Senior Management Team

Dr Ian Stanley

deputy medical director (education, research and innovation) 

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Ruth Smith

director of medical education
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Professor Damien Lynch

director of undergraduate medical education

Julia Owen

deputy director of education research and innovation

Michelle Stephens

head of research and innovation

Cathie Melvin

clinical research development lead
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Farzana Masters

Clinical research nurse manager

Mark Dawson

​Research  Operations Manager

Andy Wells

communication skills lead
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Karen Smith

head of education

Andrew Keavey

placement education lead

Helen Punshon

simulation lead

Gillian Cairns

workbased education lead
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Dr Anna Sibley 

deputy director of medical education

Dr Christine Clark

education lead for clinical fellows and physician associates

Mary Cavill

acp education lead

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Iain Crossingham 

research and innovation administrator

Srikanth Chukkambotla

director of research and innovation 

Joanne Oldfield

executive pa to the deputy director

Jenni Brooks  ​

directorate accountant

Andrew Cheney 

library and knowledge services lead

Heather Crossley 

acting education business support lead

Helen Coutts 

lead foundation programme director

Stuart Warbuton 

acting clinical education lead 

Helen Punshon

simulation lead

Louise Connell

joint ahp post elht/uclan research development