| BPNA Trustees (Executive) | Name | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| President | Dr Ailsa McLellan | Jan 2027 |
| Secretary | Dr Daniel Lumsden | Jan 2028 |
| Chair, Research | Prof Sam Amin | Jan 2028 |
| Chair, Education Quality & Standards | Dr Manali Chitre | Jan 2027 |
| Chair, International Education, Quality and Standards | Dr Jane Hassell | Jan 2028 |
| Executive 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 | Term | 3-year term |
| Aberdeen | Dr Elma Stephen | 1st term | January 2027 |
| Belfast | Dr Sandya Tirupathi | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Birmingham | Dr Annapurna Sudarsanam | 1st term | January 2027 |
| Bristol | Dr Andrew Mallick | 1st term | January 2027 |
| Cambridge | Dr Deepa Krishnakumar | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Cardiff | Dr Johann Te Water Naude | 2nd term | January 2026 |
| Dundee | Dr Alice Jollands | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Edinburgh | Dr Krishnaraya KamathTallur | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Glasgow | Dr Sarah Abernethy | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Leeds | Dr Lydia Green | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Leicester | Dr Nahin Hussain | 2nd term | January 2026 |
| Liverpool | Dr Rajesh Karuvattil | 1st term | January 2027 |
| Manchester | Dr Siobhan West | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Dr Joseph Raper | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Nottingham | Dr Singaravadivelu Velmurugan | 1st term | January 2027 |
| Oxford | Dr Nadine McCrea | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Preston | Dr Christian De Goede | 2nd term | January 2026 |
| Sheffield | Dr Min Tsui Ong | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Southampton | Dr Jaspal Singh | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London | Dr Naila Ismayilova | 2nd term | January 2028 |
| Evelina London Children's Hospital, London | Dr Daniel Lumsden | 2nd term | January 2028 |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital, London | Dr Jane Hassell & Dr Noelle Enright | 1st term | January 2028 |
| St George's Hospital, London | Dr Luigi D’Argenzio | 1st term | January 2028 |
| St Mary's Hospital, London | Dr Sushil Beri | 2nd term | January 2025 |
| The Royal London | Dr Michael Yoong | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Special Interest Groups | Chair | 3-year term | |
| British Paediatric Epilepsy Group | Dr Suresh Pujar | 2nd term | June 2028 |
| Cerebrovascular | Dr Jaspal Singh | 1st term | January 2026 |
| Children's Headache Network | Dr Michael Taylor | 1st term | January 2028 |
| Fetal & Neonatal Neurology | Prof Brigitte Vollmer | 2nd term | May 2028 |
| The Genetic White Matter Disorders | Dr Lydia Green | 1st term | July 2027 |
| British Paediatric Movement Disorders | Dr Ram Kumar | 1st term | May 2028 |
| Muscle Interest Group | Dr Tracey Willis | 2nd term | November 2025 |
| UK Neurorehabilitation | Dr David McCormick | 1st term | January 2027 |
| UK-Childhood Neuro-Inflammatory Disorders | Dr Cheryl Hemingway | Co-opted | |
| Neurocutaneous | Dr Sam Amin (Co-Chair) | 2nd term | August 2028 |
| Neurocutaneous | Dr Sarah Aylett (Co-Chair) | 2nd term | August 2028 |
| RCPCH SPIN Epilepsy Trainees | Dr Stephanie Habermann | 1st term | August 2028 |
| Trainees' Chair | Dr Abigail Lazenbury | 1st term | June 2026 |
| Trainees' Deputy Chair | Dr Thiloka Ratnaike | 1st term | August 2027 |
| Co-opted | Representative | ||
| Editor, DMCN | Dr Bernard Dan | Co-opted | |
| British Paediatric Neurosurgical Group | Dr Pasquale Gallo | Co-opted | |
| Neurodisability CSAC & BACD Rep | Dr Jill Cadwgan (Chair) | 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 | |
| Lead of Distance Learning | Dr Louise Hartley | Co-opted | |
| Lead for International Programme Development and Evaluation | Prof Martin Kirkpatrick | Co-opted | |
| BPNA 2026 Glasgow Organisers | Prof Andreas Brunklaus & Dr Joseph Symonds | January 2026 | |
| Association of British Neurologists | Prof Neil Robertson (President) | Co-opted | |
| Trainee Rep, Neurodisability | To be confirmed | January 2027 | |
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 Manali Chitre
Quality Advisor: Dr Elma Stephens
Assessment Advisor: Dr Ratna Kumar
Trainee Representative: Dr Abigail Lazenbury
