Who’s Who

School Executive Committee

The NSAICM is run by an Executive Committee.
This includes:
 
​Head of School
Dr Stephen Robb
stephenrobb@nhs.net

Training Programme Directors
TPD – Stage 1 Anaesthesia 
Dr Karen Naru
karen.naru@nhs.net

TPD – Stage 2 Anaesthesia
Dr Lynne Waring
Lynne.Waring@nhs.net

TPD – Stage 3 Anaesthesia
Dr James Briscoe
james.briscoe@ncic.nhs.uk

TPD – Intensive Care Medicine + ACCS Stage 1
Dr Suzy O’Neill
suzanne.oneill@nhs.net

TPD – ARCP + ePortfolio Lead
Dr Chris Izod
c.izod@nhs.net

TPD – Trainees with Differing Needs
Dr Alexander Scott
alexander.scott2@nhs.net

Regional Advisors
Anaesthesia: Dr Ian Whitehead
i.j.whitehead@nhs.net

ICM: Dr Miriam Baruch
miriam.baruch@nhs.net

Pain: Dr Ashish Gulve
ashishgulve@nhs.net

NHSE Education



Programme Support Officer – Specialty Training
NHSE Education – North East
Ella Costello
Ella.costello1@nhs.net

Lead Employer Trust (LET) – Human Resources
Senior HR Officer: Leanne Lowe
HR Officers: Adam Booth and Olivia Henderson
nhc-tr.letsurgeryfamily@nhs.net

RCOA College Tutors & FICM Faculty Tutors

Sunderland Royal Hospital

RCoA Tutors
Dr Linda McGhee 
linda.mcghee@nhs.net
Dr Neil Hall
neilhall1@nhs.net

FICM Tutor
Dr Jim Coates
jim.coates@nhs.net

Cumberland Infirmary
Carlisle

RCoA Tutor
Dr Ingrid Wilkins
ingrid.wilkins@ncic.nhs.uk

FICM Tutor
Dr Maddie Wood
madeleine.wood@ncic.nhs.uk

University Hospital of North Durham

RCoA Tutor
Dr Sameer Somanath 
sksomanath@nhs.net

FICM Tutor
Dr Iain Cummings
iaincummings@nhs.net

Northumbria Healthcare (NSECH) Cramlington

RCoA Tutor
Dr Catherine Rafi
catherine.rafi@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

FICM Tutors
Dr Irene McEleavy
irene.mceleavy@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Dr Chris Allen (Deputy)

Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle

RCoA Tutors
Dr Mark Callaghan & Dr Kate Rimmer
nuth.rvicollegetutors@nhs.net

FICM Tutors
Dr Chris Johnson & Dr Kaye Cantlay 
nuth.rvifacultytutorsicm@nhs.net

PICU
Dr John Glazebrook
jglazebrook@nhs.net

Freeman Hospital
Newcastle

RCoA Tutor
Dr Iain Walker
i.walker@nhs.net

FICM Tutors
Dr Caroline MacFie
c.macfie@nhs.net
Dr Mahesh Prabhu (Cardiac)
mahesh.prabhu@nhs.net

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead

RCoA Tutor
Dr Ami Merchant
ami.merchant@nhs.net

FICM Tutor
Dr Dominic Lea
dominic.lea1@nhs.net

James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough

RCoA Tutors
Dr Adrian Gooding
adrian.gooding1@nhs.net
Dr Claire Williams
claire.williams23@nhs.net

FICM Tutors
Dr Jonathan Brand (CICU)
jonathan.brand@nhs.net

North Tees University Hospital
Stockton-on-Tees

RCoA Tutor
Dr Kavitha Manoharan
k.manoharan3@nhs.net

FICM Tutor
Dr Swadeep Vellore
swadeep.vellore@nhs.net

Darlington Memorial Hospital

RCoA Tutor
Dr Seema Pathare 
seema.pathare@nhs.net

FICM Tutor
Dr Emma Cox
emma.cox10@nhs.net

NSAICM Resident Doctor Committee

Dr Max Richarson

Outgoing Chair of the Resident Doctor Committee

(Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

Dr Amy Fox

Incoming Chair of the Resident Doctor Committee

(North Tees University Hospital)

Dr Rachael Kellett

ICM Representative

(Northumbria Healthcare Trust)

Dr Heather MacFarlane

Stage 1 Anaesthetics Representative

(Sunderland Royal Hospital)

Dr Laura Heggie

LTFT and Stage 2 Anaesthetics Representative

(Freeman Hospital)

Dr Bunyad Naqvi

Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative

(James Cook University Hospital)

Dr Ben Beattie

Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative

(Freeman Hospital)

Dr Ben Hill

Stage 2 Anaesthetics Representative

(Royal Victoria Infirmary)

Dr Cecily Christopher

Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative

(Royal Victoria Infirmary)

Dr Vic Peacock

Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative

(James Cook University Hospital)

Dr Sam Horne

Stage 1 Representative

(University Hospital of North Durham & Darlington

Dr Nikki Folland

Stage 1 Anaesthetics Representative

(Sunderland Royal Hospital)

Dr Craig Nunn

Stage 2 Anaesthetics Representative

(Cumberland Infirmary)

Dr Rosie Howarth

Stage 3 Anaesthetics & ICM Representative

(Royal Victoria Infirmary)

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