Communications Committee
Committee Terms of Reference
Who We Are
The Communications Committee acts as a mouthpiece for our Society to engage directly with members, the public, patients and practitioners about the work of our Society and specialty.
Communications range from advancing patient care through improved access to hand surgery, developing support for and funding of our specialty, to the optimisation of messaging within our Society to increase connectivity, engagement and understanding among members.
Committee Members
Kunal Kulkarni
Chair, 2025 - 2028
Kunal was appointed Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in 2022. He completed his training in Oxford, London, and East Midlands, followed by an orthoplastic Hand and Wrist surgery fellowship at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby. His main interests are healthcare management/leadership, education, and technology.
Michael David
Webmaster, 2020 - 2028
Michael David is an NHS Consultant Hand Surgeon working at University Hospital Coventry since 2019. He has an orthopaedic training background, and is passionate about teaching & technology … he is quite unashamed of the fact that most people think he is a geek! Feel free to him send feedback.
Julia Ruston
Committee Member, 2022 - 2026
Julia has been a Consultant Hand Surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital since 2022. She completed plastic surgery training in London, and the hand TIG fellowship in Manchester. Julia is a qualified medical artist, and has enjoyed illustrating hand surgery for publications including the Journal of Hand Surgery (Eur).
Ben Reed
Committee Member, 2025 - 2028
mini-bio pending
Sipan Shahnazari
Committee Member, 2025 - 2028
mini-bio pending
Anatolia Nix
Committee Member, 2025 - 2028
Toli is a final-year medical student and incoming Academic SFP in Leicester with interests in Trauma & Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, rock climbing and watercolour painting.
An interview with the Past Chair