SBNS Council

Trustees and Directors

The SBNS Board of Trustees  have legal and juduciary responsibility for the Society.  The Officers are elected by the voting members of the Society and each individual serves as a Trustee for four years. 

Council

Council  advises the Board of  Trustees and plays a pivotal role in determining the strategic and professional direction of the Society, ensuring it remains responsive to the needs and views of its membership. 

Council comprises:

• The Officers of the Association 

• Elected Council Members
• Ex officio members
• Invited guests - Sub-specialty Leads and RCS College Representative

• Council meets 4 times a year and is chaired by the President

Officers

• President  
  Prof. Peter Whitfield  2022 -2024 Sept
• President Elect
  Prof. Peter Hutchinson  2023 - 2024 Sept
• Vice President  (Global Affairs)
  Mr Nigel Mendoza 2022 - 2024 Oct
• Treasurer and Chair of The Neurosurgical Foundation (TNF)
  Mr Surajit Basu 2023 - 2027 Jan 
• Honorary Secretary
  Crispin Wigfield 2023 - 2027 Sept
• Meetings and Communications Secretary
  Ms Samatha Hettige 2023 - 2025 Dec

 Elected Council Members

• Professor Keyoumars Ashkan 2023-2028
• Mr Pragnesh Bhatt  2023-2028
• Ms Charlotte Hammerbeck-Ward 2023-2028 Nov
• Prof. Mark Wilson 2023-2028 Nov
• Mr Simon Cudlip 2023-2028 April 
• Mr Rikin Trivedi 2022-2027 July
• Mr Chris Barrett 2021-2026 Sept
• Mr Lewis Thorne 2021-2026 Sept
• Ms Kathrin Whitehouse 2021-2026 Sept
• Prof Andrew King 2019-2024 July

  Ex-Officio Members  

• Chairman of National Neurosurgical Audit Programme (NNAP)
  Mr Adel Helmy,  2022-2024 Feb
• Chairman of SAC in Neurosurgery
  Mr Donald MacArthur, 2023-2027 Feb
• Chairman of Intercollegiate Examination Board
  Mr Ronan Dardis,  2021-2024 Sept
• Chairman of the SBNS Academic Committee
  Prof. Michael Jenkinson 
• Editor of the British  Journal  Neurosurgery
  Mr Nitin Mukerji, appointed July 2021 

• EANS/WFNS Reps
  Ms Tina Karabatsou, 2019 - 2025 Oct
  Mr Jake Timothy, 2018-2026 June
  
• NICE Co-Ordinator 
  Prof. Nihal Gurusinghe MBE appointed, 2011 Oct
• Trainee Representative (Chair of the BNTA)
  Ms M Pitsika, 2022-2024 October 
• Equality, Diversity, Bullying, Mentoring & Undermining in the Workplace Rep
  Prof I Kamaly-Asl April 2018
• Medico Legal Advisor
  Mr Alistair Jenkins 2023 -2025 Sept
• Lay Representative 
  Ms Sue Arr Woodward, appointed 2010 Oct

 Invited Members

 Sub-Specialty Leads  

•  Paediatrics - Mr Atul Tyagi
•  CSF - Mr Richard Edwards
•  Functional - Mr Julian Evans
•  Vascular - Mr Raghu Vindlacheruvu
•  Trauma - Prof. Mark Wilson OBE
•  Oncology - Mr Andrew Brodbelt
•  Skull base - Mr Omar Pathmanaban
•  Spine - Mr Joshi George 

Royal College Reps

• RCSEng Council Represenative  
  Prof. Ian Kamaly-Asl June 2023 -2027
• RCSI Representative
  Prof. Ciaran Bolger 
• RCSEd Representative 
  Mr Likhith Alakandy 
• N. Ireland Representative
  Mr Philip Weir  
• RCPS Glasgow/ Welsh Rep
  Mr Ravindra Nannapaneni

SBNS Academic and R & D Committee

• Chair -  Prof. Michael Jenkinson
• BNRG lead -  Prof. S Price
• Mentorship lead - Prof. R Brownstone
• BNTA academic rep -  Mr S Momin
• BNTRC chair - Mr A Islim
• NANSIG representative
• Basic and translational science lead - Prof. W Gray
• Basic and translational science lead - Prof. R Mathew
• Clinical trials lead - Mr P Brennan
• Clinical trials lead - Ms C Mahon
• Med tech/innovation/health tech/robotics lead - Prof. P Palha
• Med tech/innovation/health tech/robotics lead - Mr H Marcus
• Research manage - Mrs C Turner