4.15pm – 4.30pm GMT, 2 December 2025 ‐ 15 mins
Room: Main Auditorium - 3rd floor
Podium Lecture
Moderators: Keith Tucker, Vipin Asopa



Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The James Cook University Hospital


Present
Chairman of ODEP (Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel) and the “Beyond Compliance advisory group”
Chaiman ISR (International Spinal Registries)
Member of the Implant Performance Committee NJR
Member of Network of Registries of Europe,
Member of the working group on dangers of Cobalt in TJR
Trustee for the Gwen Fish Trust.
Past
Consultant General Orthopaedic surgeon in Norwich 1977-2017
Secretary and President of the British Hip Society.
Member of the Steering and chair of the Implant performance NJR committees.
Trustee for ORUK
Author and co-author on numerous orthopaedic papers and chapters in books.
Present Research
The use of machine learning in areas of orthopaedics, particularly Hip Replacement.
Hobbies: Family and I run a small farm and a small woodland with my wife

Consultant hip and knee surgeon, SWLEOC London
Mr. Vipin Asopa PhD FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a consultant hip and knee surgeon based at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre. He has completed a PhD in Articular Cartilage Biology at the Kennedy Institute, before completing his higher orthopaedic surgical training in North West London and fellowship training at Sportsmed.SA, Adelaide and The Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has received Orthopaedic Research UK funding to investigate the optimal conditions for harvesting stem-cells from adipose tissue. Additionally, Mr. Asopa is a Python coder and primary investigator for a study titled, ‘The use of Machine Learning in the early detection of failing total hip replacements.’. This is a project that is also being supported by ORUK.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The James Cook University Hospital
Prof Amar Rangan holds the Mary Kinross Trust and Royal College of Surgeons Chair at Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and Department of Health Sciences, University of York.
He is a specialist shoulder and elbow surgeon at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough, providing district and tertiary services in his specialty.
He also holds a full professorship with the faculty of medical sciences and NDORMS, University of Oxford.
Amar has held key national leadership roles: President of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society, trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association, and surgeon member of the National Joint Registry Steering Committee.
Amar is a designated supervisor for HYMS integrated academic training and supervises pre-doctoral and doctoral studentships.
He is fellowship director for the nationally accredited shoulder and elbow fellowship at South Tees Hospitals and is course director for the postgraduate MCh(Orth) programme in Teesside.
Amar leads a programme of clinical and translational research, including NIHR funded multi-centre clinical trials.
He has published widely in trauma and orthopaedics, particularly in shoulder and elbow surgery, where his work has influenced clinical practice, national guidelines, and policy.
He is chair of MedConnectNorth and is a member of the NIHR i4i Challenge Awards Committee.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, RNOH Stanmore
John Skinner is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at RNOH Stanmore with a special interest in hip and knee replacement surgery. He is on the Editorial Board of the BJJ. John is a former President of the BOA and has represented the Association at high level discussions with NHS England and other stakeholders on elective care.