Talat Mushtaq graduated from Manchester University in 1994 and has undertaken tertiary level training in paediatric endocrinology at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Sheffield prior to his consultant appointment at Leeds in 2007.

He is a committed clinician looking after a diverse patient group. He has a focus on clinical research, as well as teaching and training future endocrinologists.

He is currently involved in a number of clinical research projects and has previously undertaken basic science translational studies in growth plate research. He is a reviewer for a number of paediatric journals and a member of the BSPED, ESPE and Endocrine Societies.

Sabah graduated from the University of Manchester in 1988 and undertook training in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. As Diabetes UK research fellow, she obtained an MD in 1999 with a thesis on the immunogenetics of Asian childhood diabetes and took up a consultant post at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals in 2000.

Her main clinical interests are in the late endocrine effects of childhood malignancies and endocrine tumour syndromes, and disorders of sexual development and gender identity.

She also has a strong commitment to teaching and research and is involved in several multicentre and national collaborative studies as well as student and junior doctor research projects.

Paul Dimitri is a Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at Sheffield Children's Hospital. He graduated in medicine from Manchester University in 1997 with a distinction in Paediatrics. He subsequently trained in Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology in Sheffield. He was awarded his PhD from Sheffield University in 2010 for his research into the relationship between fat and bone in children. His research work on fat- bone relationships and novel bone imaging modalities continues at the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Disease in Sheffield.

Paul has represented trainees at a national level as Chair of the RCPCH Trainees Committee and The Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges Trainees Group. His interest in paediatric endocrine training extends from Trainee representation on the CSAC to his current position as BSPED CME Officer

I passionately believe in providing the best possible healthcare supervision to every child with health problems. I support BSPED's aims and objectives to improve the health outcomes of all children with endocrine problems and/or diabetes and influence healthcare policy and processes through active engagement with other organisations and government.

As Clinical Guidelines Officer, I am facilitating the review and updating of current guidelines and developing more practical guidelines to guide clinical management of both common and uncommon conditions. I would heartily welcome other BSPED members who are keen to join us in the development of these guidelines or who would be happy to advice us of new areas where guidelines are necessary.

Angela Casey graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1981. She has worked as a clinical nurse specialist in paediatric endocrinology at Birmingham Children’s Hospital since 1997. Angela is a member of the Royal College of Nursing Children and Young People's Group and contributed to the recently updated 'RCN Competencies: an integrated career and competency framework for paediatric endocrine nurse specialists'. She represented the RCN at the recent NICE review of Growth Hormone in Children. Angela has been the BSPED Nursing Liaison Officer since 2009.

Kirsty Agostini graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2001. She currently works as a clinical nurse specialist in paediatric and adolescent diabetes at University College London Hospital. Since November 2010 Kirsty has been a co-opted core member of the Royal College of Nursing Children and Young People's Diabetes Community. This has involved co-writing the recently published 'Children and young people with diabetes- RCN guidance for newly-appointed nurse specialists' and working on the Lilly Streetwise leaflets for adolescents with diabetes. Kirsty is also on the Delayed Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes committee, working at promoting early diagnosis of people with Type 1 diabetes in the UK.