BOA Annual Congress 2026

Raghbir Singh Khakha

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon , Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Khakha’s NHS practice is based in central London teaching hospital Guy’s and St Thomas’. He has been in consultant practice since 2017 dealing with all elements of knee related injuries ranging from children’s knee injuries right the way through complex redo surgery. 

His philosophy is based on joint preservation surgery, where he routinely performs ligament repairs and reconstructions, meniscal repairs and osteotomy surgery. He regularly accepts referrals from other orthopaedic centres to manage complex primary and redo knee reconstructive surgery. 

Following his successful completion of fellowship in the US at Massachusetts General Hospital in trauma surgery and knee fellowship at North Hampshire Hospitals, Mr Khakha embarked on his consultant career at Guy’s and St Thomas’. Prior to this, he trained on the South-East London Training Rotation. 

He is also Knee Lead Tutor for South London and KSS Trauma and Orthopaedic training programme and is Honorary clinical lecturer at Kings College London, where he is also Patron of the Orthopaedic Society. He has a passion for research as well as education and training, and regularly speaks at international and national meetings on modern minimally invasive knee surgical techniques. 

 

Mr Khakha completed his medical degree at St Georges University Hospital in 2006. He was awarded a BSc with honours at University College London in Orthopaedics and went to complete a Masters in the same field at the University of Brighton. He is an honorary senior lecturer at King’s College London and oversees surgical fellows looking to refine their skills in knee surgery.

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Dr Khosrow Sehat

Consultant Trauma and Orthoaedic Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals

I am a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon based at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. My expertise covers knee and hip replacement surgery, including Computer Navigated surgery and Conformis custom knee replacement implants. I am also trained in knee and hip preservation surgery for younger patients with moderate arthritis, hip impingement or tendon related problems affecting the hip. 

I have a specialist interest in non-arthritic hip pain, knee cartilage injury reconstruction, computer Navigated Knee Replacement surgery and computer guided rehabilitation following knee replacement surgery. 

I hold regular clinics at Spire Nottingham Hospital and I am available to discuss your condition and direct investigations as required. I place great value in taking time to understand your symptoms and concerns and to explain treatment options with clarity and to your satisfaction. 

I studied medicine at the University of Bristol. I undertook further training, specialising in Orthopaedic Surgery in Nottingham and New Zealand and subsequently took up a post as Consultant in 2008. I have an Orthopaedic ‘Trauma’ surgery practice at the Queens Medical Centre, dealing with injuries and emergencies and an ‘Elective’ knee and hip surgery practice based at the City Hospital Campus of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). As well as treating patients, I have held the positions of ‘Clinical Governance Lead’ with responsibility for quality assurance in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery as well as the position of Deputy Director of Surgery with organisational and service development responsibilities. I currently chair the Trent regional network for the treatment of Metastatic Bone Disease (secondary cancer) and perform surgery for this condition. 

I am on the Aesculap Academia panel of trainers for Computer Navigated knee replacement surgery and regularly teach at international training courses. I am also on the panel of surgeons developing the next generation of Computer Navigated knee replacement surgery techniques with the B Braun company, the originators of this technology. I am also on an international panel of surgeons studying and optimising the outcomes of knee replacement surgery (Pheno4U). 

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Jawad Sultan

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

I am a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, who specialises in the management of disorders of the knee. My clinical practice encompasses all aspects of knee surgery including the treatment of sports injuries, ligament injuries, arthritis and patella instability. 

I specialise in all aspects of arthritis and joint degeneration, including nonoperative treatment (injections, orthotics, rehab), cartilage regeneration procedures, kKnee re-alignment osteotomies, total and partial knee replacement, customised patient-specific knee (ConforMIS) and robotic knee replacement (Mako). 

For sports knee injuries I offer knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery), meniscus repair / transplant, ligament reconstruction, patella (kneecap) dislocation & instability, chondral (joint surface) injuries and cartilage regeneration procedures and overuse conditions eg tendinitis. 

Since completing my training in 2016, I have performed hundreds of knee arthroscopies, replacements (partial and total), ligament reconstructions and osteotomies. I perform complex multi-ligament knee and joint reconstruction surgery at Manchester Royal Informary Major Trauma Centre, and lead the Soft Tissue Knee MDT. 

I completed my specialist surgical training in the North West of England, and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS T&O) in 2016. I undertook prestigious knee fellowships in Harrogate, Cardiff and France, where I worked with world-renowned knee surgeons specialising in partial knee replacements, knee ligaments reconstruction, osteotomies and patellofemoral joint surgery. Following five years as a consultant at Royal Bolton Hospital, I was selected in 2021 to lead the acute knee services at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Manchester Royal Infirmary, Trafford General Hospital. 

I am experienced in clinical and laboratory research, including the use of gait analysis. I completed an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University. My dissertation, A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis, was presented at national and international conferences, and awarded Sir John Charnley and the British Association of Surgeons of the Knee prizes. I have several publications, and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. 

I lead the Soft Tissue Knee MDT at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where I perform complex multi-ligament knee and joint reconstruction surgery. I am the Clinical Governance Lead at Manchester Royal Infirmary Major Trauma Centre. I sit on national BASK committees to produce national guidance for knee surgery. 

I teach medical students at the University of Manchester, as well as on ATLS and knee replacement and trauma courses, and train junior doctors as part of the North Western Deanery Orthopaedic Rotation. I am a regular examiner of medical students at the University of Manchester, and am actively involved in training of junior surgeons in the NHS 

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Alwyn Abraham

Training Programme Director T&O, Consultant (Adult Trauma / Paediatric Orthopaedics), University Hospitals of Leicester

Alwyn has spent 17 years on the Trauma and Orthopaedics front line as a Consultant. The highs and lows of working in the NHS notwithstanding he remains a committed clinician, HST TPD for T&O, trainer and FRCS examiner. Clinically, he particularly enjoys the challenge of salvaging infected, traumatised, and deformed limbs in his chosen field of Limb Reconstruction. Unusually for an orthopod, he is committed to quality communication and the acceptance of human factors in medical teams. He lists an eclectic mix of influences in this regard such as Nobel Laureate, Daniel Kahneman's Masterpiece Thinking, Fast and Slow, but equally, The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey. His support of the marginalised has driven his enthusiasm for several interesting projects. This has included his advocacy of CSTs as Training Programme Director, the genesis of a Trust Foundation Doctors Programme for Internationals Medical Graduates and the creation of a Trust registrar programme in Trauma and Orthopaedics culminating in CESR. Alwyn is particularly proud of his role as the co-founder of the Leicester Gondar Orthopaedic Partnership, conceived in 2017. This is a partnership between University Hospitals of Leicester, University of Leicester, and the University of Gondar (Northern Ethiopia). In collaboration with Rotary International USD 200k was raised and has led to a partnership to develop orthopaedic infrastructure in Northern Ethiopia where up to 7 million people are without the very basics of orthopaedic care.Alwyn has spent 17 years on the Trauma and Orthopaedics front line as a Consultant. The highs and lows of working in the NHS notwithstanding he remains a committed clinician, HST TPD for T&O, trainer and FRCS examiner. Clinically, he particularly enjoys the challenge of salvaging infected, traumatised, and deformed limbs in his chosen field of Limb Reconstruction. Unusually for an orthopod, he is committed to quality communication and the acceptance of human factors in medical teams. He lists an eclectic mix of influences in this regard such as Nobel Laureate, Daniel Kahneman's Masterpiece Thinking, Fast and Slow, but equally, The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey. His support of the marginalised has driven his enthusiasm for several interesting projects. This has included his advocacy of CSTs as Training Programme Director, the genesis of a Trust Foundation Doctors Programme for Internationals Medical Graduates and the creation of a Trust registrar programme in Trauma and Orthopaedics culminating in CESR. Alwyn is particularly proud of his role as the co-founder of the Leicester Gondar Orthopaedic Partnership, conceived in 2017. This is a partnership between University Hospitals of Leicester, University of Leicester, and the University of Gondar (Northern Ethiopia). In collaboration with Rotary International USD 200k was raised and has led to a partnership to develop orthopaedic infrastructure in Northern Ethiopia where up to 7 million people are without the very basics of orthopaedic care.

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Muhammad Adeel Akhtar

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon , NHS Fife

Mr. Akhtar is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic surgeon at NHS Fife, specializing in lower limb arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma, and sports injuries. He undertook his higher surgical training in Orthopaedics in the Northeast of England followed by an "Australian Orthopaedic Association" recognised Lower limb arthroplasty fellowship from Sydney. He was awarded an MD by the University of Edinburgh and completed a post-graduate diploma in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery. He recently completed an "NRS fellowship" studying the role of Digital Health in Obese patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty. He is currently the "Research and Innovation champion" at NHS fife and a Principal Investigator for an international trial on the "MobileLink uncemented acetabular cup".

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Oday Al-Dadah

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, South Tyneside Hospital. Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University

Oday Al-Dadah is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at South Tyneside Hospital with a special interest in reconstructive knee surgery and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Translational and Clinical Research Institute at Newcastle University. He’s from Ayrshire and graduated from Dundee University Medical School. He completed his higher surgical training as a specialist registrar on the Cambridge training programme. He then completed sub-specialist fellowship training at the Professorial Knee Unit in Southampton and also the Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol. 

