Meet the Deans
From February 2024, the following clinical leadership will be in place until further notice:
Postgraduate Deans
Dr Gary Wares
Regional Postgraduate Dean for London and Responsible Officer for London trainees
Gary is the Regional Postgraduate Dean of Medical Education and Workforce Development. In addition to providing strategic leadership for postgraduate medical programmes, he is also responsible for Healthcare Science, Pharmacy, Dental, Allied Health Professions and undergraduate medical and dental training.
Gary is the General Medical Council "Responsible Officer" for approximately 12,000 postgraduate doctors in training and has a particular interest in supporting progression in those with complex fitness to practice or health issues to ensure the best possible outcomes in training.
He is committed to the management of health inequalities through the delivery of training programmes and the use of WTE resources, and he co-chairs the England Public Health Workforce Collaborative. He is the 4 Nations Lead Dean for Public Health, Pathology, Ophthalmology and Audio-vestibular Medicine training. Gary is the national lead for the "Gold Guide" which guides the delivery of postgraduate medical training in the UK.
Gary has held a number of educational leadership roles including as the first Director of Medical Education at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Training Programme Director for the London Intensive Care training programme and Deputy Postgraduate Dean for North Central and East London.
He maintains a small clinical role as a consultant in critical care medicine at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, where he was previously Divisional Medical Director.
Dr Liz Carty
Local Postgraduate Dean for London
Liz is Postgraduate Dean for London. In addition to providing strategic leadership for postgraduate (PG) medical programmes, she is responsible for leading the team monitoring the quality of PG education and training in education providers, including the standards required by the regulators including the General Medical Council (GMC).
Liz is the Nominated Deputy Responsible Officer for Postgraduate Doctors in training in London and co-chairs the pan-London Responsible Officer Advisory Group. She is committed to improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of training programmes and the use of WT&E resources. Liz works on behalf of the English PG Deans with the English Primary Care Deans national group and the Maternity and Neonatal National Team. Liz is the 4 Nations Lead Dean for Specialty and Associate Specialists (SAS) at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Liz has a MD in Gastroenterology and an MA in medical education. She has won research prizes and an ASME small grant. Her current research interest is in SAS and LEDs doctors’ experiences of appraisal and career guidance. She has published 17 abstracts, 16 original papers, 3 book chapters, and a book.
Liz maintains a clinical role as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Whipps Cross University Hospital, a large busy District General Hospital which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust in East London. She is the Lead Clinician for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease multidisciplinary team and is an endoscopy and colonoscopy trainer.
Dr Ali Carter
Associate Dean (Foundation and Undergraduate)
Ali graduated from Edinburgh University, then worked in Edinburgh and Leeds for a few years, before moving to London to complete her anaesthetics and ICM training. She now works as an Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) consultant at University College London Hospital (UCLH) in North Central London.
Ali has a long-standing interest in medical education and has undertaken a variety of education roles including local Medical Education Lead and Faculty tutor for ICM, Training Programme Director (TPD) for Foundation Doctors at UCLH, Lead TPD for Pan-London ICM Specialty training, Associate Dean (Distribution) before becoming Associate Dean (Foundation and Undergraduate)/ Director for the London Foundation School in 2022. In March 2025, she was appointed Lead FSD for England. Ali also continues to be a FICM Regional Advisor for North Central London.
Dr Ruth Brown
Associate Dean (Secondary Care Workforce Transformation)
Ruth is the Associate Dean for secondary care workforce transformation. In addition to supporting the national expansion programme, Ruth provides leadership for the integration and development of all aspects of the medical workforce into the multiprofessional team within acute and mental health trusts. Current projects include the development and sharing of the Capital Doctor brand including LEDs, SAS, and IMGs, as well as supporting the development of the Educator workforce programme. Ruth is also working with the Workforce Transformation team to spread good practice in digital education.
Ruth is an emergency physician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust where she was previously the Associate Medical Director for education. She has held leadership roles in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the European Union of Medical Specialties Section for Emergency Medicine. Her interest in the multiprofessional team working and competency based education has led to many publications and contributions to curriculum development internationally.
System Deans
| ICB | System Dean | Trusts |
| North West London |
Richard Bogle |
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| North Central London |
Vivienne Curtis |
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| North East London |
Louise Schofield |
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South East London |
Cleave Gass |
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| South West London |
Bhanu Williams |
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