Michael Ho

Michael Ho is Consultant in Maxillofacial Oncology in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust providing an outreach service to the Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust. He was the BAOMS Reconstruction SSIG Lead (2015-2020) and has been a member of the BAOMS QOMS working team in the capacity as Clinical Communication Lead (2018-2020). He has co-edited the Head and Neck section of the first UKNFR (UK National Flap Registry) report which was published in December 2019 and has in collaboration with surgical colleagues nationally developed a classification system of flap reconstruction outcomes in the head and neck (doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.08.005), as part of the development of the BAOMS QOMS Reconstruction Audit, which will be incorporated to the next iteration of the UKNFR. He has engaged in local quality improvement initiatives to screen for preoperative anaemia in elective head and neck surgical patients and is the specialty lead for the PQIP (Perioperative Quality Improvement Project) in Leeds General Infirmary. He is also one of the Training Programme Directors for Core Surgical Training in Yorkshire and currently serves as Lead Clinician for Head and Neck Cancer for the Leeds-Mid Yorkshire multidisciplinary team. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, he was the local BAOMS COVID-19 lead and he has been a member of the writing team for several initiatives by the COVIDSurg Collaborative as one of the Head and Neck International Cancer Leads.

David Tighe

I am a Consultant Head and Neck and Reconstructive Maxillofacial Surgeon based in Kent.  I have an interest in developing risk adjustment algorithms for key early outcomes after Head and Neck Surgery for Cancer.  I have an active collaboration with the Computer Sciences department at the University of Kent.  Our speciality deals with a particularly complex and diverse group of pathologies and patients.  The QOMS project is a fundamental step our speciality needs to take to describe and improve quality of care throughout the UK.  

Fabien Puglia

Jeremy McMahon

I am a surgeon and a member of the head and neck and maxillofacial surgery teams in Glasgow – my home now for nearly two decades.

QOMS is the brainchild of Ian Martin who used his president’s discretionary fund to get it off the ground in 2018. It was an inspirational lightbulb moment for me and I became involved immediately. Ian, ever shrewd, immediately co-opted Marisa ( – a stroke of genius) who was largely responsible for the recruitment and mentoring of the indefatigable Fabien and cleverly guiding the rest of us on this journey.  Involvement in this project has been the most gratifying aspect of what has been a compellingly interesting, rewarding and enjoyable career, not just because the project is so worthwhile and important- but also because of the many truly outstanding individuals I have met as a result of it. I don’t wish to name them- they know who they are!

As a surgeon I have always thought that empiricism and the truth’s (albeit ephemeral at times) it reveals must lie at the core of the what, why, when, and how of surgical endeavour. Extending empirical methodology to surgical quality management systems is the logical 21^st century extension that is fast becoming the norm for all surgical specialities. BAOMS leadership in this journey is something we can all be justifiably proud of- it is up to us the exploit the opportunity it presents -to use comparative data to help us realise our individual surgical potential and help each other deliver the best possible surgical care for patients.

Please email me, phone me, speak to me at meetings if you have any doubts, queries, suggestions, enthusiasm for QOMS- you will find me a very willing audience!

Panayiotis Kyzas

My name is Mr Panayiotis (Panos) Kyzas. I am a consultant in OMFS/Head and Neck Surgery with a clinical specialty interest in ablation and reconstruction of head and neck cancer and facial skin cancer. I have completed a TIG H&N fellowship in advanced head and neck surgical oncology and I am a JCST-recognised Head and Neck Surgeon. I am an accredited microvascular reconstructive surgeon, a GMC-recognised surgical trainer and a fellow of BAOMS and RCSEd in good standing. I have joined the RCSEd faculty of surgical trainers (FST). I am currently the Regional Specialty Advisor (RSPA) for OMFS, a post jointly supported by RCS/BAOMS/FDS. I am the OMFS section Lead for the QOMS project for H&N Cancer, Facial Skin Cancer and H&N reconstruction. I have graduated both my medical and dental degrees with honours, and I have won multiple scholarships, bursaries and awards throughout my undergraduate and postgraduate years of training. 

Throughout my career I have been heavily involved in research, education, teaching and training and I have a special interest in surgical innovation and service development: details in my CV. I have published over 60 peer reviewed papers and I have over 5000 citations. I am the Deputy Editor for BJOMS, and I have a special interest in patient-specific reconstructive planning with the use of 3D printer technology 

Geoff Chiu

I am a consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals and at Royal Bolton Foundation Trust, specialising in Deformity, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery.  I currently lead the implementation of new the IT services into the department. I’m one of the appraisers for the Trust and organize the weekly teaching sessions for the junior doctors. I am one of the research leads for the Saving Faces Charity, a reviewer for Specialty’s International journal and a core member of the National quality outcomes project for the Specialty. I’m an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.  Outside of work I compete in Triathlons.

Ashraf Ayoub

Christine Lwin

Alexander Hills

Harmony Ubhi

Marisa Mason PhD, NCEPOD, Chief Executive Officer

Marisa joined NCEPOD (National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death) in 2002 after completing her PhD at King's College Hospital and post-doctoral research at St George's Hospital, both in stroke prevention.  Originally joining NCEPOD as a Project Manager, she took over as Chief Executive Officer in 2006 and has been part of the many changes and exciting challenges that have faced the organisation over the last 15 years; including the extension of NCEPOD’s remit to include mental health and primary care and the addition of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme. Marisa has a strong interest in using data efficiently to improve the quality of care provided to patients, whilst respecting information governance to maintain patient and clinician confidentiality. It is this interest in the use of data for quality improvement that has led her to be involved in QOMS.

See: Saving Faces

See: Saving Faces