Robert Bentley, BDS, MB BChFDSRCS, FRCS, FRCS (OMFS)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London

Rob was appointed as an Oral and Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Surgeon to King’s College Hospital in 2000. His areas of clinical interest are skull base and craniofacial surgery both congenital and acquired facial deformity and in particular the treatment of complex facial trauma in adults and children. 

He was appointed as Clinical Director of King’s Trauma Centre (KTC) which he set up as a Major Trauma Centre in 2010 and subsequently in 2013 also became the Clinical Director of the South East London Kent and Medway (SELKaM) Major Trauma Network.

He  has been London Clinical Director and an NHSE commissioner for Trauma Rehabilitation in London in 2012-13.

He was a graduate of the “Next Generation Chief Executive programme” at  London Business School 2010-2012 and was Clinical Director of Surgery for King’s 2014-2017.

A committed trainer, he has been Training Programme Director for the South London OMFS programme since 2008 and the Pan London programme since 2012 and was voted BAOMS Trainer's Trainer of the Year in 2016. He has been instrumental in supporting the Post Graduate Medical Dental degree programme at King’s College London. 

He was the chair for AOCMF for the United Kingdom and a former European Board member for AO.

Satyesh Chimanlal Parmar BChD, BMBS, BMedSci, FDSRCS, FRCS, FRCS (OMFS)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial / Head and Neck / Reconstructive Surgeon, University Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sat was appointed as an Oral and Maxillofacial /Head and Neck /Reconstructive Surgeon at the University Hospital of Birmingham in 2003.

He is one of the directors of the European Head and Neck Course and the Head and Neck Oncology for Surgeons courses.

He is a board member for the European Head and Neck Society.

He is a council member for the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) and President  of  BAOMS

He was the chair for AOCMF for the United Kingdom and a former European Board member for AO.

He carries out most aspects of general Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery but his sub-specialist interest is Salivary Gland/Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstruction. He also has an interest in implant rehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients.

Consultant OMFS Sheffield and Barnsley Hospitals – 13 yrs.

Chair, Lead Clinician, Head & Neck Cancer, N Trent Ca Network – 7 yrs.

Training Programme Director, OMFS – Trent rotation.

Hon Senior Clinical Lecturer University of Sheffield.

Trained in 30+ NHS Hospitals across S Wales, Leeds, Gt Manchester and London areas.

Clinical Interests - H&N Oncology, Reconstructive surgery, Laser applications, 14 yrs + teaching Trauma Skills following acute involvement with major incidents – Docklands Bomb 1996.

Specialty Interests - Teaching & Training in OMFS. Security for and recruitment of next generation surgeons. New areas of surgical activity for OMFS.

 Outside interests – farming / forestry, DIY, photography, shooting.

David J W Keith, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Sunderland Royal Infirmary, from 2004 to Present.

Honorary Treasurer and Trustee (from January 2019).

Presently, an Associate Editor of BJOMS, MRCS examiner, and ATLS Instructor.

In the last year as Clinical Director, Head & Neck Directorate at Sunderland, having been in post since 2012.

Previously Surgical Tutor, 2007-12; Training Programme Director 2008-15; Clinical Governance Lead 2005-11.

Clinical practice focuses on Orthognathic surgery, Post Traumatic Deformity, Sialendoscopy and TMJ.

Patrick Magennis is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in the regional unit in Liverpool, having completed training there in 2001.

His job involves helping manage the huge facial trauma workload in Liverpool, but he has been working for and with BAOMS since he was the secretary then chair of the Medical Students' Group (now Junior Trainees' Group) in 1989.

His area of enthusiasm is training and trainees in OMFS, writing a handbook for trainees in 1990, designing the Association's first website, and starting the annual National Training and Careers Days in 2007.

He is BAOMS representative on the OMFS SAC and on the Oral Surgery SAC. He runs the 'Register your interest in OMFS' link from the BAOMS website, sending useful information to anyone who thinks they want to know more about our specialty.

He is happy to be contacted by trainees or those interested in training through this link.

Professor Peter Brennan is a NHS Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Portsmouth, specialising in head and neck oncology with a personal chair for his research and education achievements with over 600 publications to date. He is a committed trainer and educator, collaborating across specialties and disciplines. Peter has been Honorary BJOMS Editor (2009-14), BAOMS President in 2016, Chairman of the English College Court of Examiners (2012-14)  and Intercollegiate Committee Chair for MRCS and DOHNS (2014-17) for the four Surgical Colleges. He has recently led a major revision of the MRCS examination. He currently supervises important MRCS predictive validity and differential attainment research for the Colleges and has published widely on the MRCS examination.

