David joined Pass the MRCS™ in July 2019 as Head of Strategy and Business Development. Since joining, David has spearheaded a significant transformation, including:

- Full website redevelopment

- Team expansion

- Content quality review (including a full audit and the establishment of a continuous enhancement process)

- Virtual Coaching offering (including 1-1 personal tutoring, small group coaching and workshop exam practice)

- Global Initiative (additional support to non-UK surgeons seeking MRCS designation)

- Partnerships (ASiT, TMS, WISS)

In January 2021 David moved into the CEO role and is currently responsible for all aspects of the company, including marketing, operations, sales, customer success and quality.

Dasha graduated with distinction from the University of Oxford in 2015. She is currently a run-though trainee in General Surgery in Edinburgh. She scored in the top 1% of applicants for surgical training and successfully passed MRCS Parts A and B at the first sitting.

Dasha has published and presented nationally and internationally in the field of general surgery. She has taken a keen interest in teaching throughout her career, working as a tutor for Psychology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is currently a tutor for the Clinical Anatomy Scheme of Edinburgh and Clinical Educator Programme. She has taught at the Edinburgh MRCS OSCE Preparation Course.

Outside work she enjoys yoga and long-distance running.

Scott is a Trauma and Orthopaedic consultant in NHS Fife, with special interests in trauma surgery and surgery of the foot & ankle. He is widely published in the Orthopaedic literature with over 20 publications and reviews articles for the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Scott co-authored a textbook "Trauma Vivas for the FRCS", as well as a chapter in the Oxford Textbook of the Fundamentals of Surgery.

He is our Head of Education and has been involved heavily in Pass the MRCS™ since its conception in 2012. He is in charge of quality assurance of new stations and oversees our curriculum.

Scott is also a tutor for the Master of Surgery (ChM) in Trauma & Orthopaedics run by the RCSEd and University of Edinburgh. He is an ATLS instructor and a surgical education fellow at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.

In his spare time he enjoys weightlifting, skiing, golf, shooting and munro bagging.

Munir is a general surgery trainee in the North West of England with a subspecialty interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. He graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 2012. He undertook his internship and core surgical training in Dublin and Cork in Ireland prior to moving to the UK for specialist training. During this time, he completed a MCh Master in Surgery.

Munir has previously developed, designed, and taught on multiple lecture-based and peer-led surgical teaching programmes in the UK and Ireland. He was also previously a surgical skills tutor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and University College Dublin (UCD).

Munir is currently a PhD Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London with a research focus on profiling the gut microbiome in oesophageal cancer. Munir has published several articles in general surgery, Upper GI, HPB, transplant, cardiac surgery, and medical education.

Outside of work, Munir enjoys watching football, travelling, and playing tennis and squash.

Leo graduated from Edinburgh University (MBChB) before completing his Foundation and Core Surgical Training in the North East of England. During this time, he also undertook a PGCert in Medical Education and completed both parts of his MRCS, on first attempt, with the help of Pass the MRCS. 

In 2019, Leo was awarded the ‘Louis Solomon Knights Award for Surgical Skills’ as winner of the RCSEng National Surgical Skills Competition and ranked 5th at National Selection. He was appointed as a General Surgery Registrar in Edinburgh.

Both medical education and academia are strong interests for Leo. He holds posts as Clinical Tutor Associate (MBChB) and Clinical Tutor (MSc Surgical Sciences) with Edinburgh University and teaches on numerous courses with RCS (Eng.), RCS (Ed.) and other organisations. Leo has published extensively in the fields of emergency and upper GI surgery with over 25 publications in the last 2 years. He is committed to pursuing a career in academic surgery with a subspecialist interest in oesophago-gastric cancer. 

Outside of work Leo spends his time golfing, playing tennis and being perpetually disappointed by Everton FC.

Martyn is a General Surgery Trainee in the North West of England with a subspecialty interest in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. He graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 2012, undertook the Academic Foundation Programme in Medical Education in Sheffield and has completed the rest of his training in the North West. He is currently a PhD candidate and Hon. Clinical Fellow at the University of Liverpool, undertaking biomarker discovery for the early detection of pancreatic cancer.

