Trauma Committee

He is head of division for Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology.
He has a keen interest in training and education and is currently the Training Programme Director for Health Education East Midlands in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. His clinical expertise lies in complex trauma and reconstruction, particularly in non-union, infection and limb reconstruction. His academic interests compliment his clinical interests.

Alex Trompeter works at St George’s University Hospital in London and holds the position of Honorary Reader in Orthopaedic Surgery at St George’s University of London.

His specific clinical interests are the management of complex fractures, bone infection, non-union, deformity correction and limb lengthening. He works closely with plastic surgeons for many cases. He has a regular ortho-plastic-microbiology MDT clinic as well as delivering the region’s amputation service.

Alex graduated from Guy’s and St Thomas’ medical school in 2003. He completed his specialist training in trauma and orthopaedics in the South West Thames rotation in 2012. He won the Sir Walter Mercer Gold Medal for the FRCS examinations in 2011. Alex undertook specialist fellowship training in trauma and limb reconstruction in the UK (Liverpool and Chertsey) and overseas (Calgary, Canada). He was awarded the Braun travelling fellowship to the Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, by the British Orthopaedic Association, and a travelling fellowship to the Oxford Bone Infection Unit by the British Limb Reconstruction Society.

Alex is actively involved in education locally, nationally and internationally. He regularly teaches and lectures in his specialist areas. He is Training Program Director for the South West London Orthopaedic Rotation, sits as the OTS Committee Member for Meetings and has recently been elected to the BOA Trauma Committee. Alex is also actively involved in academic research.

2023 – 2027 (President 2025 – 2026)
Fergal Monsell has been a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Children Bristol since 2005. He is involved in education at all levels, is Visiting Professor at Cardiff University and Director of the Avon Centre for Musculoskeletal Education. Has an active clinical research portfolio and is widely published.

2025 – 2027 (Elected Trustee 2025 – 2027)
Professor Peter Giannoudis is the Professor and Chairman of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical School of the University of Leeds.
He has served in positions of responsibility including, President of the British Trauma Society (2003-2007), President of the European Society of Pelvis and Acetabulum (2007-2012), President of the European Society Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2018-onwards), Chair of the International Committee of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (USA) (2012-2019), Chair Global Research Commission AO Foundation (2024-onwards), and Editor In Chief of Injury Journal (2010-onwards) and Journal Trauma Case Reports (2014-onwards). He has published over 800 peer review publications and 14 Orthopaedic and Trauma textbooks. His H-index is 131 with 64,745 citations.

Professor Giannoudis is a regular international keynote speaker having delivered over 450 lectures around the globe. He is a visiting professor in 21 Universities worldwide. In 2024, he was included in the King’s New Year’s Honours list and received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in the UK.

Peter is delighted to be elected as a Trustee of the BOA. He feels it is a great honour and is looking forward to contributing to the important challenges facing our profession including maintaining adequate workforce, supporting the training and education of our members, promoting high quality research, strengthening the relationship with the government to improve patient care and to raise the profile of the Association internationally.

Sharon is the Clinical Director for Orthopaedic Trauma at Liverpool University Hospital NHSFT and is a full-time trauma surgeon.

As well as participating in the Major Trauma rota, she has an interest in the surgical management of poly trauma patients and injuries to the pelvis and chest. She is on the Examiners panel for the FRCS (T&O) and enjoys teaching, including being faculty for AO and the Royal College Damage Control Orthopaedic Trauma Course.

She is a clinical member of the National Clinical Reference Group for Major Trauma and Burns and as such, has been involved in updating the Adult Major Trauma Centres Quality Indicators and the Best Practice Tariff for Major Trauma. 

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family; including four children, walking her dog, and cooking. Her most recent challenge is to run the London Marathon in October 2021, raising money for Barnados.

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Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

After graduating from Odisha, India, Khitish completed his core training in Mumbai. He joined the Welsh Orthopaedic training programme in 1997 and after completion of specialist training travelled to Calgary, Canada for his trauma fellowship.

Khitish was appointed as a substantive Consultant at Cardiff in 2005. Since than he has provided tertiary referral services for pelvic-acetabular trauma/ complex trauma for population of South Wales. Khitish also carries out high volume lower limb joint arthroplasty. He is a member of Cardiff MTC team since its inception in 2020.

Achievements:

1. Clinical Director since 2021
2. Chair, Welsh Orthopaedic specialist training committee sine 2022
3. Training Programme Director, 2016-2022
4. Secretary, Orthopaedic Trauma Society since 2023
5. Chair, Cardiff Trauma update
6. Hon Lecturer, Cardiff University
7. Examiner for FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
8. Appointed to the Trauma committee of the British Orthopaedic Association

Alwyn Abraham is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester, with expertise in adult and paediatric trauma and limb reconstruction. Appointed in 2007, he has led major service improvements, including virtual MDTs and a dedicated limb salvage service. A former Head of Service and current Training Programme Director, he oversees specialist training for 32 trainees and serves as a national organiser for BOA’s TOTs programme. Internationally, he co-founded the Leicester Gondar Orthopaedic Partnership, raising $200,000 to develop trauma care in Ethiopia. He is an FRCS examiner and incoming Chair of World Orthopaedic Concern (2026–2028).

