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Institute of Health Sciences Education - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Staff Listing

Director's Office

Professor Jo Martin - Institute Director (Interim)
Ms Emily Beet - Institute Manager
Professor Ricardo Khine - Deputy Institute Director and Director of Education
Professor Rakesh Patel - Deputy Institute Director and Director of MBBS
Professor Elspeth Alstead 
Ms Rozina Hashmi - Head of Quality and Governance
Ms Viki Soper - Head of Education and Student Experience
Ms Sharon Otter - Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Ms Karen Norman - Communications Officer and Institute Management Team Administrator
Ms Ruth Miller-Hardy - HR Administrator

Finance and Planning

Mr Jayesh Patel, Finance and Planning Manager (interim) 
Ms Kate McFarlane - Finance and Bursaries Manager
Ms Jennifer Karina- Finance Manager
Ms Ayse Karaoglan - Finance Assistant (SIFT) Maternity Leave
Mr Mohammed Miah - Finance Assistant 

Quality and Governance

Ms Rozina Hashmi - Head of Quality and Governance
Dr Shahrar Ali - Senior Quality, Research and Governance Manager
Ms Mariyam Begum - Quality Assurance Senior Administrator
Ms Lucy Power - Quality Assurance Administrator 
Ms Hayley Barnes - Quality Assurance Administrator
Mr Dan Burke - Governance Manager - on secondment
Vanessa Thompson- Interim Governance Manager
Ms Charlotte Shelton - Governance Administrator

Centre for Medical Education

Professor Rakesh Patel - Deputy Institute Director and Director of MBBS
Dr Lesley Robson - MBBS Head of Year 1
Dr Yvonne Mbaki - MBBS Head of Year 2, Deputy Head of MBBS
Dr Claire Spiller - MBBS Head of Year 3
Prof Bruce Kidd - MBBS Head of Year 4 and Deputy Dean for Education
Dr Sushma Saksena - MBBS Head of MBBS Year 5, Deputy Head of MBBS

Dr Robert Adalbert - Senior Lecturer Medical Sciences
Dr Erik Blair - Reader in Education, Director of Graduate Studies, Lead Apprenticeship in Medical Education
Dr Nandini Hayes - Reader in Medical Science
Prof Danë Goodsman - Professor in Medical Education / Academic Lead for Prehospital Medical Education
Dr Gareth Grier - Senior Lecturer in Pre-hospital care
Dr Maryam Malekigorji - Senior Lecturer Medical Sciences (Pharmacology)
Dr Sam Miles - Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Medical Education
Dr Esther Murray - Reader in Health Psychology, lead on iBSc intercalated degree in Medical Education
Dr Nyree Myatt - Deputy Head GEP Programme, Academic Lead Student Support - Early Years, Lecturer Medical Science
Dr Michael Page - Reader in Education
Dr Anna Ridley - Senior Lecturer Immunology
Dr Celia Woolf - Senior Lecturer in Inter-professional Teaching and Learning

Community Based Medical Education (CBME)

CBME Faculty

Maria Hayfron-Benjamin - CBME Lead and Head of Admissions  
Dr Shabana Bharmal - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Jenny Blythe Honorary Lecturer
Dr Dev Gadhvi - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Vidya Mistry - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Rohini Sabherwal - Clinical Lecturer and QA
Dr Leila Saeed - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Meera Sood - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Natalie Symes - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Safiya Virji - Clinical Lecturer
Professor Louise Younie - Clinical Professor and Faculty Development
Dr Dhrupadhreddy Yerrakalva - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Ruth Galler - Clinical Lecturer and Faculty Development
Dr Rofique Ali - Clinical Tutor and Faculty Development
Dr Nathalie Symes - Clinical Lecturer
Dr Camille Gajria - Clinical Lecturer

CBME Professional Services

Ms Lynne Magorrian - CBME Manager
Ms Gillian Vythelingum - Deputy CBME Manager
Ms Chloe Millan- Senior Administrator
Francesca Langridge - CBME Administrator (Year 1 and 2)
Ms Kate Scurr - CBME Administrator (Year 3)
Mr Jim Manzano - CBME Administrator (Year 4)
Mr Steve Duggan- CBME Administrator (Year 3 & 4)
Ms Mahbuba Yasmin - CBME Administrator (Year 5)
Ms Sarah Wynne - CBME Administrator (QA and Finance)
Ms Ellen Hall - CBME Administrator (Recruitment & Events)

Clinical, Communication and Learning Skills Unit (CCSU), Robin Brook Centre

CCSU Faculty

Dr Harvey Wells - Head of CCSU
Dr Devina Raval - Clinical Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills

Dr Resham Matharu - Chadburn Fellow for Clinical and Communication Skills
Dr Charles Thurston - Clinical Teaching Fellow CCSU
Dr Christine Naganathan - Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Communication Skills (maternity leave)
Dr Bharat Pahilwani - Clinical Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills and Year 1 lead
Dr Nisha Ehamparanathan - Clinical Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills 
Dr Amiirah Nuckchady - Clinical Senior Lecturer in Clinical and Professional Skills
Dr Venkat Thiagarajan - Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Skills
Dr Anna Schmid - Lecturer in Clinical Skills and Year 2 lead
Denise Lawrence - Lecturer in Communication Skills
Dr Aqeel Safdar - Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills
Dr Doug Roche - Clinical Lecturer Clinical Skills
Dr Thiago Santos - Clinical Teaching Fellow and lead for Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Dr Cherry Buckwell - Lecturer in Clinical Communication and Year 3 lead
Dr Aidan Kendler-Rhodes - Honorary Clinical Teaching Fellow

