it well curated for its size
  • Staff are described as welcoming and happy to give an impromptu tour
  • The building's event space gets praise from people who hired it for a private function

Worth knowing

  • This is a professional body and small museum, not a place to book patient care
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.6 / 5
Review volume34 · 79th
Confidenceearly
Recency4 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown74% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Ranks first here mostly on volume and rating, not relevance. If you searched for a doctor, this is not one; if you are curious about the history of the profession, the museum sounds worth the half hour.

Website+442076311650 Directions

21 Portland Pl, London W1B 1PY

Royal College of Anaesthetists logo
#2🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Royal College of Anaesthetists

4.439 Google reviews

The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the UK body that trains, examines, and sets standards for anaesthetists, based in Red Lion Square. Its reviews are almost entirely from trainees who sat the FRCA exams there, not from patients. It is the closest thing London has to an institutional headquarters for the profession, but it has no clinical function of its own.

What people praise

  • Exam candidates describe the venue as clean and well organized
  • Staff are consistently called courteous during exam sittings

Worth knowing

  • One review criticizes how the college supported trainees during a difficult period for the profession
  • Again, not a place that sees patients
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.4 / 5
Review volume39 · 93th
Confidenceearly
Recency2 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown79% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Sits second on a near-identical rating and slightly higher review count, but the same caveat applies: this is where anaesthetists are trained and certified, not where you would go for a procedure.

Website+442070921500 Directions

Churchill House, 35 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4SG

Dr Ito Clinic logo
#3🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Dr Ito Clinic

5.06 Google reviews

Dr Ito Clinic is a Harley Street pain-management and anaesthesia practice, run by a doctor with training across Japan, the UK, and Egypt in pain medicine, anaesthesia, emergency care, and surgery. The clinic is registered with the Care Quality Commission and licensed to carry out day-case procedures, and it treats conditions like chronic pain, nerve blocks, and musculoskeletal issues. It also serves a notable number of Japanese-speaking patients and international visitors needing urgent care while in London.

What people praise

  • Patients describe the doctor's explanations of diagnosis and treatment as thorough and clear
  • Reviewers travelling from abroad say they were treated calmly and efficiently even outside normal hours
  • Staff are repeatedly called kind and attentive, including with insurance paperwork

Worth knowing

  • Only a handful of reviews so far, so the 5.0 rating rests on a small sample
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating5 / 5
Review volume6 · 50th
Confidenceearly
Recency2 years ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown100% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The only name here that is actually an anaesthetist you can book to see. Its perfect rating comes from just 6 reviews, so treat it as a strong early signal rather than a settled record.

Website+442076375560 Directions

96 Harley St, London W1G 7HY

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Health information disclaimer: This directory is informational only and not medical advice. Rankings reflect publicly available Google ratings and review volume, not clinical outcomes. Verify any practitioner’s credentials and registration with the relevant medical board before booking.

How we score

Rating is the live Google average. Review volume shows how many people actually left feedback, weighed against others on the page. Confidence blends the two, so a perfect score built on a handful of reviews carries less weight than a strong score built on hundreds. Recency checks whether people are still reviewing the business now. No business can pay to change any of these numbers.

What does anaesthesia or pain treatment cost in London? (2026)

None of the businesses on this page publish patient pricing for anaesthesia or pain procedures, and costs for anaesthetic care vary hugely by procedure, whether it is bundled into surgery, and whether you are insured. Get a direct quote before booking anything.

Finding an anesthesiologist near you in London

These results all sit in central London, within a short walk of each other around Marylebone, Bloomsbury, and Fitzrovia. If you are searching “anesthesiologist near me” in London, be ready to sift out professional bodies and training colleges from actual clinics, since Google indexes them all under the same trade.

What to ask before you book

  • Are you a practicing clinician who treats patients directly, or is this an association or training body?
  • What procedures or pain conditions do you actually treat here?
  • Are you CQC registered for the type of care I need?
  • Do you take my insurance, or is this a private-pay visit?
  • Can you communicate in my language if English is not my first language?
  • How quickly can I be seen if I need urgent care while visiting London?

Frequently asked questions

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from public Google data. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner (badge and top placement), but that never changes another business’s score or position.

Why do a professional association and an exam college show up for “anesthesiologists in London”?

Google indexes them under the same medical-profession categories because their names and Google Business listings use anaesthetist-related terms, even though neither treats patients. It is a quirk of how these organizations are categorized, not a sign they offer clinical care.

Is Dr Ito Clinic the only real anesthesiologist clinic in London?

It is the only one that surfaced in our search results for this exact query. London has many hospital-based and private anaesthetists who are not independently listed on Google in a way that our data can capture; this page reflects what the public data shows, not a full census of the city.

How did you choose these picks?

We searched Google’s business data for anaesthetist-related listings in London and ranked what came back by rating, review volume, and recency. We did not filter out non-clinical results, because being honest about what actually shows up is more useful than quietly hiding the gap.

How often is this updated?

This page reflects verified Google data as of July 2026 and is refreshed periodically.

The bottom line

If you need an anesthesiologist who treats patients in London, Dr Ito Clinic is the one name on this page that fits, and it’s worth calling ahead given the small review count. The other results are useful if you are researching the profession itself, not booking care.

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