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Leadership

Our charity is led by a diverse team of patients and relatives, supported by our professional medical advisors. The patients and relatives who lead the charity are elected by our members, usually for a 3-year term.

Leadership

Currently, eight of our leadership team are patients who have had an aortic dissection. Three others are partners of an aortic dissection survivor. Two have tragically lost close family members to the disease. These thirteen "experts by experience" are supported by two professional medical advisors with a high-level of specialist clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating aortic dissection. 

Trustees

Gareth Owens

Gareth Owens

Chair

Clare Payne

Clare Payne

Secretary

Peter Hill

Peter Hill

Treasurer

Haleema Saadia

Haleema Saadia

Trustee

Dan Burgess

Dan Burgess

Founder

Eileen Haxby

Eileen Haxby

Assistant Treasurer

Committee Members

Emma Redfern

Emma Redfern

Medical Advisor (Emergency Medicine)

Geoff Tsang

Geoff Tsang

Medical Advisor (Cardiac Surgery)

Bridget Lawrence

Bridget Lawrence

AD Buddy Group Administrator

Gordon McManus

Gordon McManus

Head of Research

Victoria Campbell

Victoria Campbell

Assistant Secretary / AD Patient Guide

Deirdre Clinch

Deirdre Clinch

Ireland Representative

Stuart Garvie

Stuart Garvie

Ireland Representative

Stefan Paudler

Stefan Paudler

Committee Member

Vacancy

Vacancy

Wales Representative

Vacancy

Vacancy

Scotland Representative