Speakers
Professor Robin Paton
Specialist Society
Professor Robin Paton is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (with a special interest in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery) and was first elected to the council in 2016. He holds an Honorary Chair at the Medical School at UCLAN and was awarded the King James IV Professorship from the college in 2016. A keen interest in surgical training has resulted in him being voted the 'North West Orthopaedic Trainer of the Year' on two occasions. A Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers, he has a continuing interest in undergraduate/postgraduate education and surgical research. In addition to being an examiner, he has helped to develop the Intercollegiate and International FRCS (T & O) examinations over the past 20 years.
Alberto has been involved in LMIC activity since he worked as a Mission General Officer in Zimbabwe in 1985. He worked in Lebanon during the 2nd Camp War in the 80s and in Zambia on Fellowship before a career as an NHS Arthroplasty and Trauma Surgeon. In his NHS post he taught and helped develop both navigation and robotic knee surgery and has over 27 years experience in the field with many books and papers. Since leaving full time NHS practice he has worked on several projects, in Malawi both with Feet First and the developing SCOT project along with being a Visiting surgeon and Trustee for FlySpec Zambia. He coordinates equipment collection in Scotland and distribution to enable young surgeons to ply their trade mainly in Zambia but also in other LMIC environments. He is passionate about teaching and the "right operation in the right place at the right time by the right team" philosophy.