Robin Brook Professional Services and Technical Staff

Ms Yvonne Clay - Clinical Skills Centre Manager
Mr Duncan Laurence - Clinical Skills Centre Technician
Mr Mark Zarasate - Clinical Skills Centre Technician
Mr Ade Folarin - Clinical Skills Centre Technician
Mr Michael Giles - Clinical Skills Centre Technician (Lynton House)

Turnbull Centre (Anatomy and Physiology)

Anatomy Faculty

Dr Paula Vickerton - Head of GEP Programme, Lead for Anatomy/Reader
Dr Ian Jenkins - Deputy Head of Anatomy
Ms Geetika Ail - Anatomy Lecturer
Dr Rachel Fox - Clinical Teaching Fellow (Anatomy)
Dr Kai Ang - Clinical Teaching Fellow (Anatomy)
Dr Anthiyaa Nathanial - Clinical Teaching Fellow (Anatomy)

Physiology Faculty

Dr Amir Hakim - Lead for Physiology/Senior Lecturer
Dr Tatiana Christides - Senior Lecturer in Medical Science
Dr Lujain Alsadder - Senior lecturer Physiology
Dr Sadir Zaman - Clinical Teaching Fellow (Physiology)
Dr Esther Lee - Clinical Teaching Fellow (Physiology)

Turnbull Centre Professional Services and Technical Staff

Mr Rejwan Ahmed - Turnbull Centre Manager
Mr Harrison Morgan - Turnbull Centre Anatomy Technician
Ms Erikah Robins - Junior Technician

MSc Physician Associate Programme

Dr Brenda Manoharan- Head of Programme 
Ms Louise Angwa - Clinical Lecturer
Benice Danquah - Clinical Lecturer 
Ms Shameen Dukander - Clinical Lecturer 
Dr Mizanul Hoque - Honorary Clinical Lecturer 
Laila Hussain - Clinical Lecturer 
Dr Nadina Hussain - Clinical Lecturer 
Haythem Jarad - Clinical Lecturer 
Jon Jezak - Lecturer / Lead Tutor for Healthcare Improvement
Dr Vinodh Krishnamurthy - Senior Lecturer in Healthcare studies
Dr Mythili Mahendran - Clinical Lecturer / Lead Tutor for Clinical Skills
Ms Jathurshika Vigneswaran - Clinical Lecturer
Ms Janice Rolle -Course Administrator

Learning Innovation Team

Dr Pedro Elston - Head of Learning Innovation & Head of SSCs
Prof Graham Easton - TBL Faculty Development Lead
Mr Nick Fisher - Lecturer in Medical Education (Digital Design)
Ms Karin Fernandes - Learning Technologist
Mr Gian-Paulo Canale -Learning Technologist
Mr Matthew Simmons -Learning Technologist
Ms Ciara Byrne - Project manager 

Assessment Unit

Dr Anna Hebda-Boon - Head of Assessment
Mr David Lay - Assessment Unit Manager
Ms Kimilla Inniss - Deputy Assessment Unit Manager
Adjoa Esuman-Gwira - Administrator
Ms Amareen Hussain - Administrator (Parts 1 & 3) maternity leave
Ms Stephanie King - Administrator (temp) maternity cover
Ms Anne Musker - Administrator (Part 5)
Mr Nabil Rahman - Administrator
Ms Deepika Sachdeva - Administrator
Ms Stephanie Wigg - Prizes Administrator
Ms Noshin Khan - Records Manager - on secondment
  

Student Office - Curriculum Delivery Unit

Mr Robert Sprott - Curriculum Operations Manager
Mr Gilles Paoli- Acting Curriculum Operations Manager
Mr Tom Schindler - Deputy Operations Manager
Ms Karen Francis - Placements Operations Manager
Ms Laura Debrincat- Apprenticeship and Post-Graduate Manager 
Mrs Rachel Nakalembe - MBBS Manager Years 1, 2 & GEP
Mrs Rugina Monnan - MBBS Manager Years 3 & 4
Ms Karen Picken - Curriculum Operations Administrator MBBS Year 1 
Ms Shahin Patel - Curriculum Operations Administrator - GEP, SWARM 
Ms Nadia Sookhroo Curriculum Operations Administrator MBBS Year 2
Mr Asad Miah- Curriculum Operation Administrator Y3 and Y4
Ms Afsana Begum - CCSU Administrator (maternity leave)
Mr Waled Mohamed - CCSU Administrator (maternity cover)
Ms Adriana Coracini - SSCs Manager (maternity leave)
Ms Lisa Lewis - SSCs Administrator
Mr Adrian Little - Deputy Placements Manager
Ms Shamin Jahan - Placements Administrator
Mr Michael Captain - Curriculum Operations Administrator Year 5
Ms Thuraisha Naidoo - Curriculum Operations Administrator Intercalated Degrees 
Mr Richard Jackson - Curriculum Operations Administrator MA and MSc
Ms Vinh Mui Chu - Curriculum Operations Administrator Distance Learning Programmes
Ms Jessica Carter - Apprenticeships Administrator

Learning Resources
Mr Steve Moore - Learning Resources, Facilities & Pathology Museum Manager 

Museum & Galleries
Ms Carla Valentine - Pathology Museum Technical Curator / Public Engagement Officer

Archives
Ms Medha Chotai - Deputy Archivist 

Student Support

Elliott Reed - Head of Student Support
Jennifer Ogden - Student Support Manager 
Ms Kate McFarlane - Finance and Bursaries Manager
Ms Esther Roach - Student Support Administrator
Sofia Kausar - Student Support Administrator
Shereen Aly - Student Support Advisor
Daniel Blythin-Hammond Student Support Advisor
Humaira Aslam – Student Support Advisor

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