His consultant practice includes all aspects of knee surgery ranging from sports injuries to joint replacement surgery. Arthroscopic cartilage and meniscus surgery ranging from meniscectomy and meniscal repair right through to allograft meniscus transplant and cartilage transplant surgery of the knee. His ligament surgery armamentarium includes anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as well as medial collateral ligament and postero-lateral corner reconstruction. For young adult patients with arthritis he performs peri-articular knee realignment osteotomies including high tibial osteotomy and distal femoral osteotomy. He performs a high number of partial knee joint replacements using minimally invasive techniques encompassing medial and lateral uni-compartmental knee replacement, patello-femoral joint replacement and segmental bi-compartmental knee replacement. He led and developed the highly successful and innovative day case joint replacement programme at his hospital. He has considerable experience in complex primary and revision knee arthroplasty. He also has an interest in complex knee trauma including peri-articular and peri-prosthetic knee fractures and knee dislocations. He is experienced in paediatric knee surgery too. He also performs surgery for patella instability including medial patello-femoral ligament reconstruction, tibial tuberosity transfer and trochleoplasty. 

Oday Al-Dadah completed his Doctorate Thesis on the topic of cruciate ligament and meniscus surgery during his research fellowship within his time as a specialist registrar. He has presented his research both nationally and internationally and has won numerous prizes and gold medals for best podium presentations. He has many publications in peer reviewed journals. He has successfully supervised many research fellows at Newcastle University most of whom achieve distinctions and merit level awards for their thesis. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Knee journal where he has the privilege of working with an international editorial board of esteemed academic knee surgeons from all over the world. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and privileged to be an executive board member of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK). 

 

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Abtin Alvand

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC)

Abtin is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford (NDORMS). He graduated from University of London (Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine). After completing basic surgical training on the prestigious Hammersmith surgical rotation, he began higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Oxford programme in 2008. He took three years out of programme to undertake a PhD (DPhil) as the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit Fellow at the University of Oxford. His DPhil was titled “Improving Surgical Learning and Performance at Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty”. Abtin was appointed as NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford in 2015, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in 2017. He undertook two post-CCT sub-specialist clinical fellowships focusing on complex hip and knee surgery in Oxford and Stanmore (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital). He was then appointed in Oxford as a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon. Clinically, he has a specialist interest in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, and peri-prosthetic joint infection.

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Antonio. J. (Tony) Andrade

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon, The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon with a specialist focus on young adult hip pathology, hip preservation and arthroscopic hip surgery. His practice includes the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, femoroacetabular impingement, labral pathology, lower limb malrotation, hip preservation procedures, hip replacement and revision surgery. He has played a leading role in developing hip arthroscopy and labral reconstruction techniques in the UK, alongside training and mentoring other surgeons in hip preservation surgery.

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Paul Banaszkiewicz

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead

Paul Banaszkiewicz is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, specialising in hip and knee arthroplasty. He graduated from University of Glasgow, completed basic surgical training in the Merseyside Deanery, and undertook specialist registrar training on the North East of Scotland training programme.

He is currently a Trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and Chair of the BOA Education and Careers (EdCar) Committee, leading initiatives focused on professional development, mentoring, workforce support, and equity of opportunity across orthopaedics. He has helped develop national educational programmes including the BOA–BODS Clinical Directors course, UKITE, Ortho Update and Extended Clinical Team initiatives at BOA Congress.

Paul is Editor of the Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics (JTO) and co-leads the TENDON study evaluating musculoskeletal education within UK medical schools. He has a particular interest in differential attainment, widening participation, and improving access to mentorship and career development within surgical training.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, and holds a Master’s degree in Medical Education from Newcastle University. He also serves as an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) member and Quality Assurance Assessor for the RCSEng.

As Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Paul helps bridge academic research with practical clinical orthopaedic practice. He has supported the BOA Futures Leadership Programme, BOA Travelling Fellowships, and the educational activities of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA). He is also lead editor and author of three internationally recognised FRCS (Tr & Orth) textbooks, which have received several BMA Book Awards.

Paul has undertaken humanitarian orthopaedic work in Northern Iraq and remains committed to international collaboration, diversity, and inclusion within orthopaedics. Outside work, he enjoys running, skiing, gardening, and supporting Burnley F.C..

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Joanne Banks

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals, Mersey Deanery Training Programme Director

Jo is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with specialist interests in sports knee surgery and complex lower limb trauma. She trained at Liverpool University Medical School and completed her surgical training in the Mersey region. She has also completed an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering from the University of Cardiff. She works at the Liverpool University Hospitals, a large city centre teaching hospital, MTC and tertiary referral centre.

She is passionate about education and is an Honorary Lecturer with the University of Liverpool. She is a regular faculty member on national and international courses and is the Training Programme Director and Education Director for the Mersey Orthopaedic and Trauma Training Programme. Outside of work Jo loves most sports, enjoys being out in the fells and is an avid Newcastle United fan. She is the Chief Medical Officer for British Judo, travelling with the squad to competitions all over the World. She is looking forward to being part of Team GB for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, where Judo will be coming home.

Dan Barnabas Inja

Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery , Christian Medical College, Vellore. India

Dr.Dan Barnabas Inja is a very committed Orthopaedic surgeon, who has been a permanent employee at the Christian Medical College, Vellore , a tertiary care hospital in the Southern Part of India , for the past 1 1/2 decades . He has special interests in Adult Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgery with expertise in both primary and revision joint replacement surgery, and also in Adult Trauma care , both acute as well as chronic neglected scenarios.

He is an integral part of a team that strives hard to deliver excellent and holistic care to patients, including to the poor and marginalised , inspite of many challenges including but not limited to their financial and economic constraints .

Except for a 2 year stint in the NHS, UK , Dan has been working full-time in India

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Reshid Berber

Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr Reshid Berber is a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon based at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.  After graduating from University College London, he undertook specialist training on the highly regarded training programmes across London, Leicester and Nottingham.  Mr Berber was awarded a PhD from University College London, for his internationally recognised research based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. He has published several scientific articles and has received numerous awards for his research activities.  On completion of training, he went on to highly regarded national and international fellowships, including a BOA travelling fellowship to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, USA. Mr Berber has a hip and knee reconstructive practice, including robotic arthroplasty and revision knee surgery. Mr Berber is a consultant member of the East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network. He is also a dedicated faculty member on several national and international teaching courses.

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Karina Elisabeth Bohlen

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon , Elbe Klinikum Buxtehude

Ms Karina Elisabeth Bohlen is Head of Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma, and Sports Surgery at Elbe Klinikum Buxtehude (Germany). While overseeing the full clinical spectrum of her department, her personal practice is primarily focused on specialized knee arthroplasty, including primary and revision procedures as well as robot-assisted surgical techniques.

She began working with computer navigation systems in 2005 and further advanced her expertise during a dedicated Fellowship at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow. Prior to her current role, she served as Leading Senior Physician in Hamburg and held an additional position as a medical management consultant for the Schön Klinik administration. In this dual capacity, she was instrumental in developing group-wide enhanced recovery protocols and same-day surgery pathways. Ms Bohlen is a frequent international speaker on robotics and digitalization in orthopaedics, combining nearly two decades of navigated surgical experience with strategic clinical process management.

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Steve Borland

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Steven Borland is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary where he specialises in complex orthopaedic trauma, pelvic and acetabular fractures, post trauma limb reconstruction, deformity correction, and hip and knee arthroplasty. 

Mr Borland graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2005 and completed his higher surgical training in the North-East and where he developed an interest in orthopaedic trauma.  
 
He completed the Ilizarov limb reconstruction fellowship in Kurgan, Russia. He then spent a year in Toronto, Canada at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and St Michael’s Hospital gaining experience of complex trauma, pelvis and acetabular (hip socket) injuries and hip and knee replacement. 

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Deepa Bose

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Trauma and Limb Reconstruction, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Deepa Bose is a consultant in orthopaedic trauma and limb reconstruction at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.  Her practice is exclusively in adults, and includes general trauma, major trauma and post-traumatic limb reconstruction: osteomyelitis, malunion, non-union, limb lengthening & deformity correction.

She is currently Hono0rary Secretary of the BOA and has previously been Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Trauma & Orthopaedics and the lead for CESR approval process.  She has also contributed to the revision of the curriculum.  She holds an MSc in Medical Education and has been admitted to the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of RCS Edinburgh, as well as being a member of the Academy of Medical Educators. 

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Clare Carpenter

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Clare has been a Paediatric Orthopaedic consultant at the Noah's ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, since 2012. There is no greater job satisfaction than the generality of paediatric orthopaedics and trauma, coupled with the reward of treating children. Cardiff has been a major trauma centre for children since September 2020.
She has been actively involved in education since a junior trainee and this has culminated in her appointment as Training Programme Director in August 2023 to the Welsh Deanery. A role which she finds a privilege and energising to constantly be in touch with training and the trainees.
Recently she has become the BSCOS Secretary and contributes to the Paediatric Orthopaedic community across the UK.

