Simon Robinson

Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Simon Robinson is an upper limb orthopaedic surgeon working at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He graduated from the University of Manchester and undertook his higher surgical training in the Mersey deanery. He completed an in-training fellowship in complex shoulder replacement surgery and nerve surgery of the upper limb at Wrightington Hospital before undertaking a BESS approved fellowship at Chesterfield specialising in the spectrum of upper limb pathology.

 

Cronan Kerin

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Liverpool University Hospitals

I am the current Chair of the T&O SAC

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

Jonathan Jones

Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Jonathan Jones is a Consultant Hand and Wrist surgeon based in Peterborough. Alongside his NHS clinical responsibilities, he leads the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) Help Heal the Hands of Malawi scheme. This is a 5-year global partnership project run by the BSSH and the British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT) to provide free specialist hand trauma care, training, and a sustainable hand unit at the Lilongwe Institute of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery (LION) in Malawi.

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. 

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..