Team

Hanny Anwar

PSP Lead

I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in back and spine conditions at Schoen Clinic London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore

PSP Lead

Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital


Catherine Siddiqui

PSP Co-ordinator

I am a Data Administrator at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore and I specialise in the collection of pre and post operative patient outcomes scores for the Spinal Surgical Unit

Maryrose Tarpey

James Lind Alliance Adviser

Vislesha Vinjamuri

PSP Research Assistant

I am a 4th year Biomedical Engineering student at University College London.

I am a Senior Improvement Adviser at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore


Dr Sorrel Bickley

Director of Research, Policy and Support, Sarcoma UK

I lead the research, policy, information and support programmes at Sarcoma UK, working closely with the scientific and clinical community as well as with patients, to ensure that we use our funds to drive forward progress for people affected by Sarcoma.

Dr Ioanna Nixon

MPH, PhD, FMLM, FRCR

I am a Clinical oncologist specialising in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas and GISTs in Glasgow, a Reader at Strathclyde University, and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. Passionate for research, clinical innovations, and quality improvement.

Marcin Czyz

Consultant Spine Neurosurgeon and Spinal Lead

Interested in spinal sarcoma and metastatic tumours, complex spinal reconstructions as well as minimally invasive techniques and genomics.


Sandra McAllister

I am a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with specialist interest in soft tissue sarcoma and complex skin cancer. I am the Improvement Lead and chair of the Northern Ireland Regional Sarcoma MDT.

Abigail McCarthy

Highly Specialised Orthopaedic Oncology Physiotherapist

I work at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore as a physiotherapist

Dr Richard Roope

Sessional GP

Cancer Research UK Primary Care Adviser

Wessex Cancer Alliance GP Adviser

Wessex Rapid Investigation Service GP

RCGP Clinical Adviser


Dr Beatrice Seddon

Consultant Clinical Oncologist at UCL

Prof Adrienne Flanagan

Professor of Musculoskeletal Pathology at UCL and RNOH

Vicki and James Woodall

Parents of a paediatric spinal sarcoma patient

Tina Lafford


Parents of a paediatric spinal sarcoma patient


Andrew Ohagwa

Spinal sarcoma patient