THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dr Louise Coats
Clinical Intermediate Fellow and Honorary Consultant Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Newcastle University and The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr David Crossland
Consultant Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiologist
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Antony Hermuzi
Consultant Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiologist
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
Prof Nico Blom
Professor of Paediatric Cardiology
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof Gerhard-Paul Diller
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist
University Hospital Muenster, Germany
Dr Lucy Roche
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist
Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Canada
Prof Jolien Roos-Hesselink
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr Hans-Joachin Schäfers
Director of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Saarland University Hospital, Germany
Dr Mike Seed
Paediatric Cardiologist and Radiologist
The Hospital for Sick Children and Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
Prof David Spiegelhalter
Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication and Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk
Cambridge University
BCCA Faculty
Prof Robert Anderson
Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiac Morphology
UCL GOS Institute of Child Health and University of Newcastle, London and Professional Fellow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan
Consultant Cardiologist
Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Dr Aaron Bell
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London
Dr Anna Beattie
Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Aidan Bolger
Consultant Cardiologist and Head of Service
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
Dr Aisling Carroll
Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
University Hospital Southampton, Southampton
Dr Bill Chaudhry
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Genetic Medicine Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Adrian Chester
Patient
Mr Fabrizio De Rita
Consultant Congenital Heart Surgeon
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Jaspal Dua
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool
Prof Alain Fraissé
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Royal Brompton, London
Dr Brian Grant
Dr Dominic Hares
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Mr Asif Hasan
Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Prof Deborah Henderson
Professor of Cardiac Development Institute of Genetic Medicine
Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Kenneth Hodson
Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Obstetrics
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Katrijn Jansen
Consultant Congenital Cardiologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Caroline Jones
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
Mr Tim Jones
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and clinical lead for cardiac surgery
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
Prof Mark Johnson
Consultant Obstetrician
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Mr Abbas Khushnood
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Sachin Khambadkone
Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
Ms Deborah Lawson
Cardiac Liaison Nurse
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Alan Magee
Consultant Congenital Interventional Cardiologist
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton
Ms Sophie Mansuy
Parent – Case presented by Ms Deborah Lawson
Dr Michael Mullen
Consultant Cardiologist
Barts Health NHS Trust Heart Centre, London
Mr Mohamed Nassar
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr James Oliver
Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Leeds Teaching Hopsitals NHS Trust, Leeds
Dr John O’Sullivan
Consultant Cardiologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Bejal Pandya
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist
Barts Heath Centre, London
Dr Ian Peart
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiologist
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool
Mr Ed Peng
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr Michael Quail
Paediatric Cardiologist
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
Mrs Jackie Redpath & Mr Len Redpath
Patient parents
Prof Mark Redmond
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin
Dr Zdenka Reinhardt
Consultant Paediatric and Transplant Cardiologist
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Prof Eric Rosenthal
Consultant Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiologist
Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London
Dr Neil Seller
Consultant Peadiatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mr Serban Stoica
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol
Dr Emma Twigg
Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Joint Service Lead
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool
Dr Niki Walker
Consultant Cardiologist
Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Scotland
Dr William Wight
Consultant Anaesthetist
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
CCNA Faculty
Ms Julie Flett
Transplant Nurse Specialist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ms Lesley Hamilton
Senior Sister
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Joanne Moore
Play Specialist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mr Scott Rutherford
Patient
Cardiac Social Workers & Psychologists
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
CCNS Freeman Hospital
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
BACCNA Faculty
Ms Lorna Carruthers
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Nurse Specialist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ms Linda Griffiths
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Nurse Specialist
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool
Ms Anna Harrison
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Nurse Specialist
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool
Dr Bruno Lopez
Visiting Fellow from Zurich
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mrs Debbie McParlin
Fontan Nurse Specialist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Jenny Paton
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mrs Jo Quirk
Lead Nurse for Yorkshire & Humber Congenital Heart Disease
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Ms Maggie Simpson
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Senior Nurse Specialist
Scottish Obstetric Cardiology Network, Glasgow
PECSIG FACULTY
Dr Majd Abu-Harb
Consultant Neonatologist & Paediatric Cardiologist
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ms Apoorva Aiyengar
Neonatal Doctor
Homerton University Hospital, London
Dr Tara Bharucha
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton
Dr Madhu Podalakur
Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise
North Tees University Hospital, Stockton-on-Tees
Dr Yogen Singh
Consultant Neonatologist & Expertise in Paediatric Cardiology
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge
Dr Poothirikovil Venugopalan
PECSIG Chair & Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Dr Jonathan Wyllie
Consultant Neonatologist
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
PHYSIOLOGIST DAY
Ms Alison Heads-Baister
Principal Cardiac Physiologist Congenital Heart Unit
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mr Tom Banks
Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist/ Clinical Scientist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ms Debbie Dashwood
Lead of Fetal and Paediatric Echo Service
University Hospital of Southampton, Southampton
Ms Jan Forster
Consultant Congenital Sonographer
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds
Dr Katrijn Jansen
Consultant Congenital Cardiologist
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ms Anna Johnson
Paediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiographer
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Saleha Kabir
Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist & Lead of Paediatrics and Advanced Imaging
Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Mr Stuart Lilley
Cardiac Ultrasound Manager
Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
Ms Alexandra Savis
Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist & Physiologist Lead in Research and training
Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Prof John Simpson
Professor of Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology
Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London