BAUS Council (original)
BAUS Council advises the Trustees and plays a pivotal role in determining the strategic and professional direction of the Association, ensuring it remains responsive to the needs and views of its membership. Council also monitors the performance of the Board of Trustees. Council members include:
- 6 Elected Officers of the Association / 3 Co-opted Trustees / 1 non-clinical Co-opted Trustee
- 16 regionally-elected Council Members
- Ex officio members (including the Chairs of the Specialty Sections & other invited members)
Council meets three times a year, and meetings are chaired by the President. Either the BAUS Chief Executive or Deputy Chief Executive is in attendance for each Council meeting.
Committee Members
Elected Officers / Trustees
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Ian Pearce - President of BAUS
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Joe Philip - President Elect
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Mohammed Belal - VP Education
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Muhammad Ahmad - VP Membership
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Robert Calvert - Deputy VP Education and Chair, Audit Steering Group
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Suresh Venugopal - Deputy VP Membership
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Lisa Dodgshon - Non-Clinical Co-Opted Trustee
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Tharani Nitkunan - Co-opted Clinical Trustee, BAUS Sustainability Lead and Lead Regional Representative
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Mahua Sahu - Co-Opted Clinical Trustee
Trustee details & contact
Elected Regional Representatives
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Sarah Wood - East of England
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Tharani Mahesan - KSS
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Ravi Barod - London North
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Kay Thomas - London South
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Arjun Nambiar - North East
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Vaibhav Modgil - North West
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Mark Haynes - Northern Ireland
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Rowan Casey - Republic of Ireland
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Helen Simpson - Scotland East
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Lynne Kerr - Scotland West
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Charles Lockyer - South Central
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Joseph Jelski - South West
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Anna Mainwaring - Wales
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Tariq Sami - West Midlands
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Sanjay Rajpal - Yorkshire & Humber
Ex Officio Members
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Arie Parnham - Chair, Section of Andrology & Genito-Urethral Surgery (2024-2025)
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Subu Subramonian - Chair, Section of Endourology (2024-2025)
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Arun Sahai - Chair, Section of Female, Neurological & Urodynamic Urology (2024-2025)
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Vishwanath Hanchanale - Chair, Section of Oncology (2025-2026)
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Samavedam Murali - Chair, BAUS Section of SAS & Trust Urologists (2024-2026)
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Bushra Abdelqader - BSoT Chair (from 2025)
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Naeem Soomro - BAUS Representative, RCS England Council (2023-2027)
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Lynsey McHugh - Chair, SAC in Urology (from Feb 2025)
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Rakesh Heer - Surgical Specialty Lead for Research (from 2024)
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Suzie Venn - Urolink Representative (from 2023)