Who's Who
The NSAICM is run by an Executive Committee.
This includes:
​Head of School:
Dr Stephen Robb
Training Programme Directors:
TPD - Stage 1 Anaesthesia
Dr Karen Naru
​
TPD - Stage 2 Anaesthesia
Dr Lynne Waring
​
TPD - Stage 3 Anaesthesia
Dr James Briscoe
​
TPD - Intensive Care Medicine + ACCS Stage 1
Dr Suzy O'Neill
​
TPD - ARCP + ePortfolio Lead
Dr Chris Izod
​
TPD - Trainees with Differing Needs
Dr Alexander Scott
​
Regional Advisors:
Anaesthesia: Dr Ian Whitehead
​
ICM: Dr Miriam Baruch
​
Pain: Dr Ashish Gulve
​
​​
School Executive Committee
Programme Support Officer – Specialty Training
NHSE Education – North East
Ella Costello
​
Lead Employer Trust (LET) - Human Resources
Senior HR Officer: Leanne Lowe
NHSE Education
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Dr Neil Hall
​
FICM Tutor
Dr Jim Coates
Cumberland Infirmary
Carlisle
​
FICM Tutor
Dr Maddie Wood
University Hospital of North Durham
​
FICM Tutor
Dr Iain Cummings
Northumbria Healthcare (NSECH)
Cramlington
catherine.rafi@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
​
FICM Tutors
Dr Irene McEleavy
irene.mceleavy@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Dr Chris Allen (Deputy)
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle
RCoA Tutors
Dr Mark Callaghan & Dr Kate Rimmer
​
FICM Tutors
Dr Chris Johnson & Dr Kaye Cantlay
nuth.rvifacultytutorsicm@nhs.net
​
PICU
Dr John Glazebrook
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle
Dr Iain Walker
​
Dr Caroline MacFie
Dr Mahesh Prabhu (Cardiac)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
Dr Claire Williams
​
FICM Tutors
Dr Jonathan Brand (CICU)
North Tees University Hospital
Stockton-on-Tees
Darlington Memorial Hospital
RCOA College Tutors & FICM Faculty Tutors
Outgoing Chair of the Resident Doctor Committee (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
Incoming Chair of the Resident Doctor Committee (North Tees University Hospital)
ICM Representative (Northumbria Healthcare Trust)
Stage 1 Anaesthetics Representative (Sunderland Royal Hospital)
LTFT and Stage 2 Anaesthetics Representative (Freeman Hospital)
Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative (James Cook University Hospital)
Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative (Freeman Hospital)
Stage 2 Anaesthetics Representative (Royal Victoria Infirmary)
Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative (Royal Victoria Infirmary)
Stage 3 Anaesthetics Representative (James Cook University Hospital)
Stage 1 Representative (University Hospital of North Durham & Darlington Memorial Hospital)
Stage 1 Anaesthetics Representative (Sunderland Royal Hospital)