Research Committee
Committee Terms of Reference
Alexia Karantana
Chair 2023 - 2026
Sandeep Deshmukh
Committee Member 2023 - 2025
Max Horwitz
Committee Member 2023 - 2025
Sam Gidwani
Committee Member 2023 - 2025 (ext 2027)
Sam has been based at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals since 2009. He was head of the orthopaedic department between 2014 and 2017. His practice is focused solely on hand and wrist surgery.
His research interests include the treatment of wrist and hand fractures, and the management of osteoarthritis of the hand and wrist, including joint replacement.
Suzanne Thomson
Committee Member 2024 - 2026
Gus McGrouther
Committee Member 2025-2027
Conrad Harrison
Committee Member 2025-2027
Invited Members
Emma Reay
RCS Surgical Specialty Lead (Hand Surgery)
Catherine Rolls
BAHT Representative
Ro
bin Horton
PPI Representative
Retired IT Consultant, 4D relational database expert, large scale project manager for public and private sector, performance monitoring expert; Former Charity trustee; Former Chairperson of the Somerset Standards Committee; Former member of the British Computer Society; Former member of the Institute of Management Services; Member of the Somerset Constitution & Standards committee. Co-Opted member of Somerset County Council. Member of Neighbourhood Planning committee.
Committee Dates 2025
Thursday 6th March
Thursday 25th September
An interview with the past Chair