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BASS Trainee Committee Members
Below are the current representatives on the BASS Trainee Sub-Committee. If you wish to contact any member of the committee, please email trainee_committee@spinesurgeons.ac.uk
| Position | Name | Speciality | Level |
| Chairperson | Alex Goubran | Trauma and Orthopaedics | STIG Fellow (post CCT) |
| Secretary | Al Durst | Trauma and Orthopaedics | Post CCT Fellow |
| Educational Rep | Surya Gandhum | Trauma and Orthopaedics | ST8 |
| Educational Rep | Paul Brewer | Trauma and Orthopaedics | Post CCT Fellow |
| Research Rep | Martinique Vella-Baldacchino | Trauma and Orthopaedics | ST5 |
| Research Rep | Riaz Mohammed | Trauma and Orthopaedics | Post CCT Fellow |
| Website Rep | Danny Tadross | Trauma and Orthopaedics | CST1 |
| Communication and Social Media Rep | Wing Sum Lao | Neurosurgery | ST3 |
| Fellowship Rep | Edward Dyson | Neurosurgery | ST8 (OOPT) |
| Speciality Trainee Rep | Philip Copley | Neurosurgery | ST6 |
| Speciality Trainee Rep | Karim Aboelmagd | Trauma and Orthopaedics | ST5 |
| Membership Secretary | Buddhika Wimalachandra | Neurosurgery | Post CCT Fellow |
| Medical Student Rep | Karen Soh Chien Lin | - | 5th Year Medical Student |
Trainee Committee Member Profiles
Stage of training: STIG Fellow - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Trust Experience in spine (months): 24 months Favourite part of a spinal career: Operating and decision making When not in hospital...: In Devon with my daughters and wife. Something interesting about you: Half Irish / Half Egyptian |
Stage of training: Post-CCT Fellow (STIG , followed by Canadian fellowship) Experience in spine (months): 28 months Favourite part of a spinal career: The patients, the challenges, the operating When not in hospital...: With my wife enjoying life with laugh, hiking, snowboarding and doing escape rooms
Something interesting about you: Keen Movember supporter, for 12+ years; have raised a bit of money and awareness for an important cause whilst winning a prize or two
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Stage of training: ST8 Experience in spine (months): 18 Favourite part of a spinal career: Having exposure to adult, paediatric, trauma and cancer cases all in one week. When not in hospital...: I am trying to keep up with my three little girls and spend as much time with family and friends Something interesting about you: Love Japanese food and art and am waiting for COVID to clear up before visiting again. |
Paul Brewer - Education Rep Stage of training: Post CCT fellow Experience in spine: 3 years experience in spines- 24 months as a reg, 12 months as a fellow in Brisbane, Australia. Now at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham. Favourite part of a spinal career: variation in procedures with a variety of patients. Not one trick ponies! Something interesting about you: enjoying playing golf when not working. Trying to develop the next Tiger Woods so I don't have to work (or at or least have a good excuse to go and play) |  Martinique Vella Baldacchino - Research Rep Stage of training: finished St4 on NW London Rotation now on OOPR Experience in spine (months): 6 months Favourite part of a spinal career: seeing patients move their legs post op When not in hospital...: on a bike or hiking with my fiancé Something interesting about you: cycled solo from London to Glasgow in 5 days. |
Stage of training: Senior Spine Fellow, Cardiff Experience in spine (months): 32 months Favourite part of a spinal career: Spinal emergencies are the "real" emergencies When not in hospital...: Not on Facebook, or on Twitter, nor Instagram Something interesting about you: Can't stand the mundane, hence #spinesurgeon |
