Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust

Chair

Tom is the current Chair of the Mammary Fold. He is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and ST8 Breast Surgery Registrar in Exeter. His current research interests lie in translational research, where he collaborates with Professor Stone's group at the University of Exeter using Raman Spectroscopy in breast surgery.  He has been the MF South West Peninsula Regional Representative, secretary to the Mammary Fold 2021-2023 and currently sits on the Mammary Fold Academic Committee.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Vice Chair

Yasmin Hassen is an ST7 Breast Trainee on the Northwest Thames Rotation. She completed her medical studies at Imperial College London and returned to Imperial during her early registrar training to complete a PhD in Patient Safety culminating in international presentations of her work as well as publications in leading journals. She currently serves as the vice chair of the Mammary Fold.

Secretary

Ash is a Speciality Trainee Year 8 in NHS Grampian. She is an international medical graduate who commenced her higher surgical training in Aberdeen in 2019, having previously worked at the Nottingham Breast Institute. She is pursuing a Master of Science in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at the University of East Anglia while undertaking full-time training. 

Ash is the current Secretary of the Mammary Fold. She served as the Junior rep in the year 2022-23. She coordinates all committee meetings, elections for executive committee members, and elections for regional representatives. She has been coordinating the Mammary Fold travelling fellowships in commenced by her predecessor and established the inaugural ASiT-MF bursary to assist trainees with educational activities not funded by the deanery. One of the routine activities is providing the social media representative with information of MF activities. Her usual role includes responding to all email correspondence and maintaining a record of activity. She seeks to augment interaction between the committee and MF members to enhance the training environment. The most recent task involves organising the inaugural Trainer of the Year award for Breast Surgery.

Treasurer

University of Bristol & Royal United Hospitals

MFAC Lead

Kit is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Breast Surgery at the University of Bristol. She is chair of the Mammary Fold Academic & Research Collaborative and Royal College of Surgeons Associate Surgical Specialty Lead (aSSL) for Breast Surgery. She combines research activities with her final years of surgical training in the Severn region. Kit's research interests are to improve outcomes for breast surgery patients, through designing, developing and conducting high quality collaborative clinical research answering questions of importance to both patients and professionals. Recent studies include Diamond, RESTORE C-19 and performing the data analysis for the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Breast Surgery.

Education & Training Representative

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Social Media Rep

Miss Rachel Lee is a ST4 general surgery registrar with an interest in oncoplastic breast surgery. She graduated from St George’s University of London and has been training in the East Midlands deanery since F1. She currently serves as the social media representative of the Mammary Fold and is also part ofst the iBRA-NET committee.

ASiT Rep

Shaneel is a General & Breast Surgery Registrar training in the North West deanery. He currently sits on the North West Breast Research Collaborative committee and has demonstrated his dedication to advancing breast research and garnering robust support for aspiring breast surgeons in the region. By representing breast interests at ASiT, he hopes to translate this position into tangible results for breast trainees including enhancing training pathways, improving access to educational resources and fostering quality improvement. 

Junior Rep

Wales

West Midlands

Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Northern Ireland

Oxford (Thames Valley)

Yorkshire & Humberside

North West

North West London

Scotland

Surgical trainee in the West of Scotland, currently in post as an Associate Surgical Speciality Lead in Breast Surgery with the ABS. I am fairly new to the research platform but enjoying the learning process and due to commence an Out of Programme Research Post in August 2023 completing an MD in the relationship between breast cancer post-operative complications, and breast cancer recurrence/survival.

South London

South West (Severn)

East Midlands (including Trent)

East of England

Wessex

North East

Mersey

South West (Peninsula)

Georgia is a CT1 in Exeter and has been the regional representative for the Peninsula Deanery since October 2023. In this role she aims to foster a community of breast trainees in the area, including those more junior members currently considering the specialty, to maximise opportunities for mentorship, collaboration and support.