Co-President: Jeremy Cheong
Year: Intercalation
Specialty of Interest: Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery
Hobbies: Weightlifting and Cooking
“I am excited and enthusiastic to be leading the society alongside the co-president. We aim to bring you an exciting line-up of events to inspire you to consider surgery as a career.”
Co-President: Thejas K
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hobbies: Travelling and F1
“The past year has been an interesting experience for our society but now I’m really looking forward to working with this years committee as we navigate our way to a post-covid normalcy”
Vice President: Ailey Zhao
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: General Surgery
Hobbies: Swimming and Yoga
“We have an amazing group of people on the committee this year who are super keen to answer any question you may have. Make sure to come along for a chat at our events!”
Treasurer: Charlie Peat
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: General, Ortho, Cardiothoracics (…most specialties really)
Hobbies: Watching sport and doing a bit of gymnastics and golf
“Since first year NUSS has been a great way to get involved with and find out about all kinds of surgery in an engaging and enjoyable way. This year I am personally looking forward to the return of in-person events, as well as continuing with a range of virtual sessions which made NUSS so accessible in the past year – hope to see you there!
Secretary: Anastasia Romanova
Year: Intercalating (MRes)
Specialty of Interest: Trauma & Orthopaedics
Hobbies: Swimming, Photography, Cooking
“I am really looking forward to running events that will get more students interested in surgery that otherwise wouldn’t have given it a second thought, as well as helping demystify the world of surgery to make surgical opportunities less daunting!”
Events Officer: Jeremy Ng
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: General and Plastic Surgery
Hobbies: Playing guitar, F1, Table Tennis
“I’m looking forward to organising interesting events for our members this year! I hope those events will inspire more students to choose surgery as a career”
Events Officer: Arjun Vyas
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: Trauma & Orthopaedics
Hobbies: Basketball, Gym and Photography
“Hi guys! I’m Arjun and I’m one of your new Events Officers! This year I’m looking forward to bouncing the society back from a very disrupted year due to the pandemic, and hoping we manage more in-person events, especially our big surgical conference later in the year!!”
Talks Officer: Raj Maan
Year: Three
Specialty of Interest: Neurosurgery, Plastics and Cardiovascular
Hobbies: Coding, Baking and Reading!
“Overall, I’m very excited to be working with such a great committee and hopefully we can deliver some degree of normalcy in this COVID world. Specifically I’m really interested in surgical research and VR and hoping I can try bring that in reach of our members!“
Social Media and Publicity Officer: Nesta Baxter
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: ENT, General, HPB and Endocrine Surgery
Hobbies: Kickboxing, Reading & Running
“This year I’m excited to work with the committee to ‘show off’ the fantastic events, talks and much more that this society has to offer as well as helping members become as involved and interested as I have become in SurgSoc.”
Education Officer: Peter Bruce-Wootton
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: Trauma & Orthopaedics
Hobbies: Any adventure outdoors!
“I’m a Scotsman slowly working his way south! I can’t wait to meet all the Surg Soc members and get the best out of ScrubbEd after it’s debut success last year!”
Skills Officer: Dinul Hettiarachchi
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: General, Plastic and Paediatric Surgery
Hobbies: Photography, Cooking and Trekking
“A quirky surgery enthusiast with an interest in robotics and plastic surgery. During my free time I like to practice suturing skills on fruits and pretend they are patients with backstories!”
Anatomy/Autopsy Officer: Sean Pattinson
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hobbies: Swimming and Racquet Sports
“I’ve had an interest in surgery since before coming to university and have always been keen to get involved in the Surgical Society. My main interest is in Cardiothoracic surgery and I aim to provide experience and exposure to the specialty within my role”
Diversity/Welfare Officer: Catherine Otoibhi
Year: Three
Specialty of Interest: Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine
Hobbies: Tennis & Travelling
“I’m looking forward to getting involved in the society as a committee member for the first time and putting on some great events for everyone. Here’s to a more event-filled year than the last one!”
Tees Representative: Prashasth Cheekoty
Year: Four
Specialty of Interest: General and Plastic Surgery
Hobbies: Food, Fitness and Reading
“Although I’m not entirely sure, plastic surgery is definitely a strong interest of mine! Outside of medicine, I’m passionate about healthcare consulting and MedTech. I’m really excited to bring a lot more events to tees this year!”
FY1 Representative: Eli Eagle
Year: FY1
Specialty of Interest: ENT and General Surgery
Hobbies: Cycling and Natural Wines
“I’ve been on committee since 4th year and I’m excited to carry on into my foundation programme! Looking forward to another year with a great committee.”
Past President: Shiv Kolhe
Year: Final
Specialty of Interest: Trauma & Orthopaedics
Hobbies: Cricket, Coffee and Eating Out
“I’m looking forward to supporting the new committee this year in developing some exciting new ideas and initiatives, whilst continuing to provide our members with fantastic opportunities to develop their interest in surgery. Most of all, I’m excited for more in-person events, socials and free food!”