Staff and Associate Specialist Ophthalmologists (SAS)
The SAS Committee
The College’s SAS Committee was established in 2006. The SAS Group represents SAS ophthalmologists on all main College committees, and on Council. The President attends our meetings (held three times a year) along with the Chief Executive. The committee Chairman also represents SAS ophthalmologists on the SAS committee of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
The SAS Committee aims to represent SAS ophthalmologists on the College sub-committees and feedback relevant information of the work in progress by the College for the whole scope of Ophthalmology in the UK. It is also our role to maintain contact with as many SAS ophthalmologists as possible and to disseminate information to SAS members and to bring their comments and views back to the college.
We hold an SAS Forum at every College Congress with a speaker on a relevant topic and also provides an opportunity for SAS doctors to meet and to speak directly to the President and College Officers.
We have introduced an annual SAS study day, the National SAS Day, which provides an opportunity to learn and to meet colleagues from around the country. In 2016 it was held on Friday 18 November at the College, a report of the day is available here.
The members of the Committee represent SAS ophthalmologists on the basis of one member for every region. We provide representation on key College Committees as listed below.
| Trent | Miss Bronwen Attrup – Chair | Professional Standards |
| East Anglia | Mr. Virendra Soni | |
| Oxford | Mr Ahmad Ahmado | |
| Mersey | Mrs Nivedita Sangani | Scientific |
| NE Thames | Ms. Haseena Sadhwani | |
| NW Thames | Dr. Gihan Ibrahim | Finance (share) |
| SW Thames | Mr Dipen Boghani | Training |
| SE Thames | Vacancy | |
| Northern | Dr. Alka Gupta | |
| West Midlands | Dr. Qusay Alfahad | |
| North West | Vacancy | |
| South West | Vacancy | |
| Wessex | Vacancy | |
| Yorkshire | Vacancy | |
| Moorfields | Vacancy | |
| Wales | Mr Juan Salinas | |
| N Ireland | Dr Lisa Kelly | Paediatric Sub-committee |
| Scotland East & West | Dr Anne Sinclair | Lay Advisory Group |
Miss Bronwen Attrup
Chair
SAS Committee