Professional activities
Current appointments:
NHS National Director of the online Training Program in Neurosurgery (the GAIN program)
Founder of the Liverpool (Adult) Neurosurgery Masterclass Series (Neuro.Surg)
Secretary for the Joint Neurosciences Council (JNC)
Training Program Director of Neurosurgey (Cheshire Mersey)
International Lecture for Eurospine's EDISC Diploma
NICE Expert Advisor on Robotics in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery
Deputy Director of Medical Education at The Walton Centre
JCIE appointed FRCS(Neuro.Surg) examiner
JCST appointed Speciality Advisory Committee Member
AQuA accredited Human Factors Trainer
RIWOspine accredited endoscopic spine surgeon
Consultant Neurosurgeon and Specialist in Complex Spine
Past appointments:
Associate Editor of the British Journal of Neurosurgery
Royal College of Surgeons Surgical Tutor
Director of Regional Neurosurgical Teaching: North of England
Major Trauma Lead for Spine Cheshire and Mersey Collaborative
Scholar at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Chair of the BMA Junior Local Negotiating Committee for the North West
Health Education England Medical Leadership Fellow;
Medical Education Fellowship with the Northwestern Deanery;
Honorary Lecturer at University of Manchester Medical School;
Editorships
- Associate Editor British Journal of Neurosurgery (Associate Editor, 2020 - 2021)
Examination Roles
- University of Liverpool, Author and examiner of the Regional Mock FRCS(Neuro.Surg) (PGT)