2024 BSG Elections Results
Trainees Regional Representatives
Dr Laura White - Regional Representative – North West Thames (London)
Dr Georgina Kerry - Regional Representative – North East Thames (London)
Dr Alexander Johnston - Regional Representative - Severn/South West
Dr Hannah Morgan – Regional Representative - North West
Dr Asim Hamza - Regional Representative – Mersey
Dr Sarah Hancox - Regional Representative - Yorkshire and Humber
Dr Joshua Orpen-Palmer - Regional Representative - West of Scotland
Dr Mohamed Shiha – Regional Representative – East Midlands
Elected Council – Committee Members
Professor Shaji Sebastian
Prof Siwan Thomas-Gibson
Adolescent and Young Persons – Committee Members
Dr James Ashton
Dr Shanika Nayagam
BSG Nursing Section - Committee Members
Mrs Biljana Brezina
Colorectal – Committee Members
Dr Ben Disney
Dr Jabed Ahmed
Mrs Sarah Cripps
Endoscopy – Committee Members
Dr Nadeem Tehami
Dr Clare Parker
Dr Iosif Beintaris
Dr Matthew Huggett
Endoscopy – Trainee Representative
Dr Rebecca Brown
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Committee Members
Professor Jimmy Limdi
Ms Rachel Campbell
Dr Fraser Cummings
Professor Shaji Sebastian
Dr Ben Disney
Dr Ajay Verma
Dr Phil Harvey
Liver – Committee Members
Dr Lynsey Corless
Dr Emilie Wilkes
Neurogastroenterology and Motility – Committee Members
Dr Asma Fikree
Mr Lee Martin
Dr Maria Eugenicos
Oesophageal – Committee Members
Professor Anjan Dhar
Dr Inder Mainie
Dr Sarmed Sami
Dr Jason Dunn
Oesophageal – Trainee Representative
Dr Joseph Cooney
Pancreatobiliary - Committee Members
Dr Noor Bekkali
Mrs Stacey Munnelly
Dr Aaron On
Dr Vikramjit Mitra
Pancreatobiliary - Trainee Representative
Dr Evelyn Lim
Pathology - Committee Members
Dr Nick West
Prof Maurice Loughrey
Prof Roger Feakins
Small Bowel and Nutrition – Committee Members
Dr Tim Ambrose
Dr Jason Jennings
Dr Jafar Jafari
Dr Catriona McKenna
Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWIG) – Committee Members
Dr Nisha Patel
Dr Jonathan King
Dr Sun Mi Ha
Dr Victoria Moffat
International Committee Zonal Leads
Dr Elmuhtady Said - Sub-Saharan Africa Zonal Lead
Dr Laith Alrubaiy - North Africa and the Middle East Zonal Lead
Professor Krish Ragunath - Asia-Pacific Zonal Lead
Professor Jimmy Limdi - Americas and Caribbean Zonal Lead
CSSC Regional Representatives
Dr Mary McStay - Regional Representative - East of England
Dr Vikram Sharma - Regional Representative - North London
Dr Iosif Beintaris - Regional Representative - North East
Dr Suranga Dharmasiri - Regional Representative - South Central (Wessex)
Dr Udit Mittal - Regional Representative - South Central (Oxfordshire)
Clinical Research Groups
IBD CRG – Committee Members
Dr Yaa Danso
Dr Chris Lamb
Dr Polychronis Pavlidis
Endoscopy CRG – Committee Members
Dr Ahmir Ahmad
Pancreas CRG – Committee Members
Dr Constantinos Parisinos
Dr Shiran Esmaily
Dr Joe Geraghty
BSG Travelling Fellowship – AASLD and visit to the National Institute of Health in Baltimore
This fellowship aims to offer an opportunity for a trainee who has a strong interest in Hepatology to attend AASLD’s Liver Meeting in Washington DC, USA in November 2025 to see the latest research and clinical updates in Hepatology.
Call for nominations – 24th ECCO IBD Intensive Course for Trainees
The annual IBD Intensive Course is a 1-day course which takes place prior to the ECCO Congress. This is an excellent educational opportunity and a prestigious event, with those who have been in the past rating this very highly.
NHS Approve Initial National Roll Out of GPwER Gastroenterology Programme
A programme to train GPs with extended roles (GPwERs) in gastroenterology has recently been approved by the NHS for a national roll out.