Professor Leela Biant

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, BASK

Professor Leela Biant is the immediate past President of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee and the King James IV Professor, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She is Academic Head of Dept Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Manchester, Honorary Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Manchester University Hospitals an is Co-Director of the regional North West Joint Preservation Service, serving a a poulation of over 7 million patients for Cartilage Repair and Regeneration. Leela trained in London and completed specialist fellowships in Sydney and London. 

Alasdair Santini

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust

Alasdair Santini is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in knee and hip surgery, with particular expertise in primary and revision knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy and hip replacement surgery. He trained at the University of Sheffield before completing higher orthopaedic training on the Mersey Orthopaedic Rotation, including a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Travelling Fellowship in St Louis, USA. 

Appointed as a consultant in Liverpool in 2005, Mr Santini has extensive experience in lower limb arthroplasty and has held several clinical leadership roles. He is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Liverpool and has published and presented research nationally and internationally, with particular interests in knee surgery, surgical education and quality improvement. 

Mr Santini is President of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK), reflecting his longstanding commitment to advancing knee surgery, research and education across the UK. He has been President of the Grosvenor Orthopaedic Club and as Managing Partner of the Bone and Joint Centre in Liverpool. Through his clinical practice, research and national leadership roles, he has made a significant contribution to the development of modern knee and hip surgery.

Chloe Scott

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Chloe Scott is a consultant hip, knee & trauma surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and an NHS Research Scotland Clinician. Her research interests include arthroplasty outcomes, periprosthetic fractures, robotic surgery, finite element analysis and knee biomechanics. She serves on the editorial board of the BJJ where she is associate editor for knowledge translation and was awarded the Hunter Doig medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2020.