Council members

President & Chair of BIARGS Educational training portfolio

Miss Nahid Gul FRCOG, ISON2
Consultant Gynaecological Pelvic Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon
Gynae oncology, Advanced Endometriosis & Neuropelveology
Laparoscopic/ Robotic Trainer, Proctor & Preceptor
Cheshire and Merseyside MIS Centre
Northwest, UK
Contact: pelvicanatomy@gmail.com
BIARGS Post: President and educational training portfolio chair (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Vice President

Mr. Simon Butler-Manuel MD FRCS FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey
Contact: Simon.bm@nhs.net
BIARGS Post: Vice President (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Honorary Secretary
Miss Sujata Gupta FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester foundation trust
Manchester
Contact: sujata.gupta@mft.mnhs.uk
BIARGS Post: Honorary Secretary (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Treasurer
Miss Dina El-Hamamsy MRCOG, MD
Consultant Urogynaecologist
The Royal London Hospital, London
Contact: delhamamsy@doctors.org.uk
BIARGS Post: Treasurer (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Miss Nidhi Shandil Singh MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes
Contact: nidhi.singh@mkuh.nhs.uk
BIARGS Post: Council member (Research and fellowship programme in robotic surgery) United Kingdom (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Miss Uzma Mahmood FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
UL Hospitals Group, Limerick, Ireland
Contact: uzma.mahmood1@hse.ie
BIARGS Post: Council member (Research and fellowship programme in robotic surgery) Ireland (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Mr. Zeiad El-Gizawy FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke on Trent
Contact: zeiad.elgizawy@nhs.net
BIARGS Post: Council member (Pathways and protocols in robotic surgery) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Mr Amer Raza MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust London
Contact: amer.raza@nhs.net
BIARGS Post: Council member (Robotic surgical gallery collection & Industry liaison) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Miss Helen Nicks MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust Hospital
Contact: helen.nicks@nhs.net
BIARGS Post: Council member (Robotic Patient information material & Patient awareness programme) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Miss Emma Long MRCOG
Subspecialty trainee Gynae Oncology
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Glossop Road, Sheffield
Contact: emma.long11@nhs.net
BIARGS Post: Council member (Trainee representative- Gynaeoncology) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Mr. Arohan Sapkota MRCOG
Specialist trainee ST7 (Out of program for training in Advanced laparoscopy and Robotics- Endometriosis)
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth
Contact: arohan.sapkota@gmail.com
BIARGS Post: Council member (Trainee Representative-Benign Gynaecology) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Mr Carmine Civilli
Surgical First Assistant, Nurse
The Christie Hospital, Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 4BX United Kingdom
Contact: Carmine.Civilli@HCAHealthcare.co.uk
BIARGS Post: Council member (Nursing representative) (Nov 2023 to Nov 2025)

Marielle Nobbenhuis MD PhD

Marielle Nobbenhuis MD PhD
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist
The Royal Marsden & St George’s Hospitals
Contact: marielle.nobbenhuis@rmh.nhs.uk

Past President

Mr Nick Elkington FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
Frimley Park Hospital
Contact: nick.elkington@nhs.net