BAPO

About us

Learn more about BAPO, what we do and who our people are

We are the British Association for Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, or BAPO for short. We’re the professional society for paediatric otolaryngology in the UK and Ireland. We are led by our council, who you can find out more about below, as well as details on our constitution.

The BAPO Council

Neil Bateman
President

Manchester Children’s Hospital

Ravi Thevasagayam
Secretary

Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Daniel Tweedie
Treasurer

Evelina Children’s Hospital

Su De
President Elect Designate

Alder Hey Hospital Liverpool

Hasnaa Ismail-Koch
Associate Secretary

University Hospital Southampton

Haytham Kubba, BAPO Council
Haytham Kubba
President Elect

Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow

Kate Blackmore
Member

James Cook University Hospital

Andrea Burgess
Member

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Marianne Elloy BAPO Council
Marianne Elloy
Member

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Andy Hall
Member

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Cardiff

Nico Jonas
Member

Addenbrookes Hospital

Rania Mehanna
Member

Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin

Ravi Sharma
Member

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Emma Gosnell
Trainee Representative

North West Deanery

Rachel Lawrence
Trainee Representative

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

The BAPO Constitution

The BAPO Constitution outlines the aims of our organisation and who qualifies for membership. In addition, it shows how our Council is made up and the rules we have in place around meetings. You can find out more by following the link below.

Past Presidents of BAPO

We are grateful to the the following individuals who have been previous Presidents of BAPO:

John Graham
1991-1993
Peter Bull
1993-1996
Kevin Gibbin
1996-1999
Andrew Freeland
1999-2002
Martin Bailey
2002-2004
Ken Pearman
2004-2006
Peter Robb
2006-2008
David Albert
2008-2010
Mike Rothera
2010-2012
Gavin Morrison
2012-2014
Ray Clarke
2014-2016
Ben Hartley
2016-2018
Michael Kuo
2018-2020
Michael Saunders
2020-2022
Michelle Wyatt
2022-2023