The Transplant Links Community
Medical Faculty
We are blessed to have a growing team of Nephrologists (Kidney Specialists), Surgeons, Nurses, Operating Theatre Technicians and Anaesthetists who give up their time to travel around the world to pass on their skills and knowledge to medical staff in developing countries.
Our Medical Director is Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist Dr David Milford and our Clinical Director is Consultant Transplant Surgeon Professor Nick Inston.
Clinical Advisory Board
The Clinical Advisory Board is a dedicated group of volunteer surgeons, doctors, and nurses who bring their expertise to Transplant Links Community to guide and support our charitable work. Meeting four times a year, they provide essential oversight to ensure that our activities are of the highest standard and aligned with our mission to provide save lives through training and mentoring of healthcare professionals. Their expert advice helps to shape the charity’s strategic direction and ensures that our efforts remain focused, effective, and impactful. Acting as key advisors to the trustees, the Clinical Advisory Board plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the quality and integrity of our programmes.
Trustees and advisors
Charity governance is overseen by a committed board of trustees, including Chair of Trustees and Medical Director Dr David Milford, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist; Simon Whittingham; Beverley Evans; Jeanette Swan; and Consultant Nephrologist Dr Shazia Shabir. Internationally, Martyn Gunning serves as our trusted advisor for the USA. We are also grateful for the professional support of legal advisor Faizal Essat, accountant Suneeta Chase, and IT expert ‘Computer Chris’
Patrons
TLC are delighted to enjoy the support of some wonderful public figures who are passionate about helping children and adults with kidney failure in developing countries to get the treatment and care that they so desperately deserve. Our patrons are: Baroness Floella Benjamin OM DBE DL, Baroness Julia Cumberlege CBE DL, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Elsie Owusu OBE, Quentin Cooper, Lord Bernard Ribeiro CBE and Yinka Shonibare MBE.
The work of TLC is of great importance to me.
TLC is a small but mighty charity who take doctors and surgeons to developing countries to pass on their surgical and medical skills to local surgeons and doctors. They specifically train doctors and surgeons in kidney transplantation, where a healthy relative can save the life of a loved one who is suffering from kidney failure by donating a healthy kidney. This work saves and transforms the lives of children and adults, and ensures many more will benefit in the future. The generosity of the medical volunteers, the support of sponsors and the hard work of the TLC staff gives children and adults who previously had no hope the chance of a near normal life. I am honoured and privileged to be a patron of Transplant Links Community.
Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE DL, pictured right during a TLC teaching mission in 2020.
Contact us
If you are a healthcare professional who is interested in becoming part of the Transplant Links Community then please get in touch using this contact form.