Speakers
Fergal Monsell
BOA Session
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.
He is also the current President of the BOA.
Amar Rangan is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds the Royal College of Surgeons Chair at Health Sciences and Medical School, University of York, where he supports integrated academic training including pre-doctoral and doctoral fellowships. He is a consultant specialising in shoulder & elbow surgery at South Tees Hospitals in Middlesbrough and Director of the South Tees Academic Centre for Surgery. He has held previous appointments as President of the British Elbow & Shoulder Society and surgeon member of the NJR Board.
Amar is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He is committed to promoting evidence-based care for musculoskeletal conditions and trauma and leads a programme of clinical and translational research. His work is cited widely, has influenced clinical practice globally, and informed national healthcare policy including NICE guidance.