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Our research working group is open to applications from all disciplines of people who are treating, researching, supporting and affected by Salivary Gland Cancers.  Details on how to apply are at the bottom of this page.

Current members

Lynne Bingle
Head, Academic Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Pathology School of Clinical Dentistry

Dr Ian Boon
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Sean Buckland
Senior Medical Affairs Advisor, Oncology

Sara Brigham
Patient Advocate

Prof Ross Cagan
Regius Professor of Precision Medicine

Sally Crowe
Director of Crowe Associates Ltd

Dr Satja Garikipati
Consultant Clinical Oncologist 

Emma Hallam BSc MSc PGCertNMP
Macmillan Consultant Radiographer in Post Treatment & Late Effects

Puteri Abdul Haris
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Michael Ho
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Oncology)

Professor Jarrod Homer 
Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

Rosanna Hunter
Professional Copywriter

Dr Will Ince
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Pablo Jiminez
Sub-investigator (Clinical Research Fellow) - The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London

Professor Ali Khurram
BDS, MSc., PhD., MFDS RCS (Edinburgh), CiLT, FHEA, FRC Path

Emma Kinloch 

Dr Hanya Mahmood
Senior Clinical Lecturer & Consultant Oral Surgeon

Navin Mani BMedSci(Hons), MBBS(Lond), MD, FRCS(Eng)
Consultant ENT/ Head, Neck and Thyroid Surgeon,

Professor Jim McCaul 
Consultant Surgeon and Professor Emeritus Maxillofacial Unit

Dr Robert Metcalf MB ChB PhD MRCP
Consultant Head and Neck Cancer Medical Oncologist and Clinician Scientist

Andrea Nelson
Senior Macmillan Head & Neck CNS – RGN, Dip, BSC

Rumana Newlands
Research Fellow - Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen

Johan Opperman
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist / Senior Lecturer National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) / University of the Western Cape

Dr Sam Rack

Romelie Rieu

Jennifer Remnant
Senior Lecturer - University of Strathclyde

Samantha Rokoszynski
Registered nurse, NHS improvement and change specialist

Clare Schilling
Hon. Consultant Head and Neck & Reconstructive Surgeon (OMFS) and Associate Professor

Dr Nicole Spardy Burr
Director of Research - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation

Dr Sreeram
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Consultant Head and Neck Oncology

Nicola Stobbs
Consultant ENT – Head and Neck Surgeon

Dr Krishna Suchak
Consultant Head and Neck Pathologist - Barts Health NHS Trust

Dr Nagehan Uzuner
Lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Communication

Professor Stuart Winter MD MB ChB BSc MRCS FRCS(ORL-HNS)
Consultant Ear Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgeon

If you would like to join the working group and/or specifically one of the workstreams, please provide the following to [email protected].
Please note: The next one day workshop on Friday 9th May 2025 in Sheffield. 

  • Title
  • Name
  • Organisation
  • Job Title
  • Please provide a short biography (max. 150 words)   
  • Please briefly state which workstream (RQ 1-4) you are interested in being a part of and how your skills and expertise would be beneficial to the project. (max 300 words)   
  • Please indicate if you are interested in leading the workstream
  • Please attach a CV (max 2 pages)

All workstream updates will be posted via our mailing list so please do sign up here: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/j/0A9A5C05BBFE37AA  
(Please note receipt of this email does not mean you are added to the list!)

Please do share with your networks and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions to [email protected].  We encourage and welcome applications from all disciplines of people who are treating, researching, supporting and affected by Salivary Gland Cancers.