Meet The Team
Office Bearers

Dr. Pranab Sarkar
BIDA National Treasurer
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Burnley
Qualifications MBBS, DRCOG, MRCOG. MOG. FRCOG, RAMC(V)

Dr. Jay Nankani
BIDA ARM Chairman
Retired General Practitioner
M.B.B.S., MRCP(IRL), MRCP(UK)

Dr. Alka Trivedi
BIDA National Vice President
General Practitioner Wigan/Leigh area
NHS 41 Years
Served as BIDA National Chair Woman’s Doctors Forum for 6 years

Dr Birendra Sinha
BIDA National President
General Practitioner Merseyside
MBBS, MRCP(IRL)MRCP(UK)
BIDA National Treasurer 2011-2017

Dr. Chandra Kanneganti
BIDA National Chairman
MBBS, FRCGP, PGc (Med Ed) MSc (Medical Leadership)
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Dr. Ashish Dhawan
BIDA National Secretary
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
MBBS, MD , MRCP
Executive Committee Members
BIDA Deputy
Secretary
BIDA Vice Chairman

Dr. S Bhattacharyya
BIDA Executive Committee Member
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
MBBS; FRCS(Eng.); FRCEM
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr. Raghu Hegde
BIDA National Sports Co-ordinator
MBBS (U.MYSORE) Retired General Practitioner Merseyside

Dr. Sanjay Arya
BIDA Executive Committee Member
FRCP (London) Consultant Cardiologist and Medical Director Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Sanjeev Saxena
BIDA Executive Committee Member
General Practitioner
MBBS, D.Orth
GP Appraiser

Dr. Suresh Chandran
BIDA Executive Committee Member
FRCP (London) Divisional Clinical Director for Medicine, Royal Oldham Care Organisation, Northern Care Alliance. Director for Acute Internal Medicine in Health Education North West.

Dr. G Raghuraman
BIDA Executive Committee Member
MBBS DA FRCA MBA FFICM pg. Cert (L&M) MBA (Health Exec)
Deputy Medical Director
Divisional Director for Medicine and Urgent Care
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Dr. Ravi Sharma
BIDA Executive Committee Member
Consultant Gastroenterologist
MBBS, MD, FRCP(Lon), FRCP(Ed)
Based at Rochdale Infirmary & Royal Oldham Hospital Northern Care Alliance NHS
Dr. Rakesh Sharma
BIDA Executive Committee Member
MD; MRCGP
He is the Clinical Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in East Lancashire CCG and is also the Executive Member of Lancashire and Cumbria LMC

Mr. Ayaz A Abasi
BIDA Executive Committee Member
MBBS, FRCS, FCPS, FRCEM, PGCME
Divisional Medical Director
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust
Consultant Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine SZABMU
Honorary Senior Lecturer Edge Hill University
Specialist Advisor CQC in Urgent and Emergency Care

Mr. Sai Pillarisetti
BIDA Student Wing President
4th Year Medical Student

Dr. V Gadiyar
BIDA Hospital Doctors' Forum Chairman
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine.
MBBS, MD, DA, MSc (pain)
FCARCSI, FFPMCAL

Dr. Leena Saxena
BIDA Women Doctors' Forum Chair
General Practitioner
MBBS, MS Obst & Gynae, DFFP
GP Appraiser
LMC Member
Chairman, Wigan BIDA Division

Dr. Aditi Sinha
BIDA Doctors in Training Forum Chair
Paediatric Registrar – ST5
North Western Deanery
MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCPCH

Dr. Preeti Shukla
BIDA GP Forum Chair
General Practitioner Blackburn
M.B.B.S, D.R.C.O. G nmrcgp
CCG Primary Care Lead
LMC Member at Penine LMC
BMA and GPC Member

Dr. S Sarker
BIDA Immediate Past President & BIDA National Chairman (2008-2014)
Retired General Practitioner Merseyside MBBS
BIDA National Chairman 2008-2014

Dr. PK Sanghi
M.B.B.S MD (GENERAL MEDICINE) CCST
Gastroenterology, FRCP(Lon) FRCPI, AGAF
Consultant Gastroenterologist

Dr. Biplab Das
BIDA Deputy Treasurer
General Practitioner and Appraiser
M.B.B.S (CAL) LRCP (Edin) LRCS(Edin) LRCPS(Glasgow)MRCPI

Dr. SK Sinha
General Practitioner Trainer and Appraiser
Training Programme Director-Health Education England.
MBBS(Hons); MS; FRCS; MRCGP

Dr. T Rastogi
BIDA ARM Vice Chairman
General Practitioner, Merseyside

Dr. Amit Sinha
BIDA Media & Communications Lead
MB (Hons) MS FRCSG FRCS (Tr&Orth) MCh (L’pool)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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BIDA Journal Editor