Queen’s University

Ms Anna Isaac is a Senior Registrar in Oncoplastic Surgery currently undertaking a PhD at Queen’s University, Belfast. Over a 13 year career Anna has been actively involved in local and national collaborative research, including supervision and training of junior colleagues, and is currently the trainee co-lead of the breast pain ASPIRE project. Having been late to the party with academic surgery Anna is keen to help other trainees get involved earlier in their careers to maximise their interests and potential! 

Mitali went out of programme in 2020 at ST5 level to study for a PhD at the University of Liverpool. She had completed a basic sciences degree prior to studying medicine and has carried on her interests through her PhD work. Mitali is passionate about promoting more basic sciences/translational medicine research and has been through the funding application process many times so is keen to help and support others to secure funding. Mitali is currently funded by RCSEng and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital Charitable Funds Committee.

Jess is currently an ST7 oncoplastic breast trainee in the North East of England. Jess completed her MBBS at Newcastle University in 2013 and has remained in the region for her core and higher surgical training. Jess has also completed a Masters in Research (MRes transplantation with distinction) and postgraduate qualifications in both medical education (PGCert) and clinical leadership (Mary Seacole programme). She has been a member of the MFAC committee for 3 years now and enjoys helping to increase regional involvement in some of our nationally run collaborative studies. 

University College London

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.

Sarah is currently a General Surgical ST6 working in Yorkshire, and about to go on maternity leave as she is expecting twins! Sarah has always had an interest in research, and following completing the Academic Foundation Programme in East Midlands, she was lucky enough to have an excellent Core Surgical placement at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester where she was actively involved in recruiting for multiple clinical trials.  This led her to seek more opportunities once she started Higher Surgical Training and she really enjoyed being an Associate PI during her ST3 year for the Sunflower Trial. Outside of work, Sarah loves to cook and sing in a local pop choir - think Glee, but for adults!