Chair: Dorothy Kufeji
RCS England Council Member, Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon, Evelina London Children's Hospital
Dorothy Kufeji is a Consultant Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon at Guys & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London Children’s Hospital. She is passionate about surgical safety and ensuring equity in healthcare delivery.
She has a strong background in surgical education and leadership. Her previous roles include Training Programme Director for paediatric surgery, RCS England Surgical Tutor, and Chair of the Specialty Training Committee (STC) in Paediatric Surgery. She also served on the board of the London Postgraduate School of Surgery.
She served two terms as Regional Director of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, providing crucial support to members and Fellows. She was highly effective in working to widen access to surgical careers and deliver the College response to the Kennedy report.
Dorothy currently sits on the Intercollegiate Board of Paediatric Surgery as a member of the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) and is the Trust’s Guardian of Safe Working for GSTT. She is an EMCC accredited Coach and Mentor for the NHS Leadership Academy and the RCS England Emerging Leaders Programme.