The BRIDGES Committee
Mr Daren A Subar, BRIDGES Director, General & HPB Consultant. Research & Development Lead for General Surgery. Clinical Director for Cancer Services
Mr Subar is an advanced laparoscopic HPB surgeon. His research interests include investigating outcomes in liver and pancreatic surgery. He is the principal investigator for a number of local and regional HPB research studies.
Mr Talha Ahmed,BRIDGES Committee Member & Courses Co-Chair,North West General Surgery Trainee
Talha is a Higher Surgical Trainee with a special interest in HPB Surgery. He is passionate about surgical education and training, with extensive experience in teaching courses and leading national trainee-led programmes. He is committed to supporting the next generation of surgeons through structured training, mentorship, research, and collaborative initiatives.
Dr Deepshikha Kumar, BRIDGES Committee member, Journal Club Representative and Courses Co-Chair. Academic Foundation NW Trainee
Dee is a Foundation Doctor and Academic Trainee in the North West. With a background in Medicine and Dentistry, she is keen to develop transferable surgical skills and support trainee-led education, research, and innovation through the BRIDGES platform.
Mr Joel Lambert, BRIDGES Director,
HPB Consultant and Research Fellow
Joel graduated from the University of Bristol and is completing higher surgical training in the Northwest. His interest areas include prehabilltation in cancer surgery and medical education. He is currently enrolled on an MD at Lancaster University.
Mrs Donna Shrestha, Webmaster and Junior Doctor Representative North West General Surgery Trainee
Donna graduated from the University of Sheffield and is currently a higher surgical trainee in the North West Deanery, with an interest in Colorectal Surgery. She has an interest in research and medical education, and keen to use the BRIDGES platform to promote related activities and be an advocate for junior doctors’ training at ELHT.
Mrs Cathie Melvin, ELHT Research Innovation & Development Chair Clinical Research & Development Lead ELHT
Dr Eyad Jamileh, Bridges Foundation Research Representative. FY2 doctor
Eyad has a passion for global health, surgery, and academic medicine. He is actively engaged in research, teaching, and quality improvement initiatives, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare practice.
Mrs Asma Sultana, HPB Chair
General & HPB Consultant Surgeon. Surgical Tutor & Honorary Senior Lecturer UCLAN
Ms Sultana’s research interests are in retrospective and prospective clinical studies, clinical trials and systematic reviews/meta-analyses. She has published widely in these areas, and won prizes and awards (Hirshberg Award from the American Pancreatic Association and the International Association of Pancreatology). She is also collaborating with the University of Central Lancashire on the application of nanotechnology to Hepatopancreatobiliary cancers.
Mr Georgios Sgourakis, Basic Science and Translational Medicine Chair General & HPB Consultant Surgeon. Honorary Clinical Lecturer UCLAN
Mr Sgourakis’ research is focused on the development of molecular biomarkers for colorectal and pancreatic cancer screening and the use of augmented reality and haptic feedback in surgical training. His scholarly experience includes 110 publications in peer reviewed, indexed in Medline, journals. These publications have been cited more than 3200 times.
Dr Nadeem Gire, Bridges Committee member, Research and Development Liaison, FY2 Doctor
Nadeem is well versed in research and grant applications having completed a pharmacy degree prior to gaining his MBBS. He has also completed a PhD during his medical training and brings a wealth of experience and insight to his role in advising on planned research by BRIDGES.