| BPNA Trustees (Executive) | Name | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| President | Dr Ailsa McLellan | Jan 2027 |
| Secretary | Dr Daniel Lumsden | Jan 2025 |
| Chair, Research | Dr Sam Amin | Jan 2025 |
| Chair, Education Quality & Standards | Dr Manali Chitre | Jan 2027 |
| Chair, International Education | Prof Martin Kirkpatrick | Jan 2025 |
| Director, BPNA | Mr Philip Levine | |
| Treasurer | Dr Santosh Mordekar | Jan 2026 |
| Professional Support Officer | Dr Manish Prasad | Jan 2026 |
| National Training Advisor | Dr Dipak Ram | Jan 2027 |
| Paediatric Neurology Centres | Representative | 3-year term |
| Belfast | Dr Donncha Hanrahan | January 2025 |
| Dundee | Dr Alice Jollands | January 2025 |
| Edinburgh | Dr Kenneth McWilliam (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Glasgow | Dr Sarah Abernethy | January 2026 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Dr Anna Basu (2nd term) | January 2027 |
| Liverpool | Dr Rajesh Karuvattil | January 2027 |
| Manchester | Dr Siobhan West | January 2026 |
| Preston | Dr Christian De Goede (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Leeds | Dr Lydia Green | January 2026 |
| Sheffield | Dr Archana Desurkar (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Nottingham | Dr Singaravadivelu Velmurugan | January 2027 |
| Leicester | Dr Nahin Hussain (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Birmingham | Dr Annapurna Sudarsanam | January 2027 |
| Cambridge | Dr Deepa Krishnakumar | January 2026 |
| Oxford | Dr Sithara Ramdas (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Bristol | Dr Andrew Mallick | January 2027 |
| Cardiff | Dr Johann te Water Naude (2nd term) | January 2026 |
| Southampton | Dr Georgina Bird-Lieberman (2nd term) | January 2026 |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital, London | Dr Sanjay Bhate (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London | Dr Naila Ismayilova (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| St Mary's Hospital, London | Dr Sushil Beri (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| The Royal London | Dr Louise Hartley (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Evelina London Children's Hospital | Dr Daniel Lumsden | January 2025 |
| St George's Hospital | Dr Antonia Clarke (2nd term) | January 2025 |
| Aberdeen | Dr Elma Stephen | January 2027 |
| Special Interest Groups | Chair | 3-year term |
| British Paediatric Epilepsy Group | Dr Suresh Pujar | June 2025 |
| Cerebrovascular | Dr Jaspal Singh | February 2026 |
| Children's Headache Network | Dr Gautam Ambegaonkar | January 2025 |
| Fetal & Neonatal Neurology | Dr Anthony Hart (Co-Chair 2nd Term) | May 2025 |
| Fetal & Neonatal Neurology | Dr Brigitte Vollmer (Co-Chair) | May 2025 |
| The Genetic White Matter Disorders | Dr Rahul Singh (2nd Term) | January 2025 |
| British Paediatric Movement Disorders | Dr Daniel Lumsden (2nd Term) | May 2025 |
| Muscle Interest Group | Dr Tracey Willis (2nd Term) | May 2025 |
| UK Neurorehabilitation | Dr Peta Sharples (2nd term) | February 2024 |
| UK-Childhood Neuro-Inflammatory Disorders | Dr Cheryl Hemingway | May 2023 |
| Neurocutaneous | Dr Sam Amin (Co-Chair) | August 2025 |
| Neurocutaneous | Dr Sarah Aylett (Co-Chair) | August 2025 |
| RCPCH SPIN Epilepsy Trainees | Dr Manali Chitre (Chair) | August 2025 |
| Trainees' Chair | Dr Robert Spaull | June 2024 |
| Trainees' Deputy Chair | Dr Tom Smith | June 2024 |
| Co-opted | Representative | |
| Editor, DMCN | Dr Bernard Dan | Co-opted |
| British Paediatric Neurosurgical Group | Dr Pasquale Gallo | Co-opted |
| Chair, Neurodisability CSAC | Dr Katherine Martin | Co-opted |
| Paediatric Neurosciences CRG | Dr Anita Devlin | Co-opted |
| Neuropsychiatry Representative | Dr Ashley Liew | Co-opted |
| Short Course Development Manager | Dr Colin Dunkley | Co-opted |
| Distance Learning Development Manager | Dr Louise Hartley | Co-opted |
| BPNA 2025 Oxford Organiser | Dr Sandeep Jayawant | Jan 2025 |
| Trainee Rep, Neurodisability | Dr James Hammond | January 2024 |
Members of the BPNA Council form the College Specialist Advisory Committee* (CSAC) in Neurology to the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health. The CSAC is responsible to the College for monitoring training within the sub-specialty and advising the College on related issues.
Current CSAC members are:
Chair: Dr Ailsa McLellan
National Training Advisor: Dr Dipak Ram
Deputy National Training Advisor: Dr Gary McCullagh
Quality Advisor: Dr Cheryl Hemingway
Quality Advisor: Dr Manali Chitre
Assessment Advisor: Dr Ratna Kumar
Trainee Representative: Dr Robert Spaull
