The Bristol Clamshell Faculty
Bristol Clamshell Committee Co-Chair*
Consultant Representative for Cardiac Surgery
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, UH Sussex
Consultant Lead for Thoracic Surgery* Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, UHBW
Mr Stylianos Gaitanakis
Meet The Clamshell Committee
The Clamshell Committee organise and deliver the Bristol Clamshell Courses, alongside wider regional activity of simulation-based training, resource development and quality improvement work. Information about committee roles and activity can be found here. Many committee members also instruct on our clamshell courses.*
Bristol Clamshell Committee Chair*
Senior Anaesthetics Registrar
Dr Emma Low
Mr Saifullah Mohamed
Dr Julia Resutik
Bristol Clamshell Lead Administrator*
Intensive Care Clinical Fellow
Dr Jack Dryburgh Jones
Bristol Clamshell Lead for Quality Assurance and Improvement*
ACCS Anaesthetics Doctor
Bristol Clamshell Treasurer
Anaesthetics Resident Doctor
Dr Rosie Hughes
Dr Alexandra Thomas
Bristol Clamshell Digital Lead
ACCS Anaesthetics Doctor
Miss Lauren Dixon
Mr Gustavo Guida
Trainee Representative for Cardiac Surgery*
Post CCT Fellow in Cardiac Surgery
Miss Shincy Joseph
Trainee Representative for Thoracic Surgery*
Senior Registrar in Thoracic Surgery
Lead for Surgical Equipment*
Cardiac Surgical Care Practitioner
Current Vacancies
See current committee vacancies at the bottom of the page.
Dr. Fran Verey
Dr. Roisin Begley
Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant
Bristol Children's Hospital
Dr. Duncan Courtney
Trauma Team Leader
Emergency Medicine Consultant
North Bristol Trust
Emergency Medicine Consultant
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Meet Our Faculty
We are lucky to be supported by an expert faculty from Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic and General Surgery.
Dr. Michael Malley
Dr. Oscar González
Emergency Medicine Resident Doctor
Severn Deanery
Dr. Andriani Karra
Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant
Bristol Children's Hospital
Emergency Medicine Consultant
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Dr Martin Lewis
Dr Matt Rowe
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
North Bristol Trust
Dr Gen O'Farrell
Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Consultant Thoracic Anaesthesist
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Mr Tom Sullivan
Dr Lydia Wilcox
Emergency Medicine Registrar
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Dr Ravi Muddana
Senior General Surgical Registrar
North Bristol Trust
Emergency Medicine Consultant
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Current Vacancies
Accreditation Lead
We currently have a vacant on the Clamshell Committee for Accreditation Lead.
Applicants should be CT1 / Band 6 and above in a relevant speciality. You will be joining a very friendly and proactive group of colleagues, who will support you in your role. The overall aim of the role will be to raise the profile of the course including through professional affiliation, and fund raise to improve the provision of equipment and resources for the course. You will have specified roles and responsibilities within the committee, and will report activity back at quarterly committee meetings.
Read more about the position here. Applicants should send a 250 word summary of their relevant skills, and why they think they would be suited to the role.
Simulation Development Lead
We currently have a vacant on the Clamshell Committee for Simulation Development Lead.
Applicants should be CT2 / Band 6 or above in a relevant speciality. In this role you will gain valuable leadership experience, by leading the Bristol Clamshell outreach simulation project. Through the Bristol Clamshell project, we can support departments with the equipment and resources needed to support departmental training. This role is suited to someone who has existing simulation or education experience.
You will be supported to develop your simulation-based educational skills, including simulation technology, scenario design, set up and simulation fidelity. You will use these skills to support the Bristol Clamshell courses with sim tech. You will be joining a very friendly and proactive group of colleagues, who will support you in your role. You will have specified roles and responsibilities within the committee, and will report activity back at quarterly committee meetings.
Read more about the position here. Applicants should send a 250 word summary of their relevant skills, and why they think they would be suited to the role.
Deadline: Friday 13th November 2026
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