Executive Committee
The Chair: Has overall responsibility for the members of the Executive Committee.
Our Chair Dr Kapil Bakshi is a Fellow of the 萝莉视频. He is on the GMC specialist register for General Adult Psychiatry with endorsement in substance misuse. He has been on the executive committee of the Eastern division since 2016. Dr Bakshi works as a Consultant Psychiatrist at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. He has held management roles including Deputy Medical Director and College Tutor at the Trust. He is also on the Board of a national charity supporting people affected by mental illness and addictions.
The Vice Chair: Is responsible for providing the College Registrar with the number of members in the Division, the number of meetings held each year and details of elected officers.
Our Vice Chair Dr Sepehr Hafizi is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Fulbourn Hospital with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and Course Lead for the local Core Psychiatry Training Course. At the University of Cambridge, he is an Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a Senior Member of Wolfson College. He serves as Vice Chair and Newsletter Editor for the RCPsych Eastern Division. Dr Hafizi is also Lead Editor of The Cambridge Prescriber’s Guide in Psychiatry, published by Cambridge University Press.
The Finance Officer: Is responsible for keeping account of Division expenditure and submitting a yearly business plan to the Treasurer. Our Financial Officer position is currently vacant.
The Executive Committee also has four elected members, several co-opted and ex-officio members and regional representation from nine Faculties.
The full list of the Executive Committee is as follows:
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Kapil Bakshi | 2025 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Sepehr Hafizi | 2025 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Robert Dudas | 2024 (A) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Nita Agarwal | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Lubna Ahmad | 2024 (A) | Equity Champion |
| Dr Vandana Balakrishna Menon | 2024 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Saravanan Balasubramanian | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Sadgun Bhandari | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Osagbai Eriki | 2025 (E) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Fatma Ghoneim | 2023 (E) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Darragh Hamilton | 2024 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Ms Liz Harlaar | 2023 (A) | Patient Representative |
| Dr Mounika Iderapalli | 2025 (E) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Vyasa Immadisetty | 2021 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Mrs Kate King | 2023 (A) | Patient Representative |
| Dr Rakesh Magon | 2024 (A) | Division Mentoring Lead |
| Dr Alaa Martin | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Albert Michael | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rana Moharam | 2022 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Khansa Nabil | 2025 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Christopher O'Loughlin | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Andrea Pathak | 2023 (A) | SAS Doctor Representative |
| Dr Ashish Pathak | 2024 (E) | Education and Training Committee Rep |
| Dr Sara Ramirez Overend | 2023 (A) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Nuruz Zaman | 2023 (EX) | Deputy Regional Advisor |
| Dr Shimrit Ziv | 2023 (A) | Regional Representative |