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Anna Chapman

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon , University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire

Anna Chapman is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire, with a specialist interest in Foot and Ankle surgery.

She qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals School of Medicine in London and completed her Orthopaedic training on the Warwick rotation. She undertook Fellowship training in Bournemouth and Bristol, and was appointed as a Consultant in 2012. She completed a Masters Degree in Medical Education at the University of Warwick in 2010 and continues to pursue her interest in all things educational.

Anna is currently the Lead Training Programme Director for the West Midlands and is the Portfolio Pathway Lead for the T&O Specialist Advisory Committee. She has served two terms on the BOFAS Education Committee (2015-2023) and a term as BOFAS EDI Lead (2023-2025). She is currently the Chair of the BOFAS Education Committee. 

Salma Chaudhury

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospital Trust

Salma is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospital Trust who specialises in Shoulder and Elbow trauma, sports injuries and shoulder replacements. She is triple fellowship trained from international recognised centres of shoulder excellence, having trained at Oxford, Cambridge and Reading, and spent a year during training at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She was awarded the BESS Travelling Fellowship. Her Trauma and Orthopaedics higher surgical training was completed in Oxford, and she studied medicine at Cambridge University. 

Salma is committed to producing the highest quality research to offer patients the best evidence-based, compassionate care. She was awarded a PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery from Oxford University, for her studies of rotator cuff failure and repair strategies to improve healing. To date she has been awarded £450,000 in research grants, including an ORUK early career research fellowship, and has published widely. She is the associate editor for Bone and Joint Journal 360, and was previously the social media editor for Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. She currently sits on the British Elbow and Shoulder Surgery Research Committee and was previously Executive Committee member for British Orthopaedic Research Society. 

Teaching has always been important to Salma and she was the co-director of orthopaedic teaching for Oxford University undergraduate medical students for 4 years. She has taught widely on courses such as the Oxford University Orthopaedic MSC course, shoulder and elbow cadaveric courses in Cambridge and ORUK FRCS Revision courses. She has regularly lectured internationally and nationally, including teaching in China and Palestine.

She has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to improving training for all doctors as well as patient outcomes, reflected in her wide-ranging work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives. Some of her key previous roles include:

• Elected senior BOA EDI champion for Thames Valley.
• Royal College of Surgeons Working Parents Group.
• Federation of Surgical Speciality Association (FSSA) Anti-Bullying and Harassment Committee

 

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David Clarke

Losing all vision at an early age did not deter David Clarke from living an extraordinary life or 
developing a trail blazing career in sport, banking and charity sectors. A Paralympian in two 
sports (Goalball and Blind Football). England men’s football record scorer with 128 goals in 
144 appearances. David was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2013, having 
represented Great Britain and England in 8 European Championships, 5 World 
Championships and 3 Paralympics including London 2012 where he was also a stadium 
torch bearer. David is CEO of ParalympicsGB, former COO of the RNIB, an FA Council 
member, husband, father, and sports fanatic! 

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Julie Craig

Orthopaedic Specialty Doctor, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Julie Craig is the SAS representative on the BOA education & careers committee. 

She works as an Orthopaedic Specialty Doctor in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. 

Julie graduated from Queen’s University in Belfast, and has since completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Education at Queen’s University, and a Master’s degree in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff University. She is now an undergraduate educational lead for fractures for Queen’s University Belfast. 

She teaches quality improvement and leadership skills to doctors in the Belfast Trust as part of the QI faculty. 

Julie has a special interest in clinical data analysis and project design and is the Belfast Trust’s specialty improvement lead for their fracture inpatient database. She is also the Northern Ireland representative on the NHFD advisory group and a member of the RCP’s FFFAP committee. 

Julie’s publications include peer-reviewed journals and chapter contributions to a trauma and orthopaedic nursing textbook. She has received prizes for Best Presentation at the British Trauma Society, Best Abstract at the Irish Hip Fracture Database Annual Meeting, the Bone and Joint Journal Prize, and a “highlight paper" at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. 

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Pallavi Dasannacharya

Consultant Anaethetist

Pallavi is a consultant anaesthetist , based in London at St Georges Hospital since 2013. She is the Clinical Lead for Day surgery and the Day Surgery team has incorporated short acting spinals , day case mastectomies , laryngeal and mastoid surgery into ambulatory pathways
Ambulatory emergency surgery and are expanding to other complex surgeries notably laparoscopic hysterectomies and thyroid surgery. She has a specialist interest in Vascular anaesthesia , regional anaesthesia and preoperative assessment and optimisation of high risk patients.

Ben Dean

Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon

Ben is a consultant orthopaedic hand surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. His research interests include carpal trauma, hand osteoarthritis, implementation and collaborative projects.

Laura Deriu

Children’s Orthopaedic Consultant, Leeds Children’s Hospital

Miss Laura Deriu has been a Children’s Orthopaedic Consultant at Leeds Children’s Hospital since 2015.

She did her higher surgical training in Rome (Italy) and underwent fellowship training in the United States and United Kingdom. She enjoys the generality of paediatric orthopaedics, but has a particular interest in trauma, hip conditions and foot deformities.

Miss Deriu is a keen trainer and is highly involved at regional and national level. She was awarded the BOTA TOTY in 2020-2021.

She is the Chair of the Education Committee of the British Society of Children’s Orthopaedics Surgery and is highly involved in organising and coordinating local and national educational events.

She loves travelling, reading, dancing, cooking and looking after her friends and family.

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William Eardley

Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, Research Associate, University of York CTU, Honorary Associate, University of Teesside, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Will is an academic orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in trauma surgery and fracture fixation failure, nonunion and osteomyelitis.
Will is responsible for hip fracture care in England and Wales as the Orthopaedic Clinical lead for the National Hip Fracture Database.
Will is involved in benchmarking surgical quality as vice-chair of the Specialty Surgical Board of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Will helps coordinate United Kingdom Orthopaedic Trauma and co-author BOAST guidelines as vice-chair of the
British Orthopaedic Association Trauma Committee. Will is involved in benchmarking Major Trauma Care and open fracture data collection nationally through the Major Trauma Registry audit committee. Will has recently become an examiner for the FRCS(Orth).

 

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Saul Faust

Professor of Paediatric Immunity and Infection , University of Southampton

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Jamie Ferguson

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals

Jamie Ferguson is a highly respected Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Oxford Limb Reconstruction and Infection Clinic, with a specialised focus on limb reconstruction. As a key member of the Bone Infection Unit in Oxford, Mr Ferguson welcomes referrals from across the UK and internationally, bringing his extensive expertise to a diverse patient population. He works as a Limb Reconstruction Consultant, based in the Bone Infection Unit at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, UK. Here he works as part of a multidisciplinary team managing complex bone infection of various aetiologies, including haematogenous osteomyelitis, fracture related infection, and infected non-union.  The Bone Infection Unit is unique in the UK as it includes a dedicated inpatient ward, admitting cases with bone infection from across the country.  The ethos of the unit is to aim to undertake single stage infection surgery, often including orthoplastic reconstruction as a single operation.  

He previously worked in the Major Trauma Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and continues to support a multidisciplinary team meeting for the discussion of cases suspected of having fracture related infection in the trauma department.  

He undertook his surgical training in Oxford and undertook a British Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship to the Ilizarov Institute in Kurgan, Russia.  He was also awarded the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society 2018 Fellowship to the United States, visiting The Hospital for Specialist Surgery in New York, The Cleveland Medical Center, The Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, and the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. He spent a year at the Beit Cure International Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi on a Furlong Fellowship treating cases with complex bone infection.  

His main areas of interest include the management of complex long bone infection, fracture related infection diagnosis and treatment, and the management of segmental bone defects. He has published extensively on several aspects of infection management, including Ilizarov limb reconstruction techniques in bone infection, dead space management in osteomyelitis, local antibiotic carriers, and the diagnosis of fracture-related infection. His collaboration on histological diagnosis of infection contributed to the International Consensus Definition of Fracture Related Infection.  

He is a regular invited speaker, both nationally and internationally, on the treatment of bone infection, limb reconstruction techniques and fracture related infection.

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Nicola Fine

Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon

Nicola is a consultant orthopaedic hand surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. She completed her medical degree at Bristol University, going onto core and higher surgical training in the South West Peninsula Deanery. She passed her FRCS in 2018 and won the Sir Walter Mercer gold medal. Following registrar training she completed a TIG fellowship in Swansea and an International fellowship in Melbourne both in orthoplastic hand surgery. She has completed the British Hand Diploma and is now a tutor for this. She is part of an orthoplastic hand unit, practicing in all aspects of hand surgery but with specialist interest in arthritis and is part of the tertiary referral centre for total wrist replacements in the Southwest.

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Sue Fitzpatrick

Director of Sue Fitzpatrick Associates

Sue Fitzpatrick is the former Director and Head of Education and Training at the Institute of Clinical Research and brings more than 40 years of experience in clinical research. She has led the management, audit, and training of Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) and has developed numerous academic and professional training programmes. Sue currently serves as Module Leader for Research Methods at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and continues to advance competency and training standards within clinical research.

