The College’s Members of Council come from a range of surgical disciplines and represent the diverse interests across the profession. Members of Council are elected by the breadth of the College membership and serve a five-year term. They are eligible for a second consecutive term of office. A Trainee representative and an SAS representative are also elected to the College’s Council by their respective membership of the College. The Chief Executive also sits on the College Council.
Current members of the RCSEd Council
Mr Stuart Clark
NHS Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
NHS Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Central Manchester. Mr Stuart Clark is a full time NHS Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Central Manchester.
Professor Farhat Din
Senior Lecturer
Professor Farhat Din is a Senior Lecturer with The University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on colorectal cancer prevention.
Ms Claire Edwards
Consultant Hand and Trauma Surgeon
Ms Claire Edwards is a Consultant Hand and Trauma Surgeon at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital since 2010.
Professor Nirmal Kumar
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Professor Nirmal Kumar is Consultant ENT Surgeon at WWL Teaching NHS Foundation Trust where he is also Associate Medical Director (RO responsibility).
Professor Krishnakumar Madhavan
Senior Consultant Surgeon
Professor Krishnakumar Madhavan is a Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore. Senior Consultant Surgeon & Head of Department, National University Hospital , Singapore. Group Director - Surgery, National University Health System.
Ms Amanda McCabe
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Miss Amanda McCabe FRCS (paeds) is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon for 13 years, based at Ninewells Hospital Dundee and Royal Hospital for Children and Young Adults, Edinburgh.
Lt Colonel Alistair Mountain
National Clinical Director
Alistair Mountain trained at the University of Birmingham Medical School from 1987-1994. He commenced his surgical training at the Royal Hospital Haslar in 1998 and his higher training took place in the Northern training program in the NE of England.
Mr Majid Mukadam MBE
SAS Lead
Majid Mukadam MBE joined RSCEd SASLC in May 2016 and is also member of Cardiothoracic Surgical Specialty Board. He is the SAS Lead at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust since 2011.
Mr Ahmed Nassef
Consultant Vascular Surgeon & Honorary Senior Lecturer
Mr Ahmed Nassef Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust.
Ms Anna Paisley
Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon
Miss Anna Paisley is a Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. She has a particular interest in surgical recruitment, training and assessment.
Mr Zahid Raza
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Mr Zahid Raza is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. His particular interests include vascular access and open aortic surgery. He is the past Deputy Convenor of RCSEd Exams as well as the Regional Surgical Advisor for Edinburgh.
Mr Haroon Rehman
Specialty Registrar (ST8) in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Mr Haroon Rehman is an elected member of council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Specialty Registrar (ST8) in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he sits on the department’s clinical governance and training committees.
Professor Angus Watson
Clinical Chair of Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon
Professor Angus Watson is the Clinical Chair of Surgery at the University of Aberdeen. He is an honorary consultant surgeon at NHS Highland. He is an elected member of council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Clinical Advisor to the Centre for Sustainable Delivery.
Professor Chelliah Selvasekar
Consultant Surgeon
I am an international medical graduate from India, completed my postgraduate training in the UK, with fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in Europe and Asia. I have been a consultant surgeon for seventeen years and have been involved in surgical education and RCSEd activities at the regional, national, and international levels.
Mr Sai Vittal
Consultant Endocrine Surgeon
Mr Sai Krishna Vittal is a Consultant Endocrine Surgeon based in Chennai, India. His major area of interest is in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. He is an Adjunct Professor of the Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University based in Chennai and Honorary Associate Professor of RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.
Professor Paul Brennan
Professor of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery
After studying in Edinburgh and Cambridge, and house jobs back in Edinburgh, Paul joined Edinburgh's Department of Clinical Neuroscience for his higher neurosurgical training, He completed a PhD in cancer cell biology in 2014.
Mr Michael Okocha
Pelvic Floor Fellow
Michael is a Pelvic Floor Fellow at St Mark’s Hospital National Bowel Hospital with a notable track record in leadership and surgical education. He has served as President of the Moynihan Academy (EGS and Trauma) and contributed to committees for RCSEng and ASGBI, including work on the Kennedy Report and its recommendations.