BSG Council
The voting members of council come from three areas
- Directly Elected Councillors – There are eight Elected Councillors with a variety of experience in BSG roles and with different perspectives in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- The Executive – all members of the Executive also sit as voting members on Council
- The appointed Chairs of the Higher Level Committees
If, as a member, you have a point that you wish to make to Council or any of the Committees, we will ensure that every message is addressed by the Elected Council and taken to the relevant Committee, if appropriate. You can contact us at elected.council@bsg.org.uk
Voting Members of Council
| Title | First Name | Surname | Committee Position | Appointment Date | Term of Office |
| Dr | Andy | Veitch | President | 23/6/22 | 23/6/24 |
| Prof | Colin | Rees | President-Elect | 23/6/22 | 23/6/24 |
| Prof | Helen | Steed | Senior Secretary | 23/6/23 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Safa | Al-Shamma | Secretary | 23/6/23 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Bev | Oates | Treasurer | June-21 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | John | Morris | VP Endoscopy | 23/6/22 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | Coral | Hollywood | VP Hepatology | 23/6/23 | 23/6/25 |
| Prof | Anjan | Dhar | Chair, Education Committee | 23/6/23 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Simon | Panter | Chair, Training Committee | March-23 | 23/6/25 |
| Prof | Shaji (Seb) | Sebastian | Chair, Research Committee | ######## | June-24 |
| Dr | Mo | Thoufeeq | Chair, International Committee | 23/6/23 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Bernard | Brett | Chair, CSSC | June-22 | June-25 |
| Dr | Manu | Nayar | Elected Councillor | 23/6/22 | 23/6/25 |
| Prof | Daniel | Gaya | Elected Councillor | 23/6/22 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Umesh | Basavaraju | Elected Councillor | 23/6/22 | 23/6/25 |
| Prof | Dhiraj | Tripathi | Elected Councillor | 23/6/21 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | Ashis | Mukhopadhya | Elected Councillor | 23/6/23 | 23/6/26 |
| Dr | Matthew | Cowan | Elected Councillor | 23/6/23 | 23/6/26 |
| Dr | Simon | Everett | Elected Councillor | 23/6/23 | 23/6/26 |
| Dr | Louise | Scovell | Elected Councillor as ex-Officio | 23/6/23 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | Shairoz | Samji | Workforce Lead | 23/6/22 | 23/6/25 |
| Dr | Arun | Sivananthan | Chair, Trainee Committee | 23/6/23 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | Nick | Michell | QI Lead, CSSC | 23/6/22 | 23/6/24 |
| Dr | Perminder | Phull | Guidelines Lead, CSSC | 23/6/22 | June-24 |
| Ms | Lindsey | Scarisbrick | Chair, Nurses Association | 23/6/22 | 23/6/25 |
Observing Members of Council
| Dr Ian Gee | SAC Chair, Training Committee |
| Prof Emad El-Omar | Editor of Gut |
| Prof Mark Beattie | Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology & Open Gastroenterology |