The IDEAL Council is an international group of surgeons and researchers in surgical and other complex interventions, methodologists, statisticians, journal editors and experts in the translation of research into clinical practice.
The IDEAL Collaboration consists of a core IDEAL Council that direct the activities of IDEAL and a variety of specialist Advisors.
Our core Council meets quarterly by teleconference to plan and review the ongoing activities of IDEAL
The Collaboration is coordinated from the University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Our address: IDEAL Collaboration, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
Chair – Peter McCulloch, UK
Vice-Chair – Art Sedrakyan, USA
Joel Horowitz, USA
Jane Blazeby, UK
Maroeska Rovers, NLD
Arsenio Paez, CAN
Hani Marcus, UK
Pedro Ramirez, USA
Andreas Obermair, AUS
Xin Sun, CHN
Andrew Cook, UK
Advisors serve up to 3 years in the role. They receive documentation pertaining to all Council teleconferences and are given the opportunity to join calls and advise on their particular areas of expertise and interest.
David Beard
Bruce Campbell
Marion Campbell
Tammy Clifford
Andrew Cook
Guy Maddern
Wendy Rogers
