APAGBI Council
The council consist of members based in the UK and overseas.
The Members of Council include the President (and Immediate Past and future Presidents), Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary (and Immediate Past Treasurer and Secretary for one year), five Home Members (from the UK and Republic of Ireland), one Trainee Representative and one Overseas Member. The President of the APAGBI is elected biennially.
The council also includes a representative from each of the Paediatric Intensive Care Society, Association of Anaesthetists and the RCoA Council (if it includes an APAGBI member), a lay person and the Chairs of the Scientific, Education and Training and Professional Standards committees.
Dr Karen Bartholomew
APAGBI President
Calderdale Royal Hospital
president-APAGBI@apagbi.org.uk
01422 224077
Dr Simon Courtman
Immediate Past President
University of Plymouth Hospital
past-pres@apagbi.org.uk
01752 439205
Dr Jonathan Smith
Chair Meetings Committee
Dr Nirmala Soundararajan
Home Member - Safeguarding
Dr Catalina Stendall
Chair Education Committee
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
education@apagbi.org.uk
Dr Nadia Ladak
Home Member - Paediatric Perioperative Assessment
Sheffield Childrens Hospital
Dr Sarah Greenaway
Home Member - Sustainability
Ms Camilla Poulton
Patients’ Advisor
Dr Sarah Mahoney
Paediatric Critical Care Representative
Dr Ken Barker
Co-opted member - Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Dr Bill Walsh
Member for Ireland
Dr Brian Foster
Northern Ireland Representative
Dr Kate Tabrett
Social Media
Dr Zuzana Kusnirikova
Scotland Representative - SPAN Chair
Dr Lisa Dewar
Trainee Representative
South East of Scotland School of Anaesthesia
trainees@apagbi.org.uk
Dr Kira Achaibar
Newly Elected Consultant
Dr Toni Brunning
Royal College of Anaesthetists Representative
Dr Russel Perkins
Previous Co-opted member - Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
russell.perkins@cmft.nhs.uk
Dr Mark Thomas
Previous Past President
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Philip Arnold
Past Chair Scientific Committee
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Philip.Arnold@alderhey.nhs.uk
Dr Nicola Disma
Previous Overseas Member
Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Italy
Dr Catherine Riley
Newly Appointed Consultant
Sheffield Childrens Hospital
Teresa MacCarrick
PATRN Trainee Network Lead