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Board of Representatives


The BORS (Board of Representatives) are represenatives from each cardiothoracic unit in the UK and Ireland and act as a central point to feed information from each unit back to the SCTS and visa versa. Typically each unit will have a representative Consultant Surgeon, a deputy representative, Nursing and AHP representative and Trainee representative. 

The BORS meet once a year and provide reports from each unit.

Committee Members

Hospital Member Office Term of Office
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Mr Hussein El-Shafei Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Derriford Hospital Mr Clinton Lloyd Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin Prof Mark Redmond Congenital Surgery Representative -
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Mr Vipin Zamvar Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Mr Sridhar Rathinam Member -
Guy's Hospital Miss Juliet King Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mr Fabio De Robertis Member -
Leeds General Infirmary Miss Betsy Evans Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Leeds General Infirmary Ms Carin Van Doorn Member -
St James's University Hospital Mr Richard Milton Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mr Jullien Gaer Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Mr Apostolos Nakas Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Morriston Hospital Mr Afzal Zaidi Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
St Thomas' Hospital Mr Michael Sabetai Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Wythenshawe Hospital Mr Kenneth McLaughlin Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Mr Steven Woolley Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Mr Vasileios Tentzeris Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
New Cross Hospital Mr Ahmed Habib Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Leeds General Infirmary Mr Osama Jaber Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
John Radcliffe Hospital Mr Dionisios Stavroulias Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Birmingham Children's Hospital Mr Phil Botha Congenital Surgeon Representative 2021-2024
John Radcliffe Hospital Prof Georgios Krasopoulos Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
St George's Hospital Mr Ian Hunt Thoracic Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
St George's Hospital Mr Justin Nowell Cardiac Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
University College London Hospital Mr David Lawrence Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital of Wales Miss Malgorzata Kornaszewska Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Mr Martin Kostolny Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Cha Rajakaruna Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Royal Brompton Hospital Mr Georgios Asimakopoulos Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
St Thomas' Hospital Mr Vassilios Avlonitis Deputy Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021 - 2024
Hammersmith Hospital Mr Roberto Casula Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Mr Mark Danton Congenital Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
King's College Hospital Mr Max Baghai Representative 2021-2024
Royal Brompton Hospital Mr Johann Hoschtitzky Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Nottingham City Hospital Mr Anas Boulemden Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow Mr WK Ed Peng Congenital Cardiac Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021 - 2024
St Bartholomew's Hospital Mr Kelvin Lau Representative 2021 - 2024
University College London Hospital MR Davide Patrini Thoracic Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
Wythenshawe Hospital Mr Eustace Fontaine Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021 - 2024
Derriford Hospital Mrs Samantha Melhuish Nursing and AHP Rep. 2020 - 2023
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Nader Moawad NTN Trainee Representative 2021 - 2023
The Mater Hospital Mr Hossein Javadpour Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
The Mater Hospital Professor Karen Redmond Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mr Nizar Asadi Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Mr Leonidas Hadjinikolaou Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Mr Pushpinder Sidhu Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Mr Christopher Austin Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Basildon Hospital Ms Alessia Rossi Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
King's College Hospital Miss Alia Noorani Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
King's College Hospital Mr Donald Whitaker Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Southampton General Hospital Mr Dimitrios Pousios Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Southampton General Hospital Mr Lukacs Veres Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Mr Syed Qadri Thoracic Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Professor Dumbor Ngaage Cardiac Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Royal Stoke University Hospital Mr Lognathen Balacumaraswami Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Mr Mohammed Khalil Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Mr Harikrishna Doshi Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Mr Mathew Thomas Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
New Cross Hospital Mr Mahmoud Abdelaziz Cardiac Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr Marius Berman Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
St Bartholomew's Hospital Miss Henrietta Wilson Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
