International Relations
Meet The Portfolio Members
Mez Aref-Adib
Information Resources Subcommittee member - Societal relations
Miss Mehrnoosh (Mez) Aref-Adib is a Consultant Obstetrician and  Gynaecologist at Whipps Cross Hospital in London. She trained at Cambridge and UCL, followed by specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in North Central London. She also completed a year-long fellowship in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on minimally invasive surgery, including hysteroscopy and laparoscopy.
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Mez holds a postgraduate medical certificate in ultrasound from King’s College London and is accredited in colposcopy by the BSCCP. She is passionate about teaching and has organized training courses in the UK and Australia on topics including ultrasound, laparoscopy, and intrauterine device insertion for both trainees and GPs. She is also an active contributor to medical research and frequently presents her work at national and international conferences. Mez has been an active member of the BSGE and has enjoyed being  part of the BSGE SCOPE team, and is very much looking forward to her new role on the International Relations Subcommittee.
Martin Hirsch
Chair of International Relations Portfolio
I feel really honoured to be appointed as a senior council member of the BSGE in 2022. The BSGE council oversees a vast program of medical education and surgical governance that I have admired for many years. This remit of work provides an opportunity and community for all members to learn, develop and safely practice endoscopic surgery.
Joining this esteemed council as chair of Award and Bursaries (A&B) has given me the direct opportunity support the continued professional development for all our members. During this time, we were able to increase funding for trainees and nurse specialists during challenging financial times.
I am excited to have moved on to the international relations portfolio and hope to build the profile of our society overseas. We are working to achieve an increased international presence through four streams: education; conferences; societal relations; and research.Â
In my clinical practice I work as a consultant gynaecologist and endometriosis specialist at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. I work full-time as a gynaecological surgeon specialising in excision surgery for people with endometriosis. I have completed a post graduate Medical Doctorate research degree from Queen Mary University of London evaluating diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in endometriosis care. Through this work I have, with collaborators, published over 30 peer reviewed publications in the area of endometriosis. I feel fortunate to have received national recognition awards from NHS improvement, The British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy and Health Education England. Â
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Hara Koukouli
Fellow in the Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Unit, International Relations & Robotics Subcommittee Member
I am the fellow in the Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Unit in UCLH, where the bulk of our work consists of minimal access pelvic floor surgery. I have an evolving interest in robotics, and I am involved in the UCLH robotic programme for benign gynaecology and urogynaecology. I am passionate about training and teaching, with emphasis on surgical simulation training including laparoscopic urogynaecology simulation training using high fidelity animal tissue models. I am an active member of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) and the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG).
Hannah Nazri
International Relations Subcommittee member - Research collaborations
Dr Hannah Nazri is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick. She earned her medical degree from the University of Bristol, a BSc in Medical Physics & Bioengineering from University College London, and an MSc in Clinical Embryology and DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her work centres on personalised healthcare, endometriosis research, and gender equality advocacy. As Director of Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children, and an Advisory Board member of the Asia Network to End FGM/C, she is committed to eradicating FGM/C. Hannah also serves on the Boston Congress of Public Health Board and has participated in UN events on FGM/C. Recently, she joined the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Global Health Trainees’ Committee and is also an Early Career Ambassador for the World Endometriosis Society. She hopes to combine her BSGE role as a subcommittee member for International Relations with the various hats that she wear, to improve gynaecological health globally.
In 2015, Hannah was awarded the Royal Commonwealth Society Associate Fellowship for her work with The Kalsom Movement and was a top-5 finalist for the 2020 Women of the Future Award UK. She has also been invited to Buckingham Palace for the 2022 Commonwealth Diaspora Reception and the 2024 King’s Garden Party.