Research Committee
Committee Chair and Membership Terms of Office
Committee Terms of Reference
Alexia Karantana
Chair 2023 - 2026
Jenny Lane
Committee Member 2020 - 2023
Philippa Rust
Committee Member 2022 - 2024
Ryckie Wade
Committee Member 2022 - 2024
Sandeep Deshmukh
Committee Member 2023 - 2025
Max Horwitz
Committee Member 2023 - 2025
Sam Gidwani
Committee Member 2023 - 2025
Invited Members
Matt Gardiner
RCS Surgical Specialty Lead (Hand and Plastic Surgery)
Matt is a consultant hand and plastic surgeon with an interest in surgical trials and thumb base osteoarthritis. He is the Royal College of Surgeons Surgical Specialty Lead for Hands and Plastic Surgery and co-founded and chairs the Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network.
Emma Reay
RCS Surgical Specialty Lead (Hand Surgery)
Catherine Rolls
BAHT Representative
Robin 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.
An interview with the past Chair