Martyn’s AFP in Sheffield incorporated work as an anatomy demonstrator and university clinical teacher, with studying for a PGCert in Medical Education. He researched novel ways of teaching undergraduate anatomy in the clinical environment in cardiac surgery using animal based models. He has spent 2 years alongside his registrar training as a Fellow in Leadership and Management, where he has focussed on educational leadership. He has published several articles in general surgery, HPB, transplant and medical education.

In his spare time he enjoys the gym, skiing and craft beers.

Matthew graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2014 and undertook his Foundation and Core Surgical training in the West of Scotland before his current post as an Orthopaedic Specialist Trainee based in Edinburgh.

Matthew has published and presented internationally in the fields of orthopaedics and surgery. Throughout his career he has taken a keen interest in teaching, and has served as tutor on preparation courses for MRCS Part B, Core Surgical Interviews, and as a judge at the Undergraduate Student Surgical Skills competition.

Outside of work he is a competitive tennis player, an amateur footballer, and an enthusiastic golfer.

Gianluca is a Urology trainee based in the East of Scotland. He graduated with a First Class degree from the University of Malta in 2016 and moved to the UK for his Foundation Years. He subsequently went on to pass both MRCS Part A and B at the first attempt, before taking up one of the first run-through Urology posts in the UK. He is due to start ST3 in August 2020.

Academically, his interests lie in surgical education, prostate cancer and surgical technology. He is also a research fellow with the University of Aberdeen.

Outside of work, Gianluca enjoys watching football, drone photography, riding motorcycles, playing video games and eating tasty food.

Sam graduated MBChB from The University of Edinburgh in 2015. He completed his foundation training and began orthopaedic training in the South-East of Scotland. He completed a Masters degree in surgical sciences in 2018 and is currently a run-through orthopaedic trainee in the East of Scotland.

Deona qualified from University of Dundee in 2013 and finished her foundation training in Portsmouth. She completed her MSc (by research) degree in 2015 and is currently a Core Surgical Trainee in Fife, Scotland.

Having recently passed her MRCS Part A and Part B exams, she feels passionate to help others to achieve the same.

Outside of work Deona trains in Taekwondo. She enjoys the competitions, making friends and the travelling in the sport.

Aqeel qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2019 with an honours degree in medicine. He underwent his internship training in Letterkenny and Galway in Ireland.

Aqeel is as a clinical tutor in surgery at RCSI, as well as an MSc in Surgery.

Aqeel’s interest include academic surgery and medical education.

Angharad graduated from the University of Bristol in 2017. She completed the Foundation Training Programme in North West Thames and spent an FY3 year in trauma and orthopaedics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. She is currently a Core Surgical Trainee in the Severn deanery, with interests in trauma and orthopaedics, paediatric orthopaedics and surgical education. 

Outside of surgery, she enjoys cycling, running, cooking and travelling.

Ammar is a Core Surgical Trainee in Worcester, following a career direction in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS).

He dually-qualified from the University of Bristol in Medicine (2017) and Dentistry (2008), before completing the foundation programme in the Trent region. Prior to studying medicine, Ammar was a Senior House Office in OMFS for three years, in Bristol and Bath with prior experience in Dental practice.

Ammar is an active mentor to junior trainees interested in a pursuing a surgical career, and runs surgical skills workshops at his trust. He also has a mentorship role with the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, helping colleagues interested in an OMFS career.

Outside work, Ammar enjoys spending time with his young family, as well as cycling, athletics and cooking.

Cat graduated from University College Dublin, Ireland in 2017. She completed the Foundation Programme in Oxford Deanery, and is a Core Surgical Trainee in Severn, with particular interests in trauma surgery, paediatric orthopedics and global health.

Faisal completed his residency in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2018 and is pursuing a MCh Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics (Spine). Currently, he is a Senior Cinical Fellow, focused on Spinal surgery within the Orthopaedics department at Salford Royal. He is passionate about Ilizarov and Spinal deformity corrective surgeries. 

Throughout his career, Faisal has shown a keen interest in teaching and research. He has contributed to Research on pediatric obesity, and acetabular fractures. In addition, he is an ATLS trainer.

