Our Council
Our current ACPGBI Council members are listed below, except for the Executive Committee who are listed on a separate page.
The Council is made up of:
- Executive Committee members
- Regional chapter representatives, non-surgical representatives (oncology, radiology and chair of the ACPN), a representative from the ASGBI and an international representative
- President of The Dukes’ Club (or their representative)
- President of AUGIS
- Chairs of the Independent Healthcare Committee, the Bowel Disease Research Foundation, The Pelvic Floor Society and the Patient Liaison Group.
TBA
Radiology Representative
John Burke
Ireland Chapter Representative
Tamzin Cuming
North East Thames
Mark Chapman
ACPGBI representative for TPFS
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at University Hospitals, Birmingham. A member of the ACPGBI for over 20 years, he has held many posts starting by representing trainees on the Education Committee
Nicola Eardley
Mersey Chapter Representative
Sarah Duff
North Western Chapter Representative
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Colin Elton
Independant Healthcare Committee Chair
Simon Fallis
West Midlands Representative
Arnold Goede
Oxford Chapter Representative
Stephen Holtham
Northern Chapter Representative
Neil Keeling
East Anglia Chapter Representative
Jim Khan
Wessex Chapter Representative
Mr Sushil Maslekar
Yorkshire Chapter Representative
Frank McDermott
South Western Chapter Representative
Jamie Murphy
North West Thames Chapter Representative
Piero Nastro
South East Thames Chapter Representative
Andrew Robinson
Pathology Representative
Jenny Seligman
Oncology Representative
Michael Thornton
North Wales Chapter Representative
Chuan Jin Tan
Northern Ireland Chapter Representative
Gabrielle Thorpe
ACPN Chair
Chair of the Association of Coloproctology Nurses
Professor Giles Toogood
AUGIS President
Henry Tilney
South West Thames Chapter Representative
Jared Torkington
International Representative
Michael Walker
Scotland Chapter Representative
Karen Telford
Pelvic Floor Society Chair
Established consultant general and colorectal surgeon, and been in post since 2005. Works at Manchester University Foundation Trust at the Wythenshawe site. A member of the Association of Coloproctology of GB & I and and Chair of The Pelvic Floor Society (a subsidary society of the ACPGBI). As well as being a general surgeon dealing with abdominal diseases specialising in Coloproctology and Pelvic Floor Surgery.
Peter Vaughan-Shaw
President, Dukes' Club
Neil Welch
ASGBI Representative
Gethin Williams
South Wales Chapter Representative
Katie Walter
Trent Chapter Representative
Consultant Colorectal & Sarcoma Surgeon
Dorin Ziyaie
Scotland Chapter Representative
Dorin Ziyaie is a colorectal surgeon with specialist interests in Colonic and Rectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders, working within a diverse surgical unit with full focus on multidisciplinary approach to treat and manage patients,