BIA Council

The Council manages the affairs of the BIA in the furtherance of its aims, and comprises of elected members from among the general membership.

The President serves for a term of two years, as does the Vice President, subsequently becoming President. Training grade members also serve for two years. The Secretary, Treasurer and other members of Council serve for a term of three years.

BIA Council (updated May 2019)

Principal Officers:

President (Chair of Council), Prof Martin Llewelyn (Brighton & Sussex)
Vice President (President Elect), Dr Katie Jeffery (Oxford)
Hon Secretary, Dr David Partridge, (Northern General Hospital)
Treasurer, Dr Mike Kelsey (London)
Meetings Secretary, Dr Hiten Thaker (Hull & East Yorkshire)

BIA Council Members:

Membership Secretary, Dr Mark Melzer (London)
Clinical Services Secretary (ID), Dr Anna Checkley (London)
Clinical Services Secretary (ID), Dr Joanna Herman (London)
Clinical Services Secretary (Microbiology & Virology), Dr Natasha Ratnaraja (Birmingham)
Guidelines Secretary, Dr Anna Goodman (London)
Communications Secretary, Dr Ed Moran (Birmingham)
Manpower & Training Secretary, Dr Bridget Atkins (Oxford)
Scientific & Research Secretary, Dr Chris Chiu (London)
Trainee (Meetings) Secretary, Dr Farnaz Dave (Manchester)
Trainee (Professional Affairs) Secretary, Dr Dinesh Aggarwal (London) / Dr Fergus Hamilton (Bristol)
Associate Members Secretary, Dr Louise Dunsmure (Oxford)
Editor - Journal of Infection, Prof Robert Read (Southampton)
Newsletter Editor, Dr Naomi Meardon (Sheffield)
Devolved Administrations Secretary, Dr Ray Fox (Glasgow)

Contact Details

President (2019)

Prof Martin Llewelyn
Medical Research Building
Room 1.08
BSMS
University of Sussex
BN1 9P
Email: president@britishinfection.org

Vice President (2019)

Dr Katie Jeffery
Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Microbiology
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU

Email: vicepresident@britishinfection.org

Honorary Secretary (2019)

Dr David Partridge
Department of Microbiology
Northern General Hospital,
Herries Road,
Sheffield,
S5 7AU

Email: secretary@britishinfection.org

Treasurer (2015 & 2018)

Dr Mike Kelsey
Department of Microbiology
The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Email: treasurer@britishinfection.org

Meetings Secretary (2017)

Dr Hiten Thaker
Department of Infectious Diseases
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Email: meetings@britishinfection.org

Membership Secretary (2019)

Dr Mark Melzer
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Whipps Cross Barts Health NHS Trust
London
Email: membership@britishinfection.org

Clinical Services Secretary (ID) - joint appointment (2017)

Dr Anna Checkley and Dr Joanna Herman
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College London
Mortimer Market Centre
Mortimer Market
Capper St
London
WC1E 6JD
Email: clinicalservicesid@britishinfection.org

Dr Joanna Herman

Email: clinicalservicesid@britishinfection.org

Clinical Services Secretary (Microbiology & Virology) (Interim appointment 2016, elected 2017)

Dr Natasha Ratnaraja
Department of Microbiology,
City Hospital,
Dudley Road,
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Email: clinicalservicesmv@britishinfection.org

Guidelines Secretary (2019)

Dr Anna Goodman
Department of Infectious Diseases
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London
Email: guidelines@britishinfection.org

Communications Secretary (2019)

Dr Ed Moran
Department of Infectious Diseases
Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Email: communications@britishinfection.org

Manpower & Training Secretary (2015 & 2018)

Dr Bridget Atkins
Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Level 6
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington
Oxford OX9 9DU
Email: manpowertraining@britishinfection.org

Scientific Affairs & Research Secretary (2017)

Dr Chris Chiu
Department of Infectious Diseases
Imperial College London
Email: scientificresearch@britishinfection.org

Training Grade Member (Meetings) (2018)

Dr Farnaz Dave
Department of Infectious Diseases
Manchester
Email: traineemeetings@britishinfection.org

Training Grade Member (Professional Affairs) (2019 interim joint post)

Dr Dinesh Aggarwal
Infectious Diseases/Microbiology ST5
Hospital of Tropical Diseases, UCLH

Dr Fergus Hamilton
SpR Microbiology / Infectious Diseases
North Bristol NHS Trust, University of Bristol

Email: traineeprofaffairs@britishinfection.org

Associate Members Secretary (interim 2017, elected 2018)

Dr Louise Dunsmure
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Email: associatemembers@britishinfection.org

Editor - Journal of Infection

Professor Robert Read
University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Email: R.C.Read@soton.ac.uk

Newsletter Editor (2018)

Dr Naomi Meardon
Email: newsletter@britishinfection.org

Devolved Administrations Secretary (2015 & 2018)

Dr Ray Fox
Dept. of Infectious Diseases
Gartnavel General Hospital
1053 Great Western Road
Glasgow G12 0YN
Email: devolvedadministrations@britishinfection.org

Previous BIA Council Members

President: Dr Albert Mifsud (London) 2017 - 2019

Meetings Secretary: Dr Katie Jeffery (Oxford) 2016 - 2019