Research Committee

2024 – 2026 (Research Committee Chair 2024 – 2026)
Professor McCaskie is an orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in lower limb surgery e.g. hip arthroscopy and related research. His research aims to develop innovative solutions, particularly regenerative, for patient benefit in musculoskeletal disease. One focus is Osteoarthritis (OA), which affects around 8 million people in the UK alone. The research encompasses a greater understanding of the causes of musculoskeletal disease and the mechanisms of action of therapy.

He is the Director of the Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre. The £6 million Centre is based at four sites: Newcastle University, the University of Aberdeen, Keele University/the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Oswestry and the University of York. Funded by a core grant of £2.4 million over five years from Arthritis Research UK with a further £3.4 million pledged by the four participating universities, the centre brings together leading clinicians, engineers and biologists from research and clinical groups. The aim and potential clinical impact is to treat early osteoarthritis by introducing stem cells into damaged joints in conjunction with existing surgical procedures. Prof McCaskie leads the Smart Step consortium (£1.1M) as part of Stage II UK Regenerative Medicine Platform. The aim is to develop cell-free approaches to Osteoarthritis and establish a translational pipeline for their development.

2026 – 2028 (Honorary Treasurer 2026 – 2028)
Rhidian trained in Cardiff at the University of Wales, College of Medicine as it was then, qualifying in 1989. His training rotation was between Oswestry and Stoke-on-Trent and included fellowships in Johannesburg and Sydney.

Rhidian has spent his Consultant career working on orthopaedic infection and revision knee replacements in Cardiff. He recently ‘transferred’ across the border to work in Colchester and help establish the Regional Revision Knee Network.

Rhidian has a strong interest in education at all levels and continues to lecture widely. He has had the pleasure of founding and running national knee infection meetings from which he continues to learn from his peers. A personal philosophy, when possible, has always been to organise cross-speciality meetings, which broadens one’s perspective and heightens respect for colleagues in other medical and non-medical areas. This led to being a co-founder of the Bone & Joint Infection Society (BAJIS) and the inaugural President. BAJIS is a true cross-speciality society for all healthcare workers, scientists and industry partners interested in managing orthopaedic infection.

Now living in Essex, he remains as Welsh as ever but perhaps a little less partisan than before. Professionally and personally, although life continually changes, he could not be happier than at present.

Rhidian is delighted to be elected as Honorary Treasurer and hopes to contribute and support our Association and the profession in any way he can.

2026 – 2028 (Elected Trustee 2026 – 2028)
Professor Harvinder pal Singh is a Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust with a special interest in shoulder and elbow surgery. He holds an Honorary Associate Professor position at University of Leicester and has a PhD in Health Sciences. He serves as a Communications and Digital Officer in BESS Council. He is also a Surgeon Member of the BESS Journal Steering Committee for Shoulder and Elbow journal.

He is the Chief Investigator for NIHR funded DIDACT Distal Clavicle trial and is a Shoulder Panel member for the ODEP Orthopaedic Data Evaluation panel. He was part of the UK contingent which was part of the International Consensus Meeting on Infection (ICMI) 2025 Istanbul and helped formulate the International Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of prosthetic joint infections and other orthopaedic-related infections.

As a Trustee, he will support the BOA’s work in enhancing clinical research infrastructure across trauma and orthopaedics, promoting diversity, inclusion, and sustainability within the workforce, strengthening our role in implant safety and regulatory policy and encouraging early career engagement and equitable opportunities in training.

He is passionate about improving patient care and delivering strategic impact through collaborative leadership. It is a privilege to contribute to the BOA’s future direction as a Trustee.

2024 – 2026 (Elected Trustee 2024 – 2026)
Following medical school in Glasgow he undertook T&O training in the West of Scotland rotation. He was appointed Consultant in 2003 and works at the QUEH, Glasgow with a specialist interest in hip reconstructive arthroplasty surgery. He continues to participate in trauma at the QUEH designated regional trauma centre.

He is an honorary Professor Glasgow University, with research interests are in the basic science of nanotechnology and cell behaviour / bone regeneration, implant fixation and effects of wear particles particularly CoCr toxicity. Dominic has also served as a Clinical Director for 6 years for T&O during the merger of three units into the Glasgow QUEH.

He is the Hip Specialty Editor for the BJJ and was President of BHS for 2023. During his time with the BHS, the society has recognised a lack of diversity in their membership and as part of addressing this developed a mentorship program, which Dominic was part of the instigating team.

Jonathan Evans is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Trauma & Orthopaedics at the University of Exeter and Consultant hip surgeon at the Exeter Hip Unit. Having completed his doctorate at the University of Bristol and MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM in 2019, he now leads the data analysis team of the National Joint Registry (NJR) at the University of Bristol alongside Prof Mike Whitehouse. His research interests include Post-operative Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures (POPFF) and he is currently developing a Core Outcome Set for POPFF in preparation for trials in this area. He is a work package lead in the NIHR/UKRI Exeter Sustainable Health Systems Hub in Exeter working towards the use of environmental impact measures as outcomes in research. He is involved in various other research projects ranging from RCTs to simulation studies. He is married with three busy children and is a very reluctant triathlete.

