The ICHIRF Board of Directors
Dr Michael TurnerMedical Director & CEO, Honorary Associate Professor, University College, London
• St. Thomas’s Hospital, London
• Chief Medical Adviser to the British Ski Federation (1973-1999)
• Member of the Medical Committee of the International Ski Federation (FIS) (1989-1999)
• Director of Medical Services at the British Olympic Assoc. 1992-1994 (Dep Dir. 1989-1992)
• Team GB Winter Olympic Games in Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992 and Lillehammer 1994
• Chief Medical Adviser to British horseracing (1993-2013) & Lawn Tennis Assoc. (1994-2017)
• Member of the ICHIRF Consensus group and co-author of the Zurich 2012 and Berlin 2016 Concussion Consensus Statements
• Desborough Award (BOA 1994), Sir Robert Atkins Award (Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine 2006), European Tennis Award (Tennis Europe 2015) & Carl Aarvold Award (LTA 2015)
• Chief Medical Adviser to the British Ski Federation (1973-1999)
• Member of the Medical Committee of the International Ski Federation (FIS) (1989-1999)
• Director of Medical Services at the British Olympic Assoc. 1992-1994 (Dep Dir. 1989-1992)
• Team GB Winter Olympic Games in Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992 and Lillehammer 1994
• Chief Medical Adviser to British horseracing (1993-2013) & Lawn Tennis Assoc. (1994-2017)
• Member of the ICHIRF Consensus group and co-author of the Zurich 2012 and Berlin 2016 Concussion Consensus Statements
• Desborough Award (BOA 1994), Sir Robert Atkins Award (Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine 2006), European Tennis Award (Tennis Europe 2015) & Carl Aarvold Award (LTA 2015)
Mr Graham Holloway FRCSBoard Member
• Qualified Liverpool 1969
• RAF Medical Branch 1972-92, retiring as Wing Commander
• Appointed Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery & Trauma 1982
• From 1992 until retiring from clinical practice in 2011, worked exclusively with sports injuries in clinics and hospitals in London, Swindon and Cambridge.
• Team doctor to the Swindon Ice Lords Ice Hockey team, honorary medical advisor to the Squash Rackets Association and Orthopaedic advisor to Team GB at the 2000 Olympics
• FA Medical Committee 1994-2000
• Education course director for BAS(E)M 1988-200, Education Committee of FIMS 1995-2001
• BASEM Treasurer 2012-2014 then President 2014-2018
• Lifelong sportsman, never knowingly concussed!
• RAF Medical Branch 1972-92, retiring as Wing Commander
• Appointed Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery & Trauma 1982
• From 1992 until retiring from clinical practice in 2011, worked exclusively with sports injuries in clinics and hospitals in London, Swindon and Cambridge.
• Team doctor to the Swindon Ice Lords Ice Hockey team, honorary medical advisor to the Squash Rackets Association and Orthopaedic advisor to Team GB at the 2000 Olympics
• FA Medical Committee 1994-2000
• Education course director for BAS(E)M 1988-200, Education Committee of FIMS 1995-2001
• BASEM Treasurer 2012-2014 then President 2014-2018
• Lifelong sportsman, never knowingly concussed!
Dr Ian BeasleyBoard Member
• Senior Lecturer/Hon Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary College, Univ of London.
• Clinical lead SEM service.
• Football team doctor for over 30 years, (Arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea, West Ham), the England Team (two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships). Head of Medical Services for the FA.
• Medical Adviser to Royal Ballet Company.
• CMO for England and Great Britain Hockey, with two Olympic Games, two World Cups, two European Championships, and two Commonwealth Games.
• Member of expert consulting panel for Nike.
• Currently also consulting privately at the London Independent Hospital and the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health.
• Research interests: Anterior tibial stress fractures in dancers, concussion.
• Clinical lead SEM service.
• Football team doctor for over 30 years, (Arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea, West Ham), the England Team (two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships). Head of Medical Services for the FA.
• Medical Adviser to Royal Ballet Company.
• CMO for England and Great Britain Hockey, with two Olympic Games, two World Cups, two European Championships, and two Commonwealth Games.
• Member of expert consulting panel for Nike.
• Currently also consulting privately at the London Independent Hospital and the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health.
• Research interests: Anterior tibial stress fractures in dancers, concussion.
Professor Tony BelliBoard member
• Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery and Director of the Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMCR) based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
• The SRMRC is a leading centre for trauma research and was founded in 2011 with £20M grant from NIHR, MoD, the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
• Heads the neurotrauma research theme, which carries out translational research on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
• Practising neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he leads the Neurotrauma service.
• The SRMRC is a leading centre for trauma research and was founded in 2011 with £20M grant from NIHR, MoD, the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
• Heads the neurotrauma research theme, which carries out translational research on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
• Practising neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he leads the Neurotrauma service.
Mr Ronan DardisBoard Member
• Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwick and an Honorary Associate Professor at Warwick University.
• Qualified in Dublin, has a MPhil in Medical Law and a MBA from the Cranfield School of Management.
• Won scholarships to attend both the Harvard Business School and Insead Business School at Fontainebleau in Paris.
• Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Ireland, and the Faculty Lead for Neurosurgery for the MOST programme.
• A Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM IRE).
• Qualified in Dublin, has a MPhil in Medical Law and a MBA from the Cranfield School of Management.
• Won scholarships to attend both the Harvard Business School and Insead Business School at Fontainebleau in Paris.
• Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Ireland, and the Faculty Lead for Neurosurgery for the MOST programme.
• A Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM IRE).
Timothy Martin-JenkinsBoard member
• MA Cantab, MBA Harvard
• 1978-82 Director Ellerman Lines Ltd, London
• 1982-99 President Pacific Holdings Inc (Hong Kong)
• 1986-2006 Chairman Elder Leasing Corp (Houston)
• 2014- Trustee Marlborough College Foundation
• 1978-82 Director Ellerman Lines Ltd, London
• 1982-99 President Pacific Holdings Inc (Hong Kong)
• 1986-2006 Chairman Elder Leasing Corp (Houston)
• 2014- Trustee Marlborough College Foundation
Martin MercerBoard Member
• Director of Ellerman group subsidiary companies including The Belfry hotel and golf complex.
• Founder and senior partner of Mercer Lewin, Chartered Accountants.
• Chairman, Oxford University Tennis Foundation.
• VP, Oxford & District Sports and Recreation Association for the Disabled.
• Life member, MCC.
• Founder and senior partner of Mercer Lewin, Chartered Accountants.
• Chairman, Oxford University Tennis Foundation.
• VP, Oxford & District Sports and Recreation Association for the Disabled.
• Life member, MCC.