He has edited 5 specialty textbooks including the 2 volume Maxillofacial Surgery (3rd Edition), Operative OMFS, and the Oxford Handbook. He is Lead Editor of the new Gray’s Surgical Anatomy textbook which has received widespread acclaim around the world. The title has been so popular that it required reprinting within 2 months of publication – unprecedented for a medical textbook.

Peter is interested in human factors (HF) and patient safety, establishing unique collaborations with airline pilots, National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (Red Arrows). His work improves practice across surgical and medical specialties and includes reducing hierarchy, enhancing team working and raising awareness of many personal factors to reduce medical error. In 2019, he was awarded a PhD entitled ‘Applying HF to Improve Patient Safety.’

He promotes equality, women in surgery, trainees and SAS grades at every opportunity and was elected in April 2020 to the Royal College of Surgeons of England Council by the general voting route. He is looking forward to serving BAOMS again, supporting the Presidents and facilitating direction and strategy for the specialty over the next few years

I am a consultant in Liverpool and also TPD for the North West OMFS trainees in both the Manchester and Mersey rotations. I am also Associate Dean for Dental Core Trainees in HEENW (having previously been TPD for DF2 in Mersey Deanery) and involved in training for all of my consultant career.

I have been given the Dental Core Training (DCT) portfolio within BAOMS, a role which I will relish. To this end, I will need contributions and help from all levels and grades of members of BAOMS.

For those aiming for or currently in DCT, I would like your help to assemble a key resource on the BAOMS website to help you and those who follow you.

For those involved in the clinical and/or the educational supervision of DCTs I want to build a resource for training and help improve the experience DCTs within OMFS units have, in the knowledge that our DCTs are the consultant colleagues of the future.

Fellows in Training representative 

Jag Dhanda is a Clinical Reader at Brighton Medical School. He works as a Consultant Maxillofacial / Head and Neck Surgeon at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.

He obtained three Royal College Research Fellowships and a completed a TIG fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.  Jag also holds both an Honorary Senior Lecturer's position at Imperial College, London.  He is currently setting up the MSc programme in Dental Implant Reconstructive Surgery at Brighton Medical School and was awarded the President's Prize at the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Conference in 2018 for his work on iKnife technology.

He hosts the annual advanced microvascular, virtual surgical planning and cadaveric perforator course. He has set up his own YouTube channel for an online training resource which reflects his enthusiasm as a trainer for advanced surgical skills in head and neck surgery.  

Kathy was appointed as Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at King’s College Hospital 2008 and Reader in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at King’s College London, University of London 2018. Her sub specialty interest is orthognathic surgery, skin cancer, TMD, salivary and trauma. Kathy completed her PhD in Photodynamic therapy in Head and Neck Cancer at University College London 1998. She is one of the experts on the  Department of Health working party for PDT.

Kathy is the academic lead at King’s College Hospital and is co-supervisor to 2 PhD students in tissue engineering. Over the past 8 years she has mentored 100+  junior OMFS trainees and recruits trainees to their second clinical degree, medicine and dentistry. She is the educational supervisor for up to 24 junior trainees. She is hughly active in undergraduate teaching. Kathy is involved in the BAOMS facial laceration and co-lead in wisdom teeth guidelines. She is a member of the NHS pathways  Dental Sub Group Committee and is the past President of Metropolitan Branch of British Dental Association. Kathy is the BAOMS lead in Media and Public Relations.

Deputy Fellows in Training representative 

Council member (Fellow) 

Kanwal gained her dental and medical degrees at Sheffield and Manchester, respectively, before undertaking her specialist training in Oral & Maxillofacial Training on the Liverpool Rotation. Upon completion, Kanwal obtained – and completed - the Training Interface Group (TIG) fellowships in both Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery and Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery. This latter fellowship set the foundation for her career as a Cleft Surgeon, during which time she trained in the regional cleft centres of Leeds, Newcastle and South Thames, as well as abroad in India. Kanwal is now a Cleft consultant in Cleft.Net.East based in Cambridge where her current practice includes the full range of primary and secondary cleft surgeries. As Clinical Lead of this department she is focussed on nurturing the talent within the multidisciplinary team and forging research links between the department and Cambridge University, particularly in light of the Children’s Hospital being built on site.