She is a consultant for NHS England, an end-point assessor for clinical research degrees, and Lead Governor for North Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust. Sue has contributed extensively to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards through her work with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and has authored numerous articles and books, including co-authoring The Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Healthcare Research published by Oxford University Press.

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Muthu Ganapathi

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon , Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor

Mr Muthu Ganapathi MBBS, MS(Ortho), FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, North Wales, specialising exclusively in hip and knee arthroplasty.
He has a particular interest in personalised joint replacement and robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty. He has developed the Restricted Adaptive Kinematic Alignment (raKA) philosophy, a personalised alignment strategy designed to restore native knee biomechanics while respecting safe alignment boundaries. To simplify the complex interactions between implant positioning, soft tissue balance and joint biomechanics, he has been using a pragmatic Rubik's Cube Concept based on a hierarchy of compromises pyramid.
Mr Ganapathi has one of the largest robotic knee replacement practices in the UK using the ROSA Knee System and has been an early adopter of emerging technologies including digital patient pathways and data-driven outcome analysis.
He is passionate about education and regularly teaches on national and international arthroplasty courses, cadaveric workshops and robotic surgery programmes. His research interests include personalised alignment, robotic surgery, rapid recovery pathways and digital innovation in orthopaedics, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings.

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Yaser Ghani

Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon, Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Yaser Ghani is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon at Homerton University Hospital in London. He completed his undergraduate medical training at University College London (UCL) and pursued specialist orthopaedic training in London through the Stanmore rotation. He undertook prestigious Foot & Ankle fellowships in Windsor, St. Mary’s London, and Oxford.

He is actively involved in research and education and developed the BOFAS ‘Lectures of Distinction’ webinar series in collaboration with the BOFAS Education and IT Committees. Yaser also serves on the BOFAS EDI Working Group working towards bringing equality, diversity and inclusivity in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. He has a passion for education and training and serves as an invited faculty member on numerous national and international courses.

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Chinmay Gupte

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial College London

Mr Chinmay Gupte is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical Reader (Associate Professor) in knee and trauma surgery at Imperial College, London, which encompasses St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospitals. 

His main interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of sports knee injuries and knee arthritis, together with trauma and fracture surgery. He performs both arthroscopic (keyhole) and open procedures, in particular cruciate ligament surgery, meniscal repair, patellar stabilisation, children's knee surgery and knee replacement. 

Mr Gupte is a specialist knee surgeon with over 10 years experience as consultant, but also has an active research and teaching interest in knee problems. 

As director of training for trauma and orthopaedics for London deanery NW Thames (2011-2018) Mr Gupte helped reshape training for the consultants of the future in this region. He is also ex President of the Royal Society of Medicine Orthopaedics Section having served as President in 2012, and is a member of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. He was awarded a PhD from Imperial College in 2004 for his work on the meniscofemoral knee ligaments and their role in knee arthritis and ligament injury. He won the prestigious British Orthopaedic Association Robert Jones Gold Medal Proxime Accessit in 2005. He has published over 70 papers in this and other topics which include shoulder and ankle surgery, tuberculosis and training the surgeons of the future. 

He continues his research as a Clinical Reader in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, with particular emphasis in meniscal surgery and knee ligament reconstruction, and also in arthroscopic simulator training, with the aspiration of improving outcomes in patients with knee problems. He helps train surgeons of the future at Imperial, He is a cofounder for the patient access website www.orthoconsent.com, which provides information on common procedures. 

His time as captain of Oxford University and professional cricketer in 1995/6 has given Chinmay added insight into t he unique needs of sportsmen in returning to sport after injury; experience that he brings to bear in his clinical practice. 

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Colonel Hugo Guthrie

Colonel Hugo Guthrie is the professional lead for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery across the Ministry of Defence. He works clinically at St George’s Hospital and the South-West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, with a practice that includes Lower Limb Trauma and Knee Surgery. He is Training Programme Director for the Defence Deanery. 

Hugo spent 2 years as a regimental doctor, including 12 months in Iraq. He deployed to Afghanistan as a surgical trainee and briefly worked in Birmingham as Military Registrar. Since being appointed as a consultant in 2015, he has deployed internationally and in 2021 was part of the Military Advisory Team at Nightingale Hospital London. He has served as Clinical Director at 22 Field Hospital, as Consultant Advisor to the Head of the Army Medical Services and in 2024 was appointed to his current position as Defence Consultant Advisor to the Surgeon General. 

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Professor Fares Haddad

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Professor of Orthopaedics and Sport Surgery, University College Hospitals and The Princess Grace Hospital

Fares Haddad is a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedics and Sport Surgery at University College Hospitals and The Princess Grace Hospital in London, UK. He is Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties at UCH, Director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at University College London, past Professor Haddad's clinical and research endeavours have centred around hip and knee reconstruction and sports surgery. He remains a very active high volume surgeon in spite of a broad leadersip, research and editorial portfoio. His interests include enhanced technology in surgery, implant fixation, periprosthetic infection and outcomes assessment in hip, knee, sports and revision surgery.  His broader work also encompasses strategies to preserve and regain musculoskeletal health; he led the musculoskeletal team at the London Olympics 2012, was instrumental in setting up the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine and gained International Olympic Committee Centre of Excellence status at ISEH. He works with a number of elite sports and was the Chief Medical Officer for the NFL in the UK until 2022.

He was the gold medallist in the FRCS (Orth) exam and has gained a large number of prizes and prestigious academic awards.  He has been an EFORT Travelling Fellow, British Hip Society Travelling Fellow and ABC Travelling Fellow in 2004. He was a Hunterian Professor in 2005. He is past president of the British Hip Society and BOSTAA and has been a council member. He is a member of the Hip Society, the Knee Society, the International Hip Society (currently President) and the International Knee Society . He is also currently President of the European Hip Society.
He has presented and published widely on key aspects of hip, knee and sports surgery including over 700 peer reviewed publications. He leads a clinical research group with interests in the management of soft tissue injuries including hamstrings, prosthetic design and performance, and outcomes measurement after hip / knee injury, degeneration and surgery.

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Lisa Hadfield-Law

Future Leaders Programme Course Conveyor, BOA

Having spent 20 years in clinical practice and 20 years in surgical education, Lisa has been immersed in both cultures and is, therefore, in a unique position to provide educational support.  She has managed an orthopaedic/trauma service of a teaching hospital, and has insight into the circumstances and challenges facing surgical teams.

• Surgical educator since 1992
• Trained over 15,000 surgeons in 68 countries of Europe, N America, Latin America & Asia.
• Previously 20 years of trauma nursing experience in the UK and abroad
• Trained as a virtual teacher in 2016

Current Position

• Convenor Future Leaders Programme 
  • British Orthopaedic Association & 
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 
• Convenor Foundations in Surgical Leadership Programme - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 
• Website  https://hadfield-law.co.uk
• Twitter @lisahadfieldlaw

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Bob Handley

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, GIRFT Clinical Lead for Adult Orthopaedic Trauma, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bob Handley is currently National Clinical Lead for GIRFT Adult Orthopaedic Trauma. Bob was a Consultant on the Trauma Service at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford from 1994-2025. He is a Past President of the British Orthoapedic Association President, the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and AOUKI. He co-chaired the NICE guideline development groups on fractures and was a member of the group for hip fractures. He was also an examiner for FRCS T&O for ten years. 

Bob trained in Sheffield, Newcastle, Sunderland and Seattle. After qualifying he worked for the British Antarctic Survey for 3 years.

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Karen Harries

Lead Nurse Day Surgery and Pre-operative Assessment, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Karen is an Australian trained Registered Nurse who has been in the UK since 1995. She is currently the Lead Nurse for Pre-operative Assessment at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Karen has worked in a range of day surgery/23 hour and theatre settings for over 30 years and is passionate about educating and empowering day surgery nurses to be knowledgeable and expert in their extended role. 

Karen is delighted to be part of BADS Council and to be involved in driving and promoting the profile and importance of day surgery. 

Philip Henman

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Philip Henman has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Newcastle upon Tyne since 2001.  He graduated from St Andrews and Manchester Universities and roamed around the country during his training, loosely based in Dundee for specialist training in orthopaedics.  Fellowship training in children’s orthopaedics was divided between Montpellier, Metz, Paris, Adelaide and London before he finally settled to steady employment in the Northeast of England. His consultant post has been a hybrid commitment to orthopaedic trauma care and children’s orthopaedics which come together in an interest in treating children’s musculoskeletal trauma and infections.  He became involved in teaching with AOUK over ten years ago and has been active in teaching on children’s trauma in the UK and overseas since then.  

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Joanna Higgins

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Miss Joanna Higgins is a fellowship trained Hand and wrist, Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon. Graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2005, completing Specialist Training in Wessex in 2018, followed by a subspecialist fellowship at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby. She was appointed to consultant post at University Hospitals Dorset in 2021. 

