Become a member
To apply for SBNS membership click the link below and visit our application page.
Patient Information
SBNS is unable to give medical advice or recommend neurosurgeons. Please use an appropriate support group or your GP.
Become a Neurosurgeon
The management of neurosurgical patients requires excellent medical and surgical skills, a career in Neurosurgery offers many challenges and rewards.
Contact the SBNS Office
Follow the link below to use our contact form or to find the appropriate telephone numbers.
Trustees and Directors
The SBNS Board of Trustees have legal and fiduciary 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.
- President
- President Elect
- Immediate Past President
- Treasurer
- Honorary Secretary
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
- 10 Elected Council Members
- Ex officio members include the chairs of the sub-speciality leads as invited guests
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Council meets 4 times a year and is chaired by the President
Officers
- Pesident
Mr N Kitchen - 2018-2020 Sept - President Elect
Mr A Jenkins - 2019 - 2020 Sept - Vice President
Mr N Phillips - 2018-2021 Sept - Treasurer
Mr N Mendoza - 2019-2023 Jan - Honorary Secretary
Mr. P. Grundy - 2019 - 2023 Sept - Meetings and Communications Secretaries
Prof. M Wilson and Ms K Gilkes - 2016-2021 Sept
Elected Council Members
- Mr P Whitfield 2019 -2024 Sept
- Prof A King 2019-2024 July
- Mr C Wigfield 2019-2204 Dec
- Ms J Grieve 2018-2023 Feb
- Prof I Kamaly-Asl 2018-2023 Feb
- Mr S Cooke 2017-2022 July
- Mr M Radatz 2017-2022 Jan
- Mr C Tolias 2016-2021 Oct
- Mr S Basu 2016-2021 Oct
- Prof C Watts 2016-2021 Oct
Ex-Officio Members
- Chairman of National Neurosurgical Audit Programme (NNAP)
Mr N Phillips 2017-2021 Sept - Chairman of SAC in Neurosurgery
Mr S Thomson 2020-2023 Feb - Chairman of Intercollegiate Examination Board
Ms J Brown 2018-2021 Sept - Chair of The National Foundation (TFN)
Mr N Mendoza appointed 2019 Sept - Editor of the British Journal Neurosurgery
Mr P Mitchell - Chair of the SSB of the RCS Ed
Mr W Taylor appointed 2015 Dec - RCS Council Rep & GIRFT Rep
Mr N Phillips 2011 -2023 July - RCSI Representative
Prof. C Bolger 2019 - 2022 - Chair of the SSB RCSEd
Mr W Taylor appointed 2015 - EANS/WFNS Reps
Ms T Karabatsou 2019 - 2023 Oct
Mr J. Timothy 2018-2022 June - NICE Co-Ordinator
Prof. N Gurusinghe appointed 2011 Oct - Workforce Planning Represenative
Mr S. Sinha appointed 2020 August - Trainee Representative (Chair of the BNTA)
Mr A Jayasekera 2018 – 2021 April - Lay Representative
Ms S Woodward 2010 -2021 July
Invited Members - Sub-Specialty Leads
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Paediatrics/CSF |
Mr G. Solanki |
Academic Committee
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Chairperson Past Chair Research Manager Oncology Spine Vascular Functional Epilepsy Trauma Skull base Paediatrics CSF BNRG meeting lead MRC brain tissue liaison BNTA chair (or nominated rep) BNTRC chair (or nominated rep) Survey lead #1 Survey lead #2 Mentorship lead Ex officio member – SBNS president |
Michael Jenkinson Peter Hutchinson Carole Turner Puneet Plaha #1 Joshi George Diederik Bulters#1 Ludvic Zrinzo #1 William Gray Adel Helmy Eleni Maratos #1 Greg James Conor Mallucci Stephen Price William Gray #1 Ashan Jayasekera Dan Fountain Giles Critchley Paul Brennan Rob Brownstone Neil Kitchen |
Stuart Smith #2 Oncology
Jash Patel #2 Vascular Erlick Pereira #2 Functional
Omar Pathmanaban #2 Skull base Kristian Aquilina Richard Edwards
Ryan Mathew #2 MRC brain tissue liaison |
Chairperson - Michael Jenkinson
Past Chair - Peter Hutchinson
Research Manager - Carole Turner
Oncology - Punneet Plaha & Stuart Smith
Spine - Joshi George & Mark Nowell
Vascular - Diederik Bulters & Jash Patel
Functional - Ludvic Zrinzo & Erlick Pereira
Trauma - Adel Helmy
Skull Base - Eleni Maratos & Omar Pathmanaban
Paedatrics - Greg James & Kristian Aquilina
CSF - Conor Mallucci & Richard Edwards
BNRG Meeting Lead - Stephen Price
MRC brain tissue liaison - William Gray & Ryan Mattew
BNTA chair (or nominated rep) - Ashan Jayasekera
BNTRC chair (or nominated rep) - Dan Fountain
Survey Lead 1 - Giles Gritchley
Survey Lead 2 - Paul Brennan
Mentorship Lead - Rob Brownstone
Ex-Officio Member - SBNS President, Neil Kitchen