BSPGHAN:
Working with infants, children & young people with digestive, nutritional & liver disorders
The British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (known as BSPGHAN) is the national, professional and academic society which represents specialty colleagues from a range of professional disciplines. BSPGHAN is recognised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) as the society responsible for this field of paediatric medicine.
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Latest News
2026 Annual Meeting Registration Now Open
25th – 27th March 2026, 40th Annual Meeting, The Queens Hotel, Leeds
Education Series: Perplexing Presentations in Paediatric Gastroenterology
Speaker – Dr Sian Copley, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Advert for position of Treasurer and Convenor
BSPGHAN Council Member positions of Treasurer and Convenor will become available at the AGM in March 2026 for a tenure of 3 years.
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Our Team
David Campbell
President 2025-2028
Astor Rodrigues
Convenor 2023-2026
Dharam Basude
Treasurer 2023-2026
David Devadason
Chair 2024-2027
Gastroenterology Working Group
Dr Sanjay Rajwal
Chair 2023-2026
Hepatology Steering Group
Position vacant
Pancreatitis Working Group
Shyla Kishore
Chair 2025-2028
Education Group
Elena Cernat
Chair 2024-2027
Nutrition Working Group
James Ashton
Chair 2024-2027
Research Group
Shishu Sharma
Chair 2024-2027
Endoscopy Working Group
Hema Kannappan
Chair 2024-2027
PeGHAN Working Group
Amy Phipps
Chair 2024-2027
Associate Members
Ed Gaynor
Quality Standards
Elizabeth O’Connor
Co-opted Council Member 2022-2025
BAPS Representative
Vacancy
Co-opted Council
PPP Representative
Lucy Howarth
Co-opted Council
CSAC Co-Chair
Nkem Onyeador
Co-opted Council
CSAC Co-Chair
Basma Haroun
Trainees Group Co-Chair
Tania Bhaduri
Trainees Group Co-Chair
Chris Bakewell
Non-technical Webmaster
Fatimah Alqahtani
Non-technical webmaster