Joanna has a very varied professional practice. She is a strong advocate of “Getting It Right First Time”, restoring patients back to a good level of function, honest communication and treating patients according to their individual needs. Always looking for Quality and Service Improvement within Hand and Wrist Surgery has joined a national collaborative called HandsFirst, improving hand and wrist trauma across the UK. She has been the driver behind the Hand Hub at University Hospital Dorset, where a procedure room has been utilised to undertake as much Day Case Local Anaesthetic Procedures as possible. 

Joanna was also successful in becoming British Orthopaedic Association Culture and Diversity Champion for the region, improving workforce culture within the specialty and beyond. This has led to Joanna developing and sitting on various working groups within surgery. These include Ergonomics in Surgery, Parents in Surgery, BSSH Patient Information Group and International Medics in Trauma and Orthopaedic 

Aanchal Jain

Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Epsom & St Hellier

Aanchal Jain is a dual fellowship trained Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with extensive subspecialty training in hand, wrist and upper limb surgery. After graduating with distinction from Imperial College London, Aanchal obtained her BSc in Management and Medical Sciences with First Class Honours. She completed higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics across major London teaching hospitals. She went on to complete prestigious Hand Fellowships at both the Pulvertaft Hand Unit in Derby and Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, gaining expertise in complex trauma, reconstructive, and wrist arthroscopy procedures. Her clinical practice encompasses the full spectrum of hand and wrist pathology, including trauma, degenerative and inflammatory conditions.

A passionate educator, Aanchal has a substantial teaching portfolio. She serves as faculty on national and regional FRCS preparation courses and registrar training sessions across the UK. She has set up highly successful pan-London courses for trainees and has organised registrar teaching programmes, mock viva exams and cadaveric workshops. Aanchal has also written multiple book chapters, published in peer-reviewed journals and presented nationally and internationally receiving numerous prizes for her work.

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Deeptiman James

Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedics

Dr. Deeptiman James is Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedics, and Head of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Limb Reconstruction at SBIMS, Raipur. He has over 20 years of clinical, academic, and research experience in paediatric orthopaedics, hip preservation, limb reconstruction, and global surgery. Trained at Christian Medical College Vellore, The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), Sheffield Children’s Hospital, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (UK), he has authored 25+ peer-reviewed publications, led multiple research projects, received prestigious academic awards, and actively contributes to teaching, outreach, and international collaborations.

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Bakur Jamjoom

Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon , The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust

Bakur Jamjoom is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, specialising in foot and ankle surgery. He trained on the East Midlands North rotation and holds a Master of Surgery from the University of Edinburgh. He completed post-CCT fellowships at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, developing expertise in foot and ankle trauma, total ankle replacement and hindfoot reconstruction.

He has published peer-reviewed research and book chapters on revision total ankle replacement and complex hindfoot surgery. He has presented his work at national and international conferences. He is actively involved in postgraduate education and is an enthusiastic trainer.

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Toby Jennison

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals Plymouth

Toby Jennison is a Consultant orthopaedic foot & ankle surgeon at University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust. He completed a Foot & Ankle Fellowship in Sheffield Teaching Hospital and was a TIG Major trauma fellow at University Hospital Birmingham. Toby also worked with the NJR as a research Fellow.

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Professor Antony Johansen

Consultant Orthogeriatrician, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Professor Antony Johansen has worked as a full-time orthogeriatrician in the trauma wards of the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for the last 30 years. He co-authored the 2007 British Orthopaedic Association’s ‘Blue Book’ of Fragility Fracture and the 2011 NICE Hip Fracture Guideline (CG124), and from 2013-2026 was Orthogeriatrician lead for the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) at the Royal College of Physicians. 

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Nick Johnson

Consultant Hand Surgeon

Mr Nick Johnson graduated from the University of Leicester in 2005. He underwent his higher surgical training in the East Midlands South region before obtaining his FRCS (Tr&Orth) in 2014. Following a Fellowship at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, he was appointed as a Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at Derby in 2019.
Mr Johnson has a strong interest in research and teaching and completed a PhD about wrist fracture epidemiology during his higher surgical training along with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. He has published many scientific papers and several textbook chapters, supervises students carrying out research degrees and has been involved with writing national guidance for wrist fracture treatment.
His main clinical and research interests include hand trauma epidemiology and prevention, improving outcome after hand trauma and the treatment of Dupuytrens disease

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Sarah Johnson-Lynn

Senior Lecturer, Hull York Medical School

Sarah Johnson-Lynn is a Senior Lecturer with Hull York Medical School and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital, with interests in diabetic foot surgery, foot and ankle trauma and limb reconstruction. She graduated from Newcastle University and completed specialty orthopaedic training in the North East. Fellowships in foot and ankle surgery at Addenbrookes Hospital and in trauma and limb reconstruction at Leeds General Infirmary followed, as well as a British Orthopaedic Research Society travelling fellowship in Asia and Australia. She completed a PhD at Newcastle University, continues to lead clinical and qualitative research projects and teaches on the faculty of several national courses.

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Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon in CHI ( Children’s Health Ireland ) specialising in limb reconstruction and foot and ankle deformity correction. Paula is the current clinical director for peri operative critical care and neonatology in CHI.

Paula also founded Childrens Health Ireland Africa (CHIA) and collaborates with teams in Tanzania and Zimbabwe to promote access to children’s surgical services .

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Tahir Khan

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore

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Alex Liddle

Consultant Surgeon/Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/MSK Lab, Imperial College London

Alex is a consultant hip and knee surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Associate Professor at Imperial College. His clinical practice revolves around partial, total and revision knee replacement, hip resurfacing, primary and revision hip replacement. His research focusses on improving outcomes and preventing complications of joint replacement, including work on optimising fixation in cementless implants, interventions to prevent and treat prosthetic joint infection, and use of routinely collected data to improve patient selection and surgical practice. He is Surgical Speciality Lead for elective orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, sits on the research committee of the British Orthopaedic Association, and is Chief Medical Officer of Osstec, an Imperial spinout company developing implants based on novel cementless lattice technologies.

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Ansar Mahmood

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, President of The British Trauma Society, Research Lead for Orthopaedic Trauma & The Major Trauma Service, University Hospital Birmingham

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Callum W. McBryde

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, specialising exclusively in young adult hip surgery. His practice focuses on the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, including hip preservation surgery, hip arthroscopy, femoral and acetabular osteotomy, hip resurfacing, total hip replacement and revision hip replacement. He has developed a clinical and research interest in improving outcomes for young and active patients with hip pathology.

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Professor Andrew McCaskie

BOA Research Committee Chair, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Interim Deputy Head of School of Clinical Medicine, Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Cambridge & Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation

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. 

Dr Clare McNaught

President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Dr Clare McNaught is President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Harrogate District General Hospital.

Clare graduated from Aberdeen University in 1996 and completed her higher surgical training in Yorkshire. During this time, she was awarded an MD for her research into the impact of probiotics on gut function and aspects of enhanced recovery after surgery.  She was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon in 2008. Her clinical interests include colorectal cancer, IBD and the impact of frailty on surgical outcomes. She has always been passionate about training and supporting the next generation of surgeons through her roles as educational supervisor, research mentor and MRCS examiner. In 2014, Clare founded the Younger Fellows' Committee to support surgeons in their transition from Registrar to Consultant practice. She is also the past Editor of Surgeons' News. Clare was elected to RCSEd Council in 2014, was Honorary Secretary from 2020-2022 and Vice President from 2022-2025. She was elected to the office of President in 2025, the first woman to hold this role since 1505

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Yusuf Michla

Mr Michla is a consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon at the South Tyneside & Sunderland Foundation Trust. His specialist interest is in shoulder & elbow surgery with complex shoulder & elbow trauma being a particular interest. Mr Michla was appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as the Deputy National Director of the Foundation Trainees’ Surgical Societies in 2024. He also acts as a Regional Surgical Advisor for the College.

Alongside his clinical work, Mr Michla has a strong interest in undergraduate & postgraduate training and medical education. He has been nominated as the Northern Deanery’s “Trainer of the Year” three times, winning the title once.

For local postgraduate trainees he is a current academic mentor for Northern Deanery core and specialist trainees as well as for the Northern Foundation School, as well as sitting as a committee member of ONTEA, the Northern Deanery specialist training education steering group. At undergraduate level, he holds an honorary senior lecturer post with the University of Newcastle school of medicine, as well as an honorary lecturer role with the University of Sunderland school of medicine.

He was appointed the honorary chair of the University of Newcastle’s Surgical Society in 2016 & he also serves as the current co-chair of AO UK & Ireland’s undergraduate courses.

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Piers Mitchell

Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Piers Mitchell is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon with qualifications in medicine, biological anthropology, and medical history. He has taught at Imperial College London and the University of Sydney before moving to the University of Cambridge in 2009. From 2011 to 2020, he taught the course Human Evolution and Health in the Department of Archaeology.
He is Co-Editor of the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, serves on the editorial board of Parasitology, and is the founding editor of the Cambridge University Press book series Cambridge Texts in Human Bioarchaeology and Osteoarchaeology. He served as President of the Paleopathology Association from 2015 to 2017, the international organisation for the study of ancient disease.
As a Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon , he has made significant contributions to clinical research and guideline development. He has served as Chair of the Research Committee of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery, led the BSCOS Consensus Project on Paediatric Musculoskeletal Infection, and has published extensively on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of paediatric musculoskeletal infections. His clinical and academic work bridges paediatric orthopaedics with broader interests in infectious disease, human evolution, and the history of medicine.

