Council

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