The people behind your plan
Clinicians, coaches and specialists who care about getting you ready for surgery, and about how you feel long after it.
Founder and CEO
Dr Rebecca Ellard
MBBS, BSc, BSLM, PGCME“Like many of us, she remembers being handed a date and simply turning up.”
Dr Rebecca Ellard is an NHS GP and coach who, through her own surgical experience, recognised how preparing for and recovering from surgery affects your physical and mental wellbeing. Like many of us, she remembers being handed a date and simply turning up — with little clear advice about how to prepare or how to recover.
Determined to change that for herself and for others, Dr Rebecca Ellard trained in lifestyle medicine and studied the best evidence on preparing for surgery.
She also knows the hard days — the setbacks, the low moments when giving up seems easier. Those real-life experiences inspired her to start Beyond Surgery.
Co-founder and Chief Product and Marketing Officer
Dr Rachel Eyre
MBBS, BSc, MRCS“More often than not, she was her patients’ cheerleader.”
Dr Rachel Eyre trained as a surgical registrar in General and Breast Surgery, building a broad base across surgical specialties. On the wards, she saw first-hand how much difference it made to patients when they felt prepared, physically and mentally.
She made preparing patients part of her everyday practice: getting them moving on the ward, helping them ready their minds before theatre, and supporting the shift in mindset that recovery asks of us afterwards. More often than not, she was her patients’ cheerleader.
A 200-hour qualified yoga teacher with a deep interest in Buddhism, Taoism and breathwork, Rachel brings that calm, whole-person approach to Beyond Surgery, so every patient can have someone in their corner.
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Simon Riley
“The people we love should be able to share the journey.”
Simon came to Beyond Surgery after supporting family members through their own operations. He saw how much the weeks before surgery mattered, and how much he wanted to help them prepare, but there wasn’t a simple way for him to be part of it.
That experience stayed with him. Simon believes that the people we love should be able to share the journey: to understand the plan, offer encouragement and feel useful, not helpless.
Today he looks after every part of the technology behind Beyond Surgery, making sure it runs smoothly, stays secure and uses the latest tools to keep patients, families and care teams connected. Working quietly in the background, he makes sure the technology does its job, so the people can focus on what matters most: you.
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