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Fergal Monsell

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Fergal Monsell graduated without distinction from the Welsh National School of Medicine. He completed higher surgical training at the University of Manchester and has been a Consultant at the Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol since 2004. He is involved in the management of paediatric patients with a special interest in limb deformity and trauma.
He has made a greater than average contribution to the canon of lower-level evidence and has been awarded degrees at Master and Doctorate level.
He has a longstanding interest in education, is Director of the Avon Centre for Musculoskeletal Education and Projector at the Grand Academy.

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Alexander Sheriff Montgomery

Consultant Spine Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, Spinal Clinical Director at the Royal London

Mr Montgomery set up and led the Spinal Unit at Barts Health for 10 years, turning it in to one of the largest Spinal trauma Unit in the U.K. He has gained a wealth of experience and expertise in this field working in conjunction with the Royal London Trauma, and Orthopaedic teams.
He is now Chair of Spinal Surgery for North East London and Essex region, having set up the Network, and it's team 2 years ago. They have set the standards and governance for the whole region, and continue to grow in influence. Alongside this he and the team at Barts treat patients with common degenerative and complex deformity conditions, as well as TB of the Spine .
Mr Montgomery performs surgery using minimally invasive techniques for anterior, posterior and lateral lumbar and thoracic approaches, as well as anterior and posterior cervical surgery. Mr.Montgomery is honorary senior lecturer at Queen Mary University, and has presented nationally as well as across the globe from the USA to Europe and Australasia. He has regularly been faculty for AO Spine Middle East. He won the best presentation poster at the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, and has featured in Spine News International. He was invited to both the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, and Harborview Hospital in Seattle to present papers.

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Rhidian Morgan-Jones

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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. 

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Mark Moroney

President, Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)

Mark is married to Paula with two sons. He has worked as an Orthopaedic

Surgeon in Ipswich, Queensland since 1999 maintaining a general practice but with a paediatric interest in the public and private sectors. He has always been committed to registrar teaching having been a past Chair of Training for Queensland. He served as an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for 9 years and is a past Secretary of the Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland where he also serves on the Board of Fellows at King’s College.

Mark is passionate about Orthopaedic Outreach, maintaining a strong affiliation with the surgeons in Fiji via annual visitations and regular communications. He has previously served on the Outreach Board as an AOA appointment.

His hobbies include ornithology, origami, snow skiing and when time allows, he enjoys trekking with his family which has taken them to places such as Mt. Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp, Langtang (Nepal) and Kokoda (New Guinea). Mark and Paula look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones during their time in London at the British Orthopaedic Association Congress.

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Rajpal S. Nandra

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, specialising in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy and complex hip reconstruction. His practice focuses on the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, including sports-related hip injuries, femoroacetabular impingement, labral pathology, hip dysplasia, arthritis and failed hip replacements. He has a particular interest in preserving the native hip joint through arthroscopic and reconstructive procedures, with the aim of delaying or avoiding progression to end-stage arthritis and joint replacement.

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Dinesh Nathwani

President CAOS UK, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Hon Senior Lecturer & Lead for Orthopaedic Robotics, Imperial Healthcare NHS, Trust Charing Cross & St Mary's Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, London

Mr Dinesh Nathwani is the current President of CAOS UK. He is a Consultant and Hon Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Robotics Lead at Cleveland Clinic London. He has a keen clinical and research interest in technology assisted knee surgery and has used Navigation and Robotics for all his partial and Total knee replacements since being appointed as a substantive Knee Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare in 2004. This was following a fellowship in Knee Navigation techniques in Perth, Western Australia. He is involved in international trials for novel cartilage resurfacing implants, customised and robotically assisted knee replacements. He is a programme committee member of Computer assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) International. He is an Orthopaedic research advisor for the Hamlyn Centre of Robotics at Imperial College and faculty member on several national and international knee reconstruction course teaching surgeons of all grades in Robotic Knee Surgery. He is a reviewer for several Orthopaedic Journals including British Bone & Joint Journal, American Journal of Sports Medicine, The Knee, and Injury.

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Dr Anastasios P Nikolaides

Consultant Femoral Fragility Trauma and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Specialist, NHFD Orthopaedic Clinical Lead,Chair European Committee Fragility Fracture Network

Dr Anastasios P. Nikolaides is an internationally recognised Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip trauma, lower limb periprosthetic fractures, fragility fractures, arthroplasty, and complex reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee. He graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School in 1990, obtained his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in Orthopaedics and Trauma in 1998, and completed a PhD in 2008 focusing on polyethylene wear in total knee arthroplasty.

Since January 2020, Dr Nikolaides has served as Consultant Hip Trauma and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Specialist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He led the Birmingham Heartlands Femoral Fragility Fracture Service, one of the largest services of its kind in the UK, managing approximately 1,200 hip and periprosthetic fractures annually. Under his leadership, the service was shortlisted for the 2024 HSJ Award for Clinical Redesign, recognising its innovative approach to fragility fracture care.

A highly respected clinical leader, educator, and researcher, Dr Nikolaides was appointed Co-Chair of the European Committee of the Fragility Fracture Network in 2024 and will become National Hip Fracture Database Orthopaedic Lead for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland from July 2026. He is also Director of the UK’s only Senior Femoral Fragility Fellowship.

Dr Nikolaides holds the position of Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Birmingham and plays a key role in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, trainee supervision, and examiner activities. He became a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators in 2023.

His clinical interests include minimally invasive fracture fixation, complex revision arthroplasty, kinematic alignment and augmented reality navigation in knee replacement surgery. He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and is actively involved in research, editorial work, and international professional education in orthopaedic trauma and arthroplasty.

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Nick Ohly

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Golden Jubilee University National Hospital

Nick completed postgraduate training in Glasgow and Edinburgh, followed by a hip and knee fellowship at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He was appointed as a consultant at the Golden Jubilee in 2014. He runs a specialised elective-only practice focused exclusively on hip and knee arthroplasty, with sub-specialist interests in robotic and computer-assisted surgery, and complex and revision knee arthroplasty.

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Kavi Patel

Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma & Limb Reconstruction Surgeon

Kavi is a consultant orthopaedic trauma and limb reconstruction surgeon at The Royal London Hospital specialising in adult complex trauma, orthoplastics, bone infection, failed fixation, non-union and deformity correction. Having graduated from the Royal Free and University College Medical School, he completed his higher surgical training on the Cambridge rotation following which he undertook two post-CCT fellowships at King’s College Hospital and St George’s Hospital.

Kavi has authored a textbook chapter, multiple peer-reviewed articles, contributed to national guidelines and delivered international podium presentations in his field. He has also completed a full-time Masters in Surgical Science at UCL which culminated in the publication of basic science research.

A keen educator, he holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, is regular faculty on limb reconstruction/trauma courses and is a Senior Clinical Lecturer/co-director on the Orthopaedic Trauma Sciences MSc at the Blizard Institute. He is the fracture-related infection lead on the UK Bone & Joint Infection Registry and sits on the OTS education committee.

As an Army Reservist, Kavi has an interest in conflict surgery and orthopaedic trauma care in the austere environment having deployed to Ukraine and volunteered in Gaza.

 

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Sarah Phillips

Sarah is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in Limb Reconstruction.  She was appointed as consultant at King’s College Hospital in 1998.

She is Secretary of The British Limb Reconstruction Society.

She was in the Army Reserves for over 30 years retiring in 2021. She deployed  in March 2003 for Op Telic 1 (2nd Gulf War).

She is on the Faculty of the Diploma in Medicine in Conflict and Catastrophe (DMCC)

Sarah is a Trustee of 2 charities – IDEALS and Rebuild. (www.IDEALS.org.uk and www.rebuildcharity.org )

IDEALS was established in 2000 by John Beavis.  Its mission: to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in any part of the world affected by conflict and/or natural disaster.  It has worked in Bosnia-Herzegovia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Sarah has been involved in helping to establish a Limb Reconstruction Service in Gaza since 2013. IDEALS provided training for orthopaedic surgeons, nurses and physiotherapists as well as providing specialist orthopaedic equipment.  The charity has helped in the treatment of war wounded patients and those injured in 2018-19 border demonstrations.

Since December 2023 IDEALS has been recognised as a specialist Emergency Medical Team (Orthoplastics) and has regularly sent surgical teams to Gaza to treat those injured in the present conflict.  Sarah has made 2 visits during the present war  - her most recent visit was in January 2026.