MB BChir, MA (Cantab) PhD (Oxon) FRCS)Tr is an expert Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in Shoulder and Elbow conditions, including trauma and sports injuries. She is a Consultant at Cambridge University Hospital Trust, where she treats the most severely injured and complex shoulder and elbow conditions. She has vast expertise with 20 years of experience. She is an internationally recognised expert in her field, with a strong academic track record in shoulder and elbow research  and obtaining large research grants.

Professor Benedict Rogers is a Consultant in Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery consulting in Surrey and Sussex, with clinical and academic interests on hip and knee surgery, including robotic-assisted sports injuries and trauma. 

A graduate of University of Oxford (Christ Church), St George’s Hospital Medical School (University of London), UCL, University of Portsmouth and University of Toronto. 

Awarded PhD (2017) with thesis entitled “Optimising the Outcomes of Hip and Knee Replacements” 

He is an NHS Consultant at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust and an Honorary Clinical Professor at Brighton & Sussex Medical School (University of Sussex). 

Other professional appointments currently held: 

- Editor-in-Chief, Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

- Member of Court of Examiners, The Royal College of Surgeons of England       

A keen sportsman, Benedict was awarded an Oxford Blue (Rugby League) and has completed five Ironman Triathlons.  He now regularly runs half/full marathons for local charities. 
 
Benedict undertook two clinical fellowships at world-renowned academic units at University of Toronto: Mount Sinai Hospital & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. 

He was trained by several eminent surgeons including Professor Allan Gross, Professor Hans Kreder, Professor Marvin Tile, Dr Joseph Schatzker.  
 
He was awarded the Zane Cohen Fellowship Achievement Award by the University of Toronto; the first time this had been awarded to an orthopaedic surgeon. 
 
With an extensive and ongoing research portfolio covering basic science and clinical practice, he currently has over 120 publications, over 10 book chapters and over 80 presentations; including several at the British Orthopaedic Association and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, with a number awarded prizes.  

He is a fully qualified GP (non-practicing) 

Ines completed her Specialist Trauma & Orthopaedic Training on the South East Deanery rotation after finishing a PhD in orthopaedic basic science at Imperial College.

She undertook Specialist Fellowship training in Toronto Canada; Murnau, Germany and King's College Hospital, London.

She was appointed a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at King's College Hospital NHS Trusts in 2016.

Her clinical interests are Hand & Wrist surgery, for elective and trauma conditions, and Diabetic Foot Reconstruction, a multidisciplinary subspeciality which has been significantly advanced by Prof Edmonds at King's College Hospital.

She has a strong interest in research and teaching and has taken on lead roles in clinical research trials (NIHR) and undergraduate teaching (KCL) at King's College Hospital, as well as serving on national (BORS Trustee, BOA Research Committee) and international committees (ORS / ISFR).

She is regularly invited as guest lecturer and has written and contributed to a number of publications and grant applications.

Graduating from Imperial College in 2004 and completed his orthopaedic surgical training in the North West London and Stanmore training schemes. After completing his DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford he was appointed as NIHR Clinical Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Orthopaedics at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore.

Following subspecialist (fellowship) training in complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement in Stanmore and in all aspects of knee surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford he was appointed as Senior Lecturer in orthopaedic surgery at Imperial College and consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Trust in 2019. Mr Liddle specialises in all aspects of knee surgery including soft tissue (sports) surgery, partial, primary and revision knee replacement, as well as hip replacement surgery. He carries out trauma surgery at the Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital with an interest in periarticular and periprosthetic fractures around the hip and knee.

Mr Kulikov is a Specialty Doctor in Trauma and Orthopaedics with a broad research background and an eye on clinical practice improvement and innovation. He is a passionate proponent of SAS grade development as a career pathway in its own right.

He is particularly interested in Trauma and Orthopaedic research methodology and support of novel research ideas integral to clinical practice. He started career in the Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, worked with the Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics (University of Bath), Warwick Orthopaedics group, and currently represents recently set up South Warwickshire Orthopaedic Research & Development (SWORD) initiative.

Daniel Perry PhD, FRCS (Orth) is an Associate Professor of Children’s Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford, NIHR Clinician Scientist and a Consultant Children's Orthopaedic Surgeon Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.  

Dan’s major research interests are in epidemiology and effectiveness research. He has developed nationwide collaborative cohorts, clinical trials and is experienced in the analysis of existing (routine) datasets. He has over £7m of grants, including the NIHR British Orthopaedic Surgery Surveillance (BOSS) Study, the NIHR FORCE, SCIENCE and now CRAFFT Study.

Dan is a member of the NIHR HTA Commissioning Board and Paediatric Editor of the Bone and Joint Journal. He also sits on the research committee of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the research committee of BSCOS (British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery). Dan is the clinical lead for hip screening within Public Health England.

Joanna Craven is an ST5 Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar in Wales and an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, where she is completing a funded PhD investigating Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Joanna’s research focuses on clinical trial design, patient-reported outcomes, and family-centred care in paediatric orthopaedics. Her work includes the development of a parent-reported outcome measure and the delivery of a multicentre feasibility trial, aimed at strengthening the evidence base for the management of developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants. She is the Academic Representative for the British Orthopaedic Trainee Association and Founder and President of the Welsh Orthopaedic Research Trainee Hub (WORTH), a trainee-led research collaborative supporting orthopaedic research across Wales.