Announcement of candidates: Election to Council
We are pleased to announce the candidates who will be standing in the next election to College Council, following a call for self-nominations which was issued to the membership on 15 September 2025. You can read the candidates’ statements here.
Successful candidates will take up their positions in March 2026 and will provide a hugely important contribution to the busy working life of the College.
Voting Information
Eligible members will receive their ballot emails on 19 November 2025 from our election provider, Civica Election Services. Please look out for an email from RCOA@cesvotes.com. Voting closes at midday on 10 December.
The candidates are listed below (in the order their applications were received).
Consultant Vacancies (six to elect)
Professor Tonny Veenith - Royal Wolverhampton Hospital / University of Wolverhampton
Dr Samantha Black - Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Simon Thomson - Mid & South Essex University Hospitals NHSFT
Dr Felicity Plaat - Queen Charlotte's & Hammersmith Hospitals, Imperial NHS Trust
Dr Sri Gummaraju - Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry
Dr Umakanth Kempanna - Humber Health Partnership NHS Trust, Yorkshire
Dr Giovanna Kossakowska - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Dr Kumar Panikkar - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHST
Dr Carolyn Johnston - St Georges Hospital, London
Dr Magesh Jayabalan - South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Roger Cordery - St Bartholomew's Hospital
Dr Orla Lacey - Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Anaesthetist in Training Vacancy (one to elect)
Dr Babak Barzi - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Dr Emma Vallis-Booth - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn
Dr Alex Gerard - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Rob Waterhouse - University College London Hospital
Dr Jackie Wu - Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Dr Ramey Assaf - St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Dr Tom Hine-Thomas - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Kumaran Selvarajah - University College London Hospital
Dr Vikram Nagarajan - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Dr Aaliya Gilbert - Whittington Hospital, North London
Dr Aayushi Gupta - University College London Hospital