James Cook University Hospital Mr Ian Paul Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Guy's Hospital Miss Carol Tan Thoracic Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
Freeman Hospital Mr Mohamed Nassar Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Mr Kelvin Lim Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Morriston Hospital Professor Ira Goldsmith Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
University College London Hospital Mr Kunal Bhakhri Thoracic Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
St George's Hospital Mr Aziz Momin Cardiac Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
Hammersmith Hospital Mr Marco Scarci Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Douglas West Thoracic Surgery Representative Deputy 2021-2024
Evelina London Children's Hospital Mr Caner Salih Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Birmingham Children's Hospital Mr Adrian Crucean TAD Representative 2021-2024
Birmingham Children's Hospital Mrs Lynda O'Connor NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Mr Shafi Mussa Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Mr Yama Haqzad NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Mr Benjamin Omoregbee TAD Representative 2021-2024
Derriford Hospital Mr Jaime Villaquiran TAD Representative 2021-2024
Derriford Hospital Mrs Samantha Melhuish NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Ms Georgia Layton NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Mr Islam Zein El-Dean TAD Representative 2021-2024
Glenfield Hospital Miss Michelle Gibb NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Miss Jennifer Whiteley NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Mr Lucian Mocanu TAD Representative 2021-2024
Golden Jubilee National Hospital Miss Sarah Faichney NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Hammersmith Hospital Mrs Diana Moreira NAHP Representative 2021-2024
James Cook University Hospital Dr Charlotte Holmes NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
James Cook University Hospital Mr Ahmed Abbas TAD Representative 2021-2024
James Cook University Hospital Ms Cristina Ruiz Segria NAHP Representative 2021-2024
John Radcliffe Hospital Miss Rhona Taberham NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
John Radcliffe Hospital Mr Andrea D'Alessio TAD Representative 2021-2024
John Radcliffe Hospital Mrs Jenny Mitchell NAHP Representative 2021-2024
King's College Hospital Mr Gentjan Jakaj TAD Representative 2021-2024
Royal Sussex County Hospital Mr Khalid Mujahid NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
King College Hospital Foundation Trust Mr Sean Griffiths NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Dr Mauin Uddin TAD Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Mr Mostafa Snosi TAD Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Ms Celia Ireland NAHP Representative (Cardiac) 2021-2024
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Mrs Amanda Walthew NAHP Representative (Thoracic) 2021-2024
Morriston Hospital Mr Umair Aslam TAD Representative 2021-2024
Morriston Hospital Ms Libby Nolan NAHP Representative 2021-2024
New Cross Hospital Mr Kumaresan Nagarajan TAD Representative 2021-2024
New Cross Hospital Ms Rebecca Simmons NAHP Representative 2021-2024
New Cross Hospital Mrs Carly Cartwright NAHP Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr John Hogan NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr Haisam Saad TAD Representative 2021-2024
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Mrs Zoe Lyons NAHP Representative 2021-2024
King's College Hospital Mr Mayooran Nithiananthan NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Nottingham City Hospital Dr Giulia Apicella TAD Representative 2021-2024
Royal Brompton Hospital Mr Silviu Buderi Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Ms Melissa Rochon NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Dr Daniel Sitaranjan NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr Jayenthan Karunanantham TAD Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital Coventry Mr Andy Brazier NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Wythenshawe Hospital Mr Ahmed Adem TAD Representative 2021-2024
Royal Stoke University Hospital Mrs Jayamol Joseph NAHP Representative 2021-2024
St Thomas' Hospital Mr Ian Cummings NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Royal Sussex County Hospital Ms Ruhina Alam TAD Representative 2021-2024
Royal Sussex County Hospital Mrs Anna Gesicka NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Mr Peter Claver Ernest Mhandu TAD Representative 2021-2024
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Mrs Cheryl Tuff NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Southampton General Hospital Mr Hani Ali-Ghosh TAD Representative 2021-2024
Southampton General Hospital MS Angela Jarca NAHP Representative 2021-2024
St Thomas' Hospital Miss Sara Volpi NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
St James's University Hospital Mr Joshil Lodhia NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
St James's University Hospital Mr Polyvios Drosos TAD Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital of Wales Mrs Catherine Von Oppell NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Victoria Hospital Mr Mukesh Karuppannan TAD Representative 2021-2024
Victoria Hospital Mrs Donna Croft NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Wythenshawe Hospital Mr Kandadai Rammohan Thoracic Surgery Representative (Joint) 2021-2024
St Bartholomew's Hospital Miss Victoria Rizzo NTN Trainee Representative (Cardiac) 2021-2024
