• UKMCS/BCCA Joint Conference: Pregnancy A Bumpy Road

    Thursday 12th February 2026
    Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London, NW1 4LE

    Joint meeting between UKMCS & BCCA to learn and train together. Medical advancements have improved survival and changed the obstetric landscape for women with congenital heart disease. This meeting will address what is needed to manage complex adult congenital heart disease in pregnancy. It will provide an approach to complex decision-making and highlight key topics including pre-pregnancy counselling, early fetal loss and antenatal considerations.

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  • Save the date: GOSH National Training Day

    Friday 16th January 2026
    Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Guilford Street, London WC1N 3BH.

    We are pleased to announce that we will kick start the NTD with Great Ormond Street Hospital NTD which will be on pulmonary hypertension and inherited cardiovascular disease. More details on the program to follow soon.

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  • Save the date: BCCA Annual Conference 2026

    Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th November 2026
    Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds LS10 1LT

    Further information coming soon!!

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The British Congenital Cardiac Association (BCCA) is a membership association that aims to support and represent medical professionals whose interest is in the practice or research of congenital heart disease in the adult or heart diseases in the fetus or child. In paediatric practice this includes the care of children and young people with inherited cardiac conditions, arrhythmia and acquired heart disease. We currently have over 300 members in the UK and Republic of Ireland plus further afield. We are affiliated to the British Cardiovascular Society.

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BCCA Council

Council Officers

  • President - Dr Victoria Jowett (2025-2027)

  • President Elect - Dr Bejal Pandaya (2025-2027)

  • Hon Secretary - Dr Caroline Jones (2025-2027)

  • Treasurer - Dr Tim Murphy (2024-2026)

  • Scientific Secretary - Prof Juan Pablo Kaski (2025-2027)

  • ACHD Representative - Dr Natali Chung (2024-2026)

Ordinary Council Members

  • Dr Thomas Mukasa (2024-2026)

  • Dr Chetan Mehta (2024-2026)

  • Dr Louise Coats (2025-2027)

  • Dr Brian McCrossan (2025-2027)

  • Dr Anna Seale (2025-2027)

Co-opted Members

  • PECSIG Representative - Dr Vikranth Venugopalan

  • NCHDA Representative - Dr Abbas Khushnood

  • SAC Chair- Dr Benjamin Smith

  • Nurse Representative - Maggie Simpson

  • Cardiac Physiologist Representative - Saleha Kabir

  • ACHD Trainee Representative - Dr Sadaf Raza

  • National Paediatric Cardiology Trainee Representative - Dr Huzeifa Elhedai

  • Deputy National Paediatric Cardiology Trainee Representative - Dr Andrew Salmon

  • Trainee Representative - Dr Panagiota Mitropoulou

Past Presidents

  • Dr Stewart Hunter (January 1991 - May 1993)

  • Professor Michael Tynan (May 1993 - November 1995)

  • Dr Eric Silove (November 1995 - November 1997)

  • Dr Michael Goodman (November 1997 - November 1999)

  • Professor Robert Anderson (November 1999 - November 2001)

  • Dr Barry Keeton (November 2001 - November 2003)

  • Professor Marc de Leval (November 2003 - November 20025)

  • Dr John Gibbs (November 2005 - November 2007)

  • Mr William Brawn (November 2007 - November 2009)

  • Professor Shakeel Qureshi (November 2009 - November 2011)

  • Dr Tony Salmon (November 2011 - November 2013)

  • Dr Robin Martin (November 2013 - November 2015)

  • Professor David Anderson (November 2015 - November 2017)

  • Dr Alan Magee (November 2017 - November 2019)

  • Professor John Simpson (November 2019 - November 2021)

  • Professor Piers Daubeney (November 2021 - November 2023)

  • Mr Andreas Hoschtitzky (November 2023 - November 2025)