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 January 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 Lydia Green July 2027
British Paediatric Movement Disorders Dr Daniel Lumsden (2nd Term) May 2025
Muscle Interest Group Dr Tracey Willis (2nd Term) May 2025
UK Neurorehabilitation Dr David McCormick January 2027
UK-Childhood Neuro-Inflammatory Disorders Dr Cheryl Hemingway (2nd Term) May 2025
Neurocutaneous Dr Sam Amin (Chair) August 2025
Neurocutaneous Dr Sarah Aylett (Co-Chair) August 2025
RCPCH SPIN Epilepsy Trainees  Dr Manali Chitre (Chair) August 2025
Trainees' Chair Dr Audrey Soo June 2026
Trainees' Deputy Chair Dr Abigail Lazenbury June 2026
     
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
Lead of Distance Learning Dr Louise Hartley Co-opted
BPNA 2025 Oxford Organiser Dr Sandeep Jayawant Jan 2025
President, Association of British Neurologists Dr Richard Davenport Co-opted
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