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Greg Pickering

Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Greg Pickering is a Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, including at the National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases.
Mr Pickering completed his higher specialist training in Trauma & Orthopaedics on the Severn (Bristol) Rotation, followed by a National Training Interface Group Fellowship in Hand Surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham. Mr Pickering was the British Delegate to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand International Travelling Fellowship, a BSSH delegate to the BOA Future Leaders Programme, and has completed the British Diploma in Hand Surgery. Mr Pickering has a particular interest in medical education, and has multiple formal qualifications in this field. He regularly develops and delivers cadaveric surgical training courses, is a sitting member of the BSSH Education Committee, as well as being Specialty Tutor and a named supervisor and trainer of future orthopaedic and hand surgeons.

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Rob Poulter

Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr. Rob Poulter is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a decade of experience in the treatment of hand and wrist conditions that impact bony and soft tissues, including carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture, skin cancer, and entrapment. He sees private patients at the Ramsay Health Duchy Hospital.

Mr. Poulter graduated from the Royal Free Hospital, School of Medicine, and went on to undertake his basic and specialist orthopaedic training in the Southwest of England. He later gained the opportunity to undertake various sought-after national and international hand and peripheral nerve fellowships, in Nottingham, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Since his Consultant appointment in 2011, Mr. Poulter has centred his practice around clearly communicating with his patients and his colleagues, to ensure patients receive an excellent standard of care from the team, as a whole. He is also actively involved in the medical education community, teaching national hand surgery courses and working as an academic tutor for medical students at the University of Exeter.

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Hari Prem

Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Mr Prem graduated from Madras Medical College, India and started his orthopaedic training in 1987 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. After completing the M.S.Orth. course in 1990, he returned home to Vellore to work as a consultant at Christian Medical College with a special interest in paediatric surgery and limb reconstruction. In 1995 he moved to Australia for advanced training and fellowships and in 1998 he arrived in England with the aim of qualifying for the FRCS Orth, which he completed through training based at the Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals. He completed a Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Manchester and a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at Wrightington.

He started work at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and the Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2005 where he continues at present as a Foot and Ankle surgeon. He has a special interest in Flatfeet in Children and Adults and the Biology and Biomechanics of surgical complications. He enjoys teaching with a focus on patient safety and the well being of surgeons. 

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Sultan Qasim

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Sultan Qasim is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery in Newcastle. He completed his orthopaedic training in the East Midlands and fellowship training at Wrightington Hospital.

He leads a tertiary service for Charcot Reconstruction and tertiary referral service for complex neurological foot and ankle deformities at Freeman Hospital.

He contributes to national and international orthopaedic training courses, supervises medical students at Newcastle University, and has led national multi-centre studies and published on ankle injury rehabilitation, ankle fractures, diabetic foot disease, and total ankle replacement.

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Amir Qureshi

Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon

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Janardhan Rao

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester

Mr Janardhan Rao was the Lead Orthopaedic Examiner for the National and International Exam, Chair JCIE T&O since 2020 taking the exam throughout covid. He has been a Senior Intercollegiate Examiner for more than half of his 21 years as a consultant. Also acting as an assessor of all the surgical exams to promote fairness.

He is on the board of the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel which scrutinises orthopaedic implants published data for survival, this ensures a quality rating for implants. He has been the Lead Clinician and Divisional Medical Director in his Trust, innovating the use of a neighbouring hospital spare operating theatre capacity and promoting day case hip and knee replacement. Continuing elective cases during the COVID lockdown.

He is a Senior Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, moving the teaching online and continuing lectures on a weekly basis throughout covid. He also provided teaching for nursing and paramedics via the University of Chester. He is the President of the Chester and North Wales Medical Society, originally founded in 1883.

Mr Rao, originally went to a Quaker school in York before graduating with an intercalated honours degree from the University of St. Andrews. He completed his post graduate surgical training in Cambridge and Norwich. He completed his fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Trauma Centre in Denver before taking up the post of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Chester. He is a Regional Surgical Ambassador for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

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Dr Berna Richter

No bio provided

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Benedict Rogers

Orthopaedic Consultant & Honorary Clinical Professor, University Hospitals Sussex

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)

Nigel Rossiter

Nigel Rossiter is the President of the Combined Services Orthopaedic Society.  He spent half his career as a Trauma Orthopaedic surgeon in the Army and half in the NHS.  He was one of the people who helped set up England’s Trauma networks, he was the founding President of the OTS, he is a founding fellow of the International OTA and an Emeritus International Member of the OTA.  He has addressed the UN General Assembly on global Trauma issues, has sat on the WHO committee for Trauma, has sat on NICE and the NIHR, and has Chaired an international Trauma charity.  He received an Honorary Fellowship of the BOA in 2023. 

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Jo Round

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Southampton

Jo Round is a Consultant at University Hospital Southampton, where she specialises in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction.  

Jo trained within the Wessex Deanery and completed a fellowship in Leeds and attended an Observership in Cape Town.  She has completed the BOA Future Leaders Programme and is on the faculty on the KSS Core Trainees Leadership Course.  

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Mathew Samuel

Medical Director , Herbertpur Christian Hospital. India

For more than two decades, Dr. Mathew Samuel and his wife Dr. Anu have faithfully served through the healthcare ministry of Emmanuel Hospital Association, touching countless lives across North India. From mission hospitals to years of dedicated service at Herbertpur Christian Hospital, their journey reflects perseverance, sacrifice, and an unwavering commitment to compassionate care. Through seasons of illness, uncertainty, and limited resources, they remained steadfast in their calling, strengthening clinical services, expanding access to quality healthcare, and mentoring future healthcare professionals. Their lives exemplify that healthcare is more than a profession—it is a ministry of hope, healing, and service that transforms communities.

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Alasdair Santini

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust

Alasdair Santini is a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Liverpool University Hospitals FT where he specialises primary and revision knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery to the knee and hip arthroplasty. He lives in Cheshire and is married with three sons. He was educated at The Edinburgh Academy and then at The University of Sheffield. He is a fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His higher training in orthopaedics was on the Mersey Orthopaedic Rotation and involved a year at Wrightington Hospital and a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow sponsored travelling fellowship to visit Dr Leo Whiteside in St Louis, USA. He is the current Treasurer for BASK as well as the President of the Grosvenor Orthopaedic Club and Managing Partner of the Bone and Joint Centre. He is an honorary clinical lecturer at The University of Liverpool and has a number of peer reviewed publications. Alasdair Santini was a keen fencer, having been captain of The University of Sheffield team but currently keeps fit by skiing and coaching junior rugby. He is a lifetime ticket holder of seats at Murrayfield so he can follow Scotland’s rugby internationals.

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Matt Scarborough

Consultant in Clinical Infection, Oxford University Hospitals Trust

Matt Scarborough studied medicine at Queens University Belfast and undertook post graduate training mainly in London and Oxford. He currently works as a consultant physician in clinical infection and general medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. His research interests include orthopaedic infection, bacterial meningitis and blood stream infections. 

 

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Akash Sharma

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Mr Akash Sharma is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and the current President of CAOS-UK (Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery UK). 
He graduated with Distinction in Clinical Practice from St George's Hospital Medical School, London, in 2007 before completing basic surgical training in London and Oxford. He subsequently undertook higher surgical training on the Birmingham Orthopaedic Rotation in the West Midlands, obtaining his FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) in 2016. He completed advanced fellowship training in complex knee surgery and arthroplasty at both the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, and Nottingham University Hospitals. 
Mr Sharma specialises in all aspects of knee arthroplasty, including unicompartmental knee replacement, total knee replacement and complex revision knee reconstruction. He has a particular interest in technology-enabled surgery, personalised alignment strategies and the application of robotics, computer-assisted surgery and artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes. 
He is an experienced robotic knee surgeon with expertise across multiple robotic and computer-assisted platforms and has performed more than 1,200 robotic knee arthroplasties. His clinical and academic interests focus on the evidence underpinning robotic surgery, objective outcome measurement and the future role of intelligent technologies in orthopaedics. 
As President of CAOS-UK, Mr Sharma is committed to advancing education, research and collaboration in computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery and supporting the safe and evidence-based adoption of emerging technologies across the United Kingdom. 
Mr Sharma has received multiple academic awards, published widely in the field of arthroplasty and surgical technology, contributed to book chapters and national guidance, and regularly lectures nationally and internationally on robotic surgery and innovation in orthopaedics. 

