JANE LOUISE McCUE, MBBS FRCS MS

Jane McCue is Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the East & North Herts NHS Trust and Medical Director of the Mount Vernon Cancer Network. A Consultant General Surgeon by background she has received extensive surgical training leading to her sub speciality area of expertise in Colorectal Surgery. In her chosen specialty she has been a council member of both the Association of Coloproctology and the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Coloproctology.

A past Medical Director of a large multi-site Acute NHS Trust and former President of the Association of Surgeons in Training, Jane has vast experience as a member of working parties, committees and associations both nationally and regionally.

As a practising surgeon, Jane also has responsibility for the direct supervision and training of surgical trainees as well as clinical nurse specialists. She leads a Colorectal Unit designated suitable for specialist training. Her educational activities are extensive and her numerous rôles have included Executive Director level responsibility for Medical Education within East & North Herts NHS Trust; External Examiner for MB BS, Imperial College; Tutor or Lecturer on numerous surgical courses. For the Royal College of Surgeons she is an Assessor for Consultant appointment panels and a reviewer for the Annals journal.

She spent 30 months undertaking clinical and experimental surgical research on colorectal carcinogenesis. Her academic output includes around 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and presentations.

Her managerial experience as a Consultant has included positions as Co-Chairman, Planned Care Programme Board of East of England SHA; Co-Chairman, Surgical Workstream “Looking to the Future” for East of England SHA; member of the Women in Surgery committee; Medical Director East & North Herts NHS Trust and Clinical Director for Surgical Services East Herts NHS Trust.

A resident of Bengeo, Jane is married with two children and at home she enjoys gardening, reading and entertaining. Her outside interests include tennis, skiing and dancing and she is a keen traveller.