Join BCCA

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.

BCCA Council

Council Officers

  • President - Mr Andreas Hoschitzky

  • President Elect - Dr Victoria Jowett

  • Hon Secretary - Dr Caroline Jones

  • Treasurer - Dr Tim Murphy

  • Scientific Secretary - Dr Michael Quail

  • ACHD Representative - Dr Natali Chung

Ordinary Council Members

  • Dr Thomas Mukasa

  • Dr Chetan Mehta

  • Dr Louise Coats

  • Dr Brian McCrossan

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 Zhia Lim

  • National Paediatric Cardiology Trainee Representative - Dr Huzeifah Elhedai

  • Trainee Representative - Dr Panagiota Mitropoulou