The BESS Education Committee is made up of BESS members. Committee vacancies are advertised annually to the membership. The Chairman is elected by the BESS membership at the annual general meeting. The terms of office for the Chairman, Surgeon and AHP members is three years. The Fellow/Trainee member serves for one year with a six month run-off. The current Committee includes:
Jaime Candal-Couto
Chairman
2018-2021
James Blacknall
AHP Committee Member
2021-2024
David Hawkes
Fellow/Trainee Committee Member
2021-2022
Deborah Higgs
Surgeon Committee Member
2019-2022
Rajesh Nanda
Surgeon Committee member
2018-2021
Joideep Phadnis
Surgeon Committee Member
2021-2024
Mark Pritchard
Surgeon Committee Member
2021-2024
Shantanu Shahane
Instructional Course Sub-Committee Chairman
2020-2022
Amol Tambe
Surgeon Committee Member
2019-2022
Adam Watts
Surgeon Committee Member
2018-2021
Elaine Wilmore
AHP Committee Member
2018-2022*
*Extended by one year for continuity