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.
Next meeting: 29th April 2021
Committee Members
Zaf Naqui
Chair, 2021 - 2023
Zaf is the Clinical Director and Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at the Manchester Hand Centre, Salford Royal Hospital and also serves as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. His interests include hand trauma and wrist pain.
Michael David
Webmaster, 2020 - 2022
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.
Max Horwitz
Committee Member, 2018 - 2023
Max is a an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in congenital hand differences, neuromsucular problems and acute trauma conditions. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College and enjoys research related to biomechanics.
Ryan Trickett
Committee Member, 2020 - 2022
Ryan has been a Consultant Hand Surgeon in Cardiff since 2015, having trained in Wales, Nottingham and Derby. He has previously served on the Research Committee, leading the James Lind Alliance and ICHOM projects for the BSSH. He has a research interest in trauma and patient reported outcome measures.
Nicola Fine
Committee Member, 2020 - 2022
Nicola is an orthopaedic surgeon who has completed fellowships in orthoplastic hand surgery in Swansea and Melbourne. She is starting as a consultant at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in the autumn of 2021.
Wee Sim Khor
Committee Member, 2020 - 2022
An interview with the Chair