Hajar Habibi
Chair
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust
Areas of Special Interest:
Cardiac obstetrics, psychological wellbeing, transition and transfer of care, ACHD- Heart failure
Maggie Simpson
Past Chair
Term: November 2024 - November 2025
Current Role: Medical Student
University of Edinburgh
Email: maggiesimpson@doctors.org.uk
Areas of Special Interest:
Heart failure, cardiac obstetrics, devices, anticipatory care planning
Emma Weingart
Deputy Chair
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role:
Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Network Lead Nurse for ACHD, Thames Valley & Wessex Region
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Areas of Special Interest:
Pulmonary Hypertension
Heart Failure
Pregnancy
Rebecca Mercaldi
Secretary & Education lead
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: Congenital Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Barts Heart Centre and Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University
Areas of Special Interest:
Inherited aortopathy and education
Kiko Olano
Councillor
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: Lead Nurse ACHD
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Areas of Special Interest:
Advanced heart failure and transplantation
Sarah Finch
Councillor
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: ACHD Clinical Nurse Specialist
South West and South Wales
Areas of Special Interest:
Linsha George
Councillor & communications
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: ACHD Nurse Specialist
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Areas of Special Interest:
Cardiac obstetrics and ACHD surgery
Chloe Nunn
Councillor & communications
Term: November 2024 - November 2026
Current Role: ACHD Nurse Specialist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Areas of Special Interest:
Mental health, endocarditis prevention, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac obstetrics