In 2017, Kanwal was nominated by her Trust to undergo national selection for an elite one-year NHS Leadership programme known as the Nye Bevan Academy. This programme for Aspirant Executive directors equipped her with many of the management and people-skills required for meeting the challenges of a modern-day NHS. It also cultivated a deep interest in team dynamics, diversity and inclusion which Kanwal continues to develop and research in her own daily management practice. Such skills have enhanced her roles as an examiner for BAOMS and as a founding member for the Society of Women in Maxillofacial Surgery. Kanwal looks forward to combining her clinical experience, her formal training in leadership and management and her passion for trainees’ needs to be considered holistically to best serve the next generation of OMFS surgeons.

Twitter: @KanwalMoar

Prav was appointed as a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham in September 2012.

He has been the Clinical Service lead since February 2016 and is also a Trustee for Get a-Head, a head and Neck Cancer Charity. He trained in the West Midlands and completed a TIG fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.

His subspecialist interest lies in head and neck oncology and reconstruction, salivary gland cancer and trauma.

He is also a faculty in a number of national and international courses.

Aimee Rowe is the Junior Trainee and Members' representative on BAOMS Council 

Ian has worked in Consultant practice in Birmingham for fourteen years, with a special interest in Cleft lip and Palate and Trauma surgery, working at QEHB and Birmingham Children's.  He is Deputy Medical Director at QEHB and clinical lead for integration of services across the new £1.6 Billion UHB.

At the start of his consultant career he established the SpR forum for the final FRCS exam and has been a trainer throughout his daily work.  He is also Associate Dental Dean at HEE Midlands & East and has led the reforms to DCT training nationally. 

On council he has taken on responsibility for "youth policy" and looks forward to working with colleagues nationally to develop and spread best practice in this area, supporting trainees in second degree study and improving recruitment to the specialty.

Vinita Shekar – BDS, MFDSRCS, LLM – Legal Aspects of Medical Practice

Specialty Doctor – OMFS, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Past Appointments: Clinical Audit Lead, Investigating Officer for Doctors in Difficulty, Whistle Blowing Advocate

Current Appointments: Clinical Governance Lead OMFS, SAS Educational Advisor NHS Tayside, SAS LNC Rep, Clinical Supervisor for Junior Trainees

Other Interests – Cooking Blog, Photography, Yoga

Parminder Shoker- BDS, MFDS RCS, DDHLM (FGDP), DipConSed (N'cle), MSc- Oral Surgery

Specialty Doctor- OMFS, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Director- Nottingham Emergency Dental Services Ltd/ IMOS Provider

Sits on local MCN for Oral Surgery

She gained her BDS from Guys & St Thomas' Hospitals in 1996 and has predominantly worked within the specialty since graduation.  Early junior training posts included Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Aintree University Hospitals.  Parminder has been working within the OMFS unit in Nottingham since 2002 and is actively involved in the day-to-day supervision and engagement of juniors within the specialty.

As an SAS members' representative to BAOMS Council she is aiming to work on ways to overcome challenges faced by SAS grades working within the specialty.

Outside interests: cooking, photography and piano.

Consultants and Specialists' Deputy Representative.

Bhavin Visavadia is Deputy Chair of the Consultants and Specialists Group. He is a full member of BAOMS Council and also sits on the Endowments Sub-Committee. Bhavin is a busy Clinical Director for Head and Neck Services and Breast Surgery at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Lead for Head and Neck Cancer in West Herts Hospitals.

He is an industrious and caring senior surgeon and has a special interest in consultant and specialist development and support.

Bhavin also serves as Immediate Past President of the Section of OMFS at the Royal Society of Medicine.

As a Regional Speciality Professional Advisor to BAOMS and RCS England he was an active member of the Professional Affairs Board in London and has supported colleagues and trainees in the region. 

Bhavin co-organised the New Consultants and RSPA Study Day held by BAOMS in October 2016.

In 2016 Bhavin was awarded the BAOMS Surgery Prize in recognition of his contribution to the Speciality in the wider sense.

Emma Woolley is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Director of Medical and Dental Education in North Wales having completed her specialty training in Liverpool.  

She has held numerous roles in medical education having been Training Programme Director for the Mersey/North Wales programme and Head of the Mersey School of Surgery.  She has been a member of the SAC for a number of years as TPD Lead for OMFS, RCS Representative, Liaison Member and Curriculum Lead.

Chair of the OMFS Specialty Advisory Committee of the Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST).

International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ICOMS)

Local Organising Committee (LOC):

David Koppel (Chair)

Ian Holland (Treasurer)

Jeremy McMahon (Co-Chair Scientific Committee)

James McCaul  (Co-Chair Scientific Committee)

Mark Devlin (Social programme Chair)

Jaime Grant (Trainee rep)