Leeds General Infirmary Mr Sotirios Papaspyros Cardiac Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Leeds General Infirmary Mr Imre Kassai Congenital Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mr Abu Farmidi TAD Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mrs Nisha Bhudia NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Ms Yi Wang NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Harefield Hospital Mrs Zainab Khanbhai NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Royal Sussex County Hospital Ms Tara Bartley NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Evelina London Children's Hospital Mr Conal Austin Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Guy's Hospital Miss Tanya Jackson NAHP Representative 2021-2024
University College London Hospital Mr Mario De Luca Jr TAD Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
St George's Hospital Dr Nadir Syed TAD Representative 2021-2024
Southampton General Hospital Mr Antonio Ravaglioli Congenital Surgery Representative 2021-2024
St James's University Hospital Mrs Megan Lancaster NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Nottingham City Hospital Mr Jacob Chacko Cardiac Surgery Representative 2021-2024
Cork University Hospital Mr Kishore Doddakula Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
The Mater Hospital Dr. Patrick Higgins NTN Trainee Representative 2021-2024
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Mr David Quinn TAD Representative 2021-2024
Castle Hill Hospital Mr Mohamed Shoeib NTN Trainee Representative (Congenital) 2021-2024
Leeds General Infirmary Mr Vinay Rao TAD Representative (Congenital) 2021-2024
Manchester Royal Infirmary Mr Amir Sepehripour Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative (Deputy) 2021-2024
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Mrs Thabbta Oliveira Nassif S Vianna TAD Representative 2021-2024
Basildon Hospital Mr Hatam Naase Thoracic Surgery Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital Coventry Mr Ansh Garg TAD Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital Coventry Ms Tracey Cox NAHP Representative 2021-2024
University Hospital Coventry Mr Nigel Evans NAHP Representative 2021-2024
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr Shakil Farid Cardiac Surgery Representative 2022-2025
Derriford Hospital Mr Adrian Marchbank Thoracic Surgery Representative 2022-2025
St Thomas' Hospital Ms Nisha Nair NAHP Representative 2022-2025
Northern General Hospital Mr Stefano Forlani Cardiac Surgery Representative 2022-2025
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Ms Kathryn Hewitt Nursing & AHP Representative 2022-2025
Southampton General Hospital Miss Lauren Dixon NTN Trainee Representative 2022-2025
Royal Papworth Hospital Mr Aman Coonar Thoracic Surgery Representative 2022-2025
St James's Hospital, Dublin Mr Gerard Fitzmaurice Thoracic Surgery Representative 2022-2025
University Hospital Coventry Mr Thomas Barker Cardiac Surgery Representative 2022-2025
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Mr Babu Naidu Thoracic Surgery Representative 2022-2025
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Mr Salah Al-Haddi TAD Representative (Thoracic) 2022-2025
Alder Hey Children's Hospital Mr Ramesh Kutty Congenital Surgery Representative 2022-2025
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Ms Daisy Sandeman NAHP Representative 2022-2025
Leeds General Infirmary Dr Giuseppe Pelella Congenital Surgery Representative 2022-2025
St James's Hospital, Dublin Mr Saleem Jahangeer Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024 - 2027
James Cook University Hospital Miss Danai Karamanou Cardiac Surgery Representative 2023-2026
Royal Sussex County Hospital Mr Damian Balmforth Cardiac Surgery Representative 2023-2026
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Mr Waldemar Bartosik Thoracic Surgery Representative 2023-2026
Nottingham City Hospital Miss Sara Lindeza Pereira Nursing and AHP Rep. 2023-2026
Victoria Hospital Mr David Rose Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024
Harefield Hospital Mr Sunil Bhudia Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Victoria Hospital Mr Bejoy Philip Thoracic Surgery Representative 2024-2027
New Cross Hospital Mr Stephen Billing Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Royal Papworth Hospital Mrs Zoe Barrett-Brown NAHP Rep 2024-2027
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Mr Haytham Sabry Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Mr Selvaraj Shanmuganathan Deputy Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
St Bartholomew's Hospital Mr John Yap Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Mr Eshan Senanayake Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Northern General Hospital Miss Renata Greco Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Southampton General Hospital Mr Jason Kho NTN Representative 2024-2027
Castle Hill Hospital Mr John Massey Cardiac Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Nottingham City Hospital Mr Nathan Burnside Thoracic Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Northern General Hospital Mr Luigi Ventura Thoracic Surgery Representative 2024-2027
Glenfield Hospital Mr. Ikenna Omeje Congenital Surgery Rep 2024-2027
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Mr Keith Buchan Cardiothoracic Surgery Rep Deputy 2021-2024
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Jeremy Chan NTN Trainee Representative 2024 -
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mrs Louise Bailes NAHP Representative 2024 -
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Dennis William Garcia NAHP Representative 2024 -
Bristol Royal Infirmary Mr Ettorino Di Tommaso TAD Representative 2024 -
Northern General Hospital Dr Olaniran Omodara TAD Representative 2024 -
Nottingham City Hospital Mr Inderpaul Birdi Thoracic Surgery Representative 2024 -