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Sarah Stapley

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust

Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with subspecialty interest in Hand Surgery and Military Surgery. Qualified from Glasgow University. Joined the Royal Navy in 1987, undertook Surgical Training, obtaining a DM during this period. Fellowship training in Hand Surgery in Wrightington, and Trauma in Toronto, Canada. Accrediting in 2004, before undertaking 6 tours to Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts. Has used Day Surgery throughout consultant career, and since COVID has assisted in developing pathways for acute trauma to be managed via day surgery. Has a significant interest in training, holding multiple training positions and has supported several trainees through higher degrees. Retired from the MOD in 2021. Currently a visiting Clinical Professor to Loughborough University. Continues to work in the NHS as a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, sitting on BOA Council as BADS representative

Tim Theologis

Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon , Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences / University of Oxford

Mr Tim Theologis has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Oxford since 1996 and a Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford since 1999. His clinical and research work focuses on children with cerebral palsy and neuromuscular disorders.
Tim’s previous research has led to the development of the Oxford Foot Model, a biomechanical model for the study of foot motion during walking. This has been adopted internationally by researchers, clinicians and the motion analysis industry as the standard tool for analysis of foot motion in children and adults. The development of the Oxford Foot and Ankle Children's Questionnaire, a validated measure of foot-related disability, was also an important milestone in the understanding of paediatric foot conditions and their impact on lifestyle.
The 'keyhole' or 'minimally-invasive' technique in performing both bony and soft tissue procedures as part of multi-level surgery in children with cerebral palsy has been developed through research at the Oxford Gait Laboratory. It involved surgical techniques which were used in other conditions in children but had not previously been used in the context of surgery in cerebral palsy.
In 2016 Tim led the development of a Research Committee under the auspices of BSCOS, the British Society of Children's Orthopaedic Surgery. He has led the development of research priorities in children’s orthopaedics at national level, including a James Lind Alliance priorities setting project on lower limb surgery in children with orthopaedic conditions.
Since 2017 Tim has dedicated more time in clinical research in paediatric orthopaedics, focusing on cerebral palsy, clinical outcomes and paediatric osteoarticular infection. He completed the CPinBOSS study and is Chief Investigator in 3 other HTA/NIHR funded multi-centre studies, namely PICBone, SPELL and ROBUST. Tim is also supervising the development of a core outcome set in paediatric orthopaedics, the CELLOS study.

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Geraint Thomas

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon / Professor, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital / Keele University

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and affiliated with Keele University. His clinical and research interests focus on young adult hip disease, including hip preservation surgery, hip arthroscopy, periacetabular osteotomy, hip arthroplasty, hip arthritis and orthopaedic epidemiology. His work bridges clinical hip surgery with research aimed at improving outcomes for patients with hip pathology.

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James Tomlinson

Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Sheffield

James is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Associate Medical Director for Education in Sheffield UK. He is a member of the NOTSS faculty has taught nationally and internationally on surgical non-technical skills and human factors and co-led a review of the NOTSS curriculum.

He also has a research interest in surgeon performance and non-technical skills.

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Professor Alex Trompeter

Orthopaedic Trauma / Limb Reconstruction Surgeon

Alex Trompeter works at St George’s University Hospital in London and holds the position of Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at City 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, orthoplastic surgery and 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 academic research and is widely published in his field, as well as being a keen surgical educator teaching locally, nationally and internationally. He was previously Training Program Director for the South West London Orthopaedic Rotation. Alex chairs the BLRS Research Committee and is vice chair of the BOA trauma committee and co-chair of the BOA Clinical Standards Committee (responsible for producing BOASTS). In his spare time he enjoys ultra running, gardening, cooking and making salami.

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Professor Phil Turner

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Professor Turner has been a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon based at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport since 1990 having trained in Manchester and spent time studying in centres in America and Europe. He was the senior surgeon in the department and specialises in all aspects of knee surgery, having established a tertiary referral unit for complex knee problems from across the North West and beyond.

His clinical practice includes caring for elite athletes including Premiership football teams, professional rugby league and union players and Olympic athletes.

Philip Turner has been a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport since 1990 having trained in Manchester and spent time studying in centres in America and Europe.. He was the senior surgeon in the department and continues to specialise in all aspects of knee surgery, having established a tertiary referral unit for complex knee problems from across the North West of England and beyond. His main clinical interests are outcome measures, arthritis of the knee in the younger patient and sports injuries of the knee. He is a founding Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

He was a Council and Executive member of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and served as President from 2018 to 2019. He was previously the North West Orthopaedic Training Programme Director, Head of the North West School of Surgery, founding Chair of the Confederation of Post-Graduate Schools of Surgery and Chair of the BOA Training Standards and Curriculum Committee. Philip has been a key member of the Joint Intercollegiate Committee for Examinations where he has been an examiner, assessor and quality assurance lead. He has been involved in surgical education and assessment throughout his career and was awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the RCS Edinburgh in 2016.

He has been domain clinical lead in the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre and founding Chair of the Greater Manchester Orthopaedic Alliance. He holds an Honorary Professorship in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Salford and was elected as a Council member and Trustee of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2019 where he chaired the Professional Standards Committee. Philip was appointed as the Deputy Dean for Accreditation in 2025 and Chairs the Joint Specialty Examinations Committee.

He is proud to have been appointed as a founding trustee of the “DayOne Trauma” charity supporting the care of patients and families who have suffered catastrophic injuries.

Philip was elected as Vice President of the College in 2025.

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Kalpesh Vaghela

Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

Kalpesh is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Hand & Wrist Surgery based at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.

Kalpesh read medicine at Imperial College London and completed a BSc in Surgical Sciences graduating with 1st class honours. He completed specialist orthopaedic training on the prestigious Percivall Pott rotation. Kalpesh then undertook the Training Interface Group (TIG) integrated orthoplastics hand surgery fellowship at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby and gained international experience at the world-renowned Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He has been awarded the BSSH Travelling fellowship attending the Institute Kaplan in Barcelona, Spain and the ASSH International Fellowship to attend centres of excellence in the USA learning from some of the world's pioneering surgeons.

Kalpesh has obtained dual diploma qualification in hand surgery completing both the European and British diplomas the latter of which he was awarded the Vivien Lees Gold Medal. He has completed an MSc in Medical Education at UCL and was awarded the Robert Jones Medal & Association Prize by the BOA.

His main interests are medical education, trauma and wrist arthroscopy.

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Nijil Vasukutty

Nijil Vasukutty is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle surgeon with his NHS practice based in United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. He completed his foot and ankle training in Southampton University Hospital and University Hospital of South Manchester, followed by Diabetic Foot training at King's College Hospital. He has maintained a keen interest in research with several publications in  foot and ankle surgery and lower limb arthroplasty in addition to large number of national and international presentations. Mr Vasukutty has a postgraduate qualification in medical education from University of Glasgow. His educational roles include Academic Lead for Orthopaedics at University of Lincoln Medical School, College Tutor and Specialty Education Lead at United Lincolnshire Hospitals (Boston site). His current research interests are mainly around diabetic foot surgery.

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Sarafina Vatharkar

Emergency Medicine Consultant at University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham Trust

Consultant at University Hospitals Birmingham I am an Emergency Medicine. I have always been passionate about the care of the injured patient, within the trust I also work as a Major Trauma coordinating consultant, and am actively involved in trauma-related research. I feel privileged being part of the British Trauma Society.

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Richard Neville Villar

Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Sam Vollans

Consultant Shoulder/Elbow Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Professor Henning Windhagen

Henning Windhagen (born 4 March 1965 in Essen) is a German orthopaedic surgeon and trauma surgeon. Since 2006, he has been Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic at the Hanover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover) in the Annastift, and in 2014 he served as President of both the German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC) and the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU). 

Henning Windhagen studied human medicine from 1984 to 1991 at the Philipps University of Marburg and the University of Bern (Switzerland). In 1992, he earned his doctorate at the University of Marburg with a dissertation entitled: 

“Biomechanical Investigations into Acromioclavicular Joint Stabilisation: PDS Fixation versus Wire Cerclage.” 

He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomechanical Sciences at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, and was a recipient of scholarships from the Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation and the B. Braun Foundation. 

After serving as a resident physician in the Department of Trauma Surgery at Humboldt University Berlin and at the Virchow Hospital of the Charité, Windhagen became a board-certified orthopaedic specialist in 1996 and joined the Orthopaedic Clinic of Hanover Medical School (MHH) as a research associate. He completed his habilitation there in 2001. 

In 2004, he received an additional teaching appointment in biomedical engineering at the University of Hanover. Since 2006, Windhagen has held a full professorship in orthopaedics at MHH and has served as Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic and the Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials. 

In 2007, he became co-director of the CrossBIT Research Center (Center for Biomaterials, Implant Immunology, and Medical Technology), and in 2008 he took over leadership of OrthoGO (Institute for Orthopaedic Gait and Movement Analysis). 

Since 2009, he has served as Medical Managing Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic of MHH at the Annastift. In addition, since 2012 he has been a member of the board of the Lower Saxony Center for Implant Research and Development (NIFE). 

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Ben Woodhouse

PhD Student, Keele University / The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

PhD student at Keele University and The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, investigating regenerative approaches for hip cartilage repair. His research focuses on the biological characterisation and clinical utility of cam deformity cartilage in femoroacetabular impingement, with an emphasis on autologous cell-based therapies, minced cartilage techniques and optimisation of delivery systems for hip preservation surgery. His work aims to bridge basic science, translational regenerative medicine and clinical application to improve treatment strategies for young patients with chondral pathology.

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Professor Karina Wright

Professor of Orthopaedics and Bioengineering , Keele University/RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital (Oswestry)

Professor in Orthopaedics and Tissue Engineering at Keele University, based within The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. She is Director of Keele University’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine Research and leads translational research focused on developing and evaluating biological therapies for orthopaedic patients. Her work spans in vitro models, pre-clinical studies, clinical trials and reverse translational research using human cells and tissues to better understand treatment response and improve patient outcomes. 

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