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, Early Years Consultant Network, Patient Liaison Group and The Pelvic Floor Society

Professor Robert Arnott

Patient Liaison Group Chair

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

Arnold Goede

Oxford Chapter Representative

Stephen Holtham

Northern Chapter Representative

Jim Khan

Wessex Chapter Representative

Jamie Murphy

North West Thames Chapter Representative

Piero Nastro

South East Thames Chapter Representative

Ioanna Panagiotopoulou, Chair Early Years Consultant Network

Chair, Early Years Consultant Network (EYCN)

Andrew Robinson

Pathology Representative

Jenny Seligmann

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

Henry Tilney

South West Thames Chapter Representative

Sara Upponi

Radiology Representative

Sara Upponi was appointed as a consultant gastrointestinal radiologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge in 2008.

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.

Michael Walker

Scotland Chapter Representative

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,