Sarah Johnson-Lynn is a Senior Lecturer with Hull York Medical School, and Honorary Consultant at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, with interests in trauma, foot and ankle surgery and limb reconstruction, having previously worked as a Consultant at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust for 4 years,. 

She graduated from Newcastle University and completed specialty orthopaedic training and a PhD in the North East. Fellowships followed in foot and ankle surgery at Addenbrookes Hospital and in trauma and limb reconstruction at Leeds General Infirmary, as well as a British Orthopaedic Research Society travelling fellowship in Asia and Australia. 

She is a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Scientific Committee, has served as BOA Culture and Diversity champion and is faculty on several national courses including ATLS.

Daniel is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with Specialist Interest in Trauma and Upper Limb Surgery. Trained as General, Trauma and Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon in Germany, working in Gloucestershire since 2010 with continuous involvement in complex  trauma care and local/regional education.  In 2017/18 as Speciality Director member of the team leading the reconfiguration of the T&O department of both major hospitals in the trust. Longstanding AO and ATLS faculty.  BOA, OTS and BESS member, since 2019 member of the OTS education committee.

Avinash completed his undergraduate medical training and Master's in orthopaedics (MS) in India before relocating to the UK in 2017. He has previously worked as an SAS doctor in Northeast England and completed MCh (Orth) degree from Teesside University. Having completed the FRCS (T & O) and fulfilling all the necessary training, he is currently awaiting entry to specialist register through portfolio pathway.

His subspecialty interests include trauma and upper limb surgery, with extensive experience in the management of complex trauma, as well as shoulder and elbow conditions.  He has a strong interest in service development and quality improvement, having led multiple projects that have directly enhanced patient pathways and clinical outcomes. He is a strong advocate for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, particularly in the management of trauma and hip fragility fractures.

He is strongly committed to teaching, actively contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as to the training of allied health professionals.

He has completed BOA Future Leaders Programme and is currently pursuing a trauma fellowship at Glasgow, with further fellowships lined up this year. This combined training has positioned him well to seek a career as a trauma consultant with a special interest in upper limb surgery.

He is a member of BOA, OTS, and BESS. 

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon specializing in Craniofacial Surgery. Based at Kings College.  Mr Bentley's practice encompasses paediatric and adult craniofacial surgery. He specializes in congenital and acquired deformities as well as skull base access work for certain brain tumours. After graduating from the University of Wales with degrees in Dentistry and Medicine, he undertook specialized training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He was awarded a Fellowship in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery at University of Leipzig in Germany, followed by two further Fellowships in Craniofacial Surgery at University of Heidelberg in Germany and the Birmingham Children's. In 2000 he was appointed as Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at King's College. He is now Clinical Director for both the Southeast London Major Trauma Network and for Major Trauma at Kings. He is also the Training Programme Director for the South Thames Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Deanery. He was one of the first surgeons to perform titanium cranial reconstruction with the world's largest single operator, a single technique with the lowest infection rate.

Bob Handley is a Consultant on the Trauma Service at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for 25 years. He is Immediate Past President of the BOA, and is a Past President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and AOUK. Bob co-chaired two NICE guideline development groups related to fractures, and is National Clinical Lead for GIRFT Orthopaedic Trauma.

a paediatric trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, where he has been a consultant since 1995. He took a full part in the adult trauma rota for 21 years before focusing solely on children’s care.

He is a past president of the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS) and was the chairman of the AO International Expert Group for Paediatrics from 1997 to 2016.  He was a member of the Specialist Advisory Committee from 2013 to 2019, latterly as the lead for national recruitment of specialists.

He was one of the developers of the Comprehensive Classification of Paediatric Long Bone Fractures and has a strong interest in the treatment of simple fractures.  He was one of the authors of the BOA standard for trauma on supracondylar fractures of the humerus.

Consultant Orthopaedic Pelvic Trauma and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgeon

A Consultant rheumatologist at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT, former Chair of the British Society for Rheumatology Clinical Affairs Committee and as the former GIRFT Clinical Lead for Rheumatology.

Lucy is proud to lead Day One Trauma Support, a national charity supporting people affected by life changing injury. The charity is uniquely placed to highlight the ripple effect of major trauma, providing practical and emotional support and amplifying the voices of people with ‘lived experience’.  

Surviving trauma is just the start, no one should be left to rebuild their life on their own and as such Lucy recognises the opportunity that her role within Day One represents

Lucy’s career started in nursing over 30 years ago. Her very broad clinical, managerial and leadership experience across the NHS, commercial and charitable sectors, has given her a strong reputation for leading change, transformation, and growth. Lucy is a collaborator and a broker of partnership working which is rooted in making a difference in local communities.  

In 2017 Lucy was awarded an Honoarary degree of Doctor of Medicine, MD (Hon) by the University of Sheffield, in recognition of her influence and work in Palliative and End of Life Care services across the region.

Lucy is also currently Chair of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Local Enterprise Partnership Board, and in addition, is a trained civil and commercial mediator and Family Magistrate. She has also held a number of Trustee and Non-Executive positions over time, and brings a geuine mix of leadership experience within the Public, Private and Charitable sectors.

Speaker, BOA Trauma Committee – The Patient Voice