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Mohamed Hashem
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Chair: Professor Neil Ashwood & Mohamed Hashem
A Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Footand Ankle, Minimally Invasive and Diabetic Foot Surgery. He holds FRCS (T&O), FEBOT and FACS and has more than 18 years’ experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics across the UK and internationally, including fellowship training in Foot and Ankle Surgery, limb reconstruction, and orthopaedic trauma.
He currently practises as a Foot and Ankle Consultant within the NHS, with experience encompassing complex Foot and Ankle trauma, elective surgery, diabetic foot management and minimally invasive Foot andAnkle surgery. His clinical practice is complemented by a strong commitment to education, research, leadership, and service improvement.
Mr Hashem is a Fellow and elected Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Faculty member and Course Director, an active member of the RCS SAS Forum, and a member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society Research Committee and the JCIE Committee. He is an active member of the AOFAS Postgraduate Educational Committee. He is also Founder and Chair of OrthoXcel and Educational Chair of the British Egyptian Orthopaedic Society.
His academic interests include Foot and Ankle surgery, minimally invasive techniques, diabetic foot surgery, trauma, medical education and clinical research. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to national and international collaborative studies, and regularly presents at major orthopaedic meetings including BOA, BOFAS, EFORT and SICOT
Professor Neil Ashwood is a Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and a dedicated mentor in the orthopaedic community. Holding a Master of Medical Education (MMedEd) alongside his clinical qualifications, he has dedicated much of his 20-year consultant career to training the next generation of surgeons.
Professor Ashwood has previously served as an Associate Medical Director and Surgical Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons. He currently shapes training standards as an educational supervisor for the Derby Upper Limb Fellowship, an FRCS (Orth) examiner, and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons Specialty Board in Edinburgh. Based academically at the University of Wolverhampton, his research interests range from ambulatory trauma pathways to bioengineering. He is in the process of undertaking a PhD in trauma registries. He is highly proactive in guiding trainees and budding researchers to bring their clinical and academic ideas to fruition. He sits on the research committee of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and is its current treasurer.