Committees

The work of APA Council is wide-ranging and this includes areas of activity that require ongoing and regular input. This work is generally overseen by individual committees which report to council.

These committees include members from council and co-optees who may be able to provide valuable input into the work of the committee. Most committees meet on a regular basis, either in person or increasingly by video conferencing.

Much of the preparatory work goes on behind the scenes and each committee will have different flows of work which reflect their individual areas of responsibility. An overview of the work of each committee, it's membership and terms of reference are included in the menu.

The President and Honorary Secretary of the APA are ex-officio members of all these committees.

Dr Chris Gildersleve

Previous Immediate Past President

Dr Simon Courtman

APAGBI President

president-APAGBI@apagbi.org.uk

01752 439205

Dept. of Anaesthesia
University of Plymouth Hospital
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 8DH

Dr Mark Thomas

Immediate Past President

past-pres@apagbi.org.uk

020 7829 8865

Dept of Anaesthesia,

Great Ormond Street Hospital,

London. WC1N 3JH.

Dr Shivan Kanani

Trainee Member

trainees@apagbi.org.uk

Dr Russel Perkins

Co-opted member, Royal College of Anaesthetists

russell.perkins@cmft.nhs.uk

Dept of Paediatric Anaesthesia
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Upper Brook Street
Manchester
M13 9WL

Dr. Ken Barker

Co-opted member, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

Dr Karen Bartholomew

APAGBI President Elect

karen.bartholomew@cht.nhs.uk

01422 224077

Department of Anaesthesia, Calderdale Royal Hospital
Salterhebble
Halifax HX2 7UG

Dr Bill Walsh

Member for Ireland

Dr Sumit Das

Immediate Past Secretary

sumit.das@ouh.nhs.uk

Oxford Children's Hospital
John Radcliffe
Headley Way
Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU

Dr Philip Arnold

Previous Chair of Scientific Committee

Philip.Arnold@alderhey.nhs.uk

Alder Hey Children's Hospital,Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP

Dr Peter Brooks

Co opted member - Science committee

Peter.Brooks@chelwest.nhs.uk

369 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London SW10 9NH

Dr Sarah Mahoney

Paediatric Critical Care Representative

Dr Jonathan Smith

Chair Meetings Committee

Dr Colin Dryden

Outgoing Chair of Meetings Committee

Dr Brian Foster

Northern Ireland Representative

Dr James Farrant

APAGBI Digital

webmaster@apagbi.org.uk

Ms Camilla Poulton

Patients’ Advisor

Dr Nicola Disma

Overseas Member

Department of Anesthesia, Instituto Giannina Gaslini, Italy

Dr Janet Stansfield

Previous Home Member

janet.stansfield@nhs.net

Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Birmingham Children's Hospital
UK

Dr Sarah Greenaway

Home Member | Sustainability

Catalina Stendall

Home member | Chair Education Committee

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital.
My main interests are Neuro and Craniofacial Anaesthesia.
I am the department lead for sustainability. I have a particular interest in Education and simulation, and I am part of the Faculty for MEPA courses for trainees and consultants in the region.

Natalie Quinn

I am a consultant in paediatric anaesthesia based at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. My interests in education and global health have allowed me to support a variety of platforms within the UK and internationally, to include delivery of SAFE, MEPA and ALS courses, across postgraduate and undergraduate arenas. I look forward to continuing this education and training work with the APA.

Dr. Zuzana Kusnirikova

Scotland Representative | SPAN Chair

Dr. Vimmi Oshan

QI Lead

Dr Raju Reddy

APAGBI Treasurer

treasurer@apagbi.org.uk

Dr Laurence Hulatt

APAGBI Secretary

secretary@apagbi.org.uk

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH

Dr Nirmala Soundararajan

Home Member | Safeguarding

Hannah Lewis

Science Committee

Dr Nadia Ladak

Home Member | Paediatric Perioperative Assessment

Sheffield Childrens Hospital

Dr Catherine Riley

Newly Appointed Consultant

Sheffield Childrens Hospital

Marie Roberts

Education Committee Co-Opted Member

I have worked as a paediatric anaesthetist at the Children’s Hospital for Wales, Cardiff since 2013 and I have been a member of the APAGBI Education and Training committee since March 2023. I have an avid interest in education and training. I have been College Tutor for the last 5 years and prior to this, deputy College Tutor and paediatric module supervisor. Over the last few years, I have helped manage the transition to the 2021 curriculum and shape how paediatric training is now delivered across Wales.

I worked alongside the APA council as lead local organiser for the first post-pandemic in person APAGBI ASM in Cardiff, in 2022. This experience has taught me how to arrange large scientific meetings during times of uncertainty, and how to put together scientific and social programmes. My experience of working alongside the APA council and Professional Conference Organisers was invaluable.

I am particularly interested in supporting the delivery of the 2021 curriculum and maintaining the confidence and skills of paediatric anaesthetists in non-specialist centres. Integral to this is helping to improve communication between specialist and non-specialist hospitals.

Dr Naveen Canchi-Murali

Education Committee Co-Opted Member

I am a consultant paediatric anaesthetist at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital. My main interests include paediatric scoliosis surgery, regional anaesthesia, difficult vascular access & paediatric TIVA. I am the anaesthetic lead for spine surgery & deputy-chair for spines MDT. I love teaching blocks & always keen to adopt new technologies.

Babette Clinck

Education Committee Co-Opted Member

I am a paediatric anaesthetist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool with a special interest in regional techniques. I am a firm believer in the principle that sharing expertise is gaining expertise. As a member of the APA, I aspire to facilitate collaboration and teaching opportunities for all professionals.

Su Ying

Education Committee Co-Opted Member

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh.
My main interests are regional anaesthesia, TIVA and sustainability.
I am the department lead for regional anaesthesia and MRI.
I am a keen educator involved in resuscitation council courses and teaching in the region.

Dr Jonny Kenth

Chair Science Committee

scicom@apagbi.org.uk

I am an Academic Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Bridging clinical practice with cutting-edge research, I focus on Health Data Science—including biostatistics, clinical risk prediction modelling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, healthcare informatics, quantitative methodologies, and novel data-driven epistemologies. In Paediatric Anaesthesia, my interests lie in neonatal anaesthesia, managing difficult paediatric airways, and improving perioperative outcomes for children with inherited metabolic diseases.

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