
Spring 2025 BSG Elections Results
Elected Council – Committee Members
- Prof David Sanders
- Prof Matt Rutter
- Dr Beverly Oates
- Prof Nigel Trudgill
- Prof Bu’Hussain Hayee
- Mrs Sarah Marshall
Trainees Regional Representatives
- Dr Dominic Maxfield - Regional Representative – Northern
- Dr Sarala Janarthanan - Regional Representative – East of England
- Dr Nicola McCallion - Regional Representative – Northern Ireland
- Dr Amar Srinivasa- Regional Representative – West Midlands
- Dr Molly Thorpe - Regional Representative - Wales
- Dr Aishwarya Chitnis - Regional Representative – KSS
- Dr Olivia Taylor - Regional Representative – Peninsula
- Dr Muhammad Sharoz Rabbani - Regional Representative – Yorkshire and Humber
- Dr Michael Colwill - Regional Representative – SW Thames (London)
- Ms Sana Zehra Rajani - Regional Representative – Oxford
- Dr Lujain Hassan - Regional Representative – Wessex
Association of GI Physiology Professionals (AGIP) - Committee Members
- Dr Joanne Hayes
- Dr Lucy Griffin
- Dr Mark Scott
- Dr Samantha Morris
- Dr Tanya Miller
Association of GI Physiology Professionals (AGIP) - Trainee Representative
- Dr Samuel Ndaa
Adolescent and Young Persons – Committee Members
- Dr Alexandra Kent
- Dr Kathryn Wright
Adolescent and Young Persons – Nurse Representative
- Mrs Bridgette Fraser
BSG Nursing Section - Committee Members
- Dr Francesca Rosa
- Mr Julian Layhe
- Ms Nur-in Mohammad
- Mrs Sandra Ewing
- Mrs Sarah Hogg
- Ms Shaila Kumar
Colorectal – Committee Members
- Dr Arun Rajendran
- Dr Sandeep Siddhi
Endoscopy – Committee Members
- Dr Nisha Patel
- Prof Nigel Trudgill
- Prof Anjan Dhar
- Dr Vinay Sehgal
Gastroduodenal – Committee Members
- Dr Nasar Aslam
- Dr Sudarshan (Sunny) Kadri
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Committee Member
- Dr Alexandra Kent
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Trainee Representative
- Dr Krishna Shah
Liver – Committee Members
- Dr Louise China
- Prof Dhiraj Tripathi
- Dr James Maurice
- Dr Kushala Abeysekera
- Dr Omar Elshaarawy
Liver – Trainee Representative
- Dr Katrina Pekarska
Liver – Nurse Representative
- Mrs Elisabeth Thompson
Neurogastroenterology and Motility – Committee Members
- Dr Natalia Zarate-Lopez
- Dr Christopher Black
- Dr Dipesh Vasant
- Mrs Vicky Ritchie
Oesophageal – Nurse Representative
- Mr Charlie Clisby
Pancreatobiliary - Committee Members
- Dr Wafaa Ahmed
- Dr Arif Hussenbux
- Dr Ayman Namera
- Dr Sandeep Siddhi
- Dr Muhammad Sharoz Rabbani
Pathology - Committee Members
- Dr Michelle Moore
- Dr Morgan Moorghen
Small Bowel and Nutrition – Committee Members
- Dr Carolyn Adgey
- Dr Lisa Sharkey
- Dr Shameer Mehta
Small Bowel and Nutrition – Trainee Representative
- Dr Sarah Faloon
Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) – Committee Members
- Dr Francesca Moroni
- Dr Sundas Hasan
- Dr Wafaa Ahmed
International Committee Zonal Lead
- Dr Mo Thoufeeq – China and India Zonal Lead
CSSC Regional Representatives
- Dr Mohammad Farhad Peerally - Regional Representative – East Midlands
- Dr Chander Shekhar - Regional Representative – West Midlands
- Dr Omar Elshaarawy - Regional Representative - North West Mersey
- Dr Ruchit Sood - Regional Representative – Yorkshire and Humber
Clinical Research Groups
IBD CRG – Committee Members
- Prof Gordon William Moran
- Dr James Alexander
- Prof Morris Gordon
- Dr Rachel Cooney
- Dr Shellie Radford
- Dr Shiva Radhakrishnan
IBD CRG – Trainee Representative
- Dr Simeng Lin
IBD CRG – Nurse Representative
- Mrs Pearl Avery
Endoscopy CRG – Committee Members
- Dr Constantinos Parasinos
- Dr Gaurav Nigam
- Prof James Turvill
- Dr Nasar Aslam
- Dr Raj Rameshshanker
- Prof Yeng Ang
Endoscopy CRG – Trainee Representative
- Dr Jabed Ahmed
Endoscopy CRG – Nurse Representative
- Dr Clare Westwood
Pancreas CRG – Committee Members
- Dr David Simon
- Prof Sanjay Pandanaboyana
- Dr Stylianos Stylianidis
- Dr Wafaa Ahmed
Pancreas CRG – Trainee Representative
- Dr Muhammad Sharoz Rabbani

Sheffield consultant wins international award for irritable bowel syndrome work
Dr Imran Aziz, honorary consultant gastroenterologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sheffield, was presented with the Rome Foundation Academic Fellowship in recognition of his exceptional scientific research and clinical impact in gastroenterology services.

New Impact Factors announced for BSG Journals
Gut, one of the world’s leading journals in gastroenterology, has once again cemented its position at the forefront of the specialty with a newly released Impact Factor of 25.8, as announced in the latest Journal Citation Reports (JCR) from Clarivate.

Spring 2025 BSG Elections Results
The spring 2025 BSG elections results are now in! Check out who your new elected members and representatives are.