In his spare time, Faisal enjoys poetry, cooking and travelling.

Gemma is a Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery trainee in South East Scotland.

She graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2017 before completing the Foundation Programme and a Clinical Fellow post in Plastic Surgery, both in the southeast of Scotland.

She is involved in delivering the undergraduate Orthopaedic curriculum at the University of Edinburgh and helped deliver surgical skills teaching in her previous post.

In her spare time she enjoys yoga, cold water swimming and dividing her support between Irish and Scottish Rugby.

Deepak is a Core Surgical Trainee currently working in the Yorkshire and Humber deanery with an interest in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. He graduated from Imperial College London in 2017 and undertook his Foundation Programme training in the Oxford deanery.

Alongside research and academia, Deepak is passionate about teaching and driving medical education, with diverse faculty experience both regionally and nationally.

Outside of work, he is a keen cricket and tennis fan.

Ed is a run-through Neurosurgery trainee in the South Yorkshire deanery. He graduated from the University of Leeds in 2017 and completed his foundation years as an academic neuroscience trainee in Cambridge.

Ed has published and presented internationally in the fields of neurosurgery and digital pathology.

Outside of work Ed enjoys rugby, cricket and cooking.

Mari graduated from Cardiff University in 2016, then completed her foundation training in Wales. She has subsequently worked across a variety of surgical posts including neurosurgery, general surgery and orthopaedics. She currently works as a medical demonstrator, teaching clinical skills and anatomy through dissection to undergraduate medical students.

Mari has recently passed MRCS part B with the help of Pass the MRCS, and is currently working towards obtaining a MSc qualification in surgical sciences.

In her spare time, Mari enjoys film and music, and spends far too much time looking after a large number of tropical plants.

Graeme graduated from Imperial College London in 2016, He undertook foundation training at Derriford hospital, Plymouth. After foundation training he completed the commissioning course at RMAS Sandhurst before going on to complete the post graduate medical officers course. During this time he completed courses in major incident training, pre hospital care and trauma management and obtained a Diploma in the medical care of catastrophes.

He has spent the past 3 years working across the UK and overseas and found time to complete a postgraduate certificate in education as well as passing Part A and Part B of the MRCS on the first attempt.

He is currently applying for core surgical training with the Army.

Outside of work Graeme enjoys hiking, cooking and SCUBA diving

Rosie graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2016 and completed her foundation years as an academic trainee in Edinburgh. During her FY3 year Rosie worked as a junior clinical fellow in orthopaedics and vascular surgery and spent time in Nepal and Ethiopia engaging in global health projects. Rosie is a run-through orthopaedic trainee in South East Scotland.

Rosie is interested in global surgery and sustainable development. She has a wealth of teaching experience and has presented and published work nationally and internationally.

Outside of work Rosie enjoys running and munro bagging with her border collie, cycling and spending time with family and friends.

Fozia is a run-through Neurosurgical trainee in Yorkshire Deanery having completed her undergraduate medical training also in this region. Currently she is a Registrar with special interests in oncology, vascular and paediatrics.

Fozia plays an active role in academia and has published as well as presented both nationally and internationally within her field. She has been a faculty member for the Yorkshire Bootcamp for surgical trainees. She passed her MRCS on first sitting and is a member of the RCS of England. Fozia talks very highly of Pass the MRCS having utilised it for Part 2 preparation.

In her spare time she likes to spend time with her family, dining out and going to the theatre. 

Juliet is a run-through General Surgery Trainee in the South East of Scotland deanery.

Originally from Hong Kong, she applied to study medicine at age 16, and subsequently moved to the UK to start her studies at Liverpool Medical School in 2010. She graduated from University of Liverpool in 2015 with distinctions in Cardiology, Neurology and Infectious Diseases Special Study Module (SSM).

Juliet is interested in oncoplastic breast and reconstructive surgery, and is passionate about quality research, surgical training and development.  She also served as an anatomy demonstrator and tutor for Year 2 & 3 MBChB students at University of Aberdeen.

Outside work, Juliet enjoys good food, music and watching Korean dramas.