Keith Tucker

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

Irrum Afzal

Honorary lecturer, Imperial College, BOSTAA Committee, OREF Non-Executive Board Member, NOA Director's Award, SWLEOC London

Irrum Afzal is a graduate of Imperial College London and a recipient of the National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) Director’s Award. In addition to her academic qualifications, Irrum holds both PRINCE2 Practitioner and Foundation certifications, demonstrating strong project management expertise. With experience in both the NHS and the private healthcare sector, Irrum has contributed to a range of digital health transformation initiatives. She brings a unique blend of research and operational insight, enabling her to effectively manage multidisciplinary teams and deliver high-impact healthcare, research, and quality improvement projects.

Irrum holds multiple positions of national responsibility, reflecting her commitment to healthcare leadership, innovation, and advancing high-quality, patient-centred care. Her positions of responsibility include Vice Chair of Research and Innovation for the NOA, Professional Member of the Research Ethics Committee for the Health Research Authority (HRA), Research Committee Representative for the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA), and BOSTAA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity Lead, Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel Member. Irrum is a Non-Executive Board Member of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF). She also plays an active role in the Imperial College Alumni Service.

Her interests include Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), Evidence-Based Medicine, and Artificial Intelligence. Irrum has published in various peer-reviewed journals, frequently presents at national and international meetings, and is a reviewer for The Bone & Joint Journal.

Professor Mike Reed

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chair, NJR Surgical Performance Committee, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Mike Reed is a full-time trauma and hip and knee joint replacement surgeon. He trained in the North of England and did fellowships in New Zealand. He leads Trauma and Orthopaedics at Northumbria Healthcare, working with a team of 31 talented colleagues. His research focuses on clinical outcomes particularly around short stay surgery as well as infection prevention, diagnosis and management. He has co-developed and commercialised a validated medical device to predict perioperatice risk. Professor Reed is on the steering committee and executive of the National Joint Registry (NJR) and Chaired the Annual Report from 2019-2024. He now leads on Surgical Performance for the NJR, is a trustee for the Orthopaedic Research UK charity and is on the grant awards committee for the National Institute Health and Care Research (NIHR) (i4i PDA). He has led clinical trials for industry and NIHR, and works academically with the University of York. 

Professor Caroline Hing

Pofessor of Orthopaedics, St George’s University, London

Caroline trained in Medicine at University College London with an intercalated BSc(Hons) in Anatomy & Developmental Biology. She completed her Orthopaedic and Trauma training on the Pott Rotation based at Barts and The London Hospitals with a further period of training at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital whilst completing an MD, doctoral thesis on patellofemoral instability. She also completed an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering awarded by the University of Wales. Her fellowships included trauma at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and knee surgery at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. 

Caroline has subspecialty interests in knee surgery, especially patellofemoral instability and in trauma. She is a Professor of orthopaedics at St George’s University London with research interests in patellofemoral instability and trauma. She has established a patellofemoral service within St George’s Hospital for local and regional referrals. She was clinical director for corporate outpatients at St George’s Hospital from 2019-2024 and previously lead for research in orthopaedics in the trust, having supervised over 50 orthopaedic trials. She has developed an orthopaedic trauma trials research infrastructure within St George’s including research physiotherapists, clinical trials managers and research fellows. Together with Miss Gelfer she supervises an education foundation year doctor, education fellow and an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. She is co-editor in chief of The Knee Journal, research chair for the Orthopaedic Trauma Society, immediate past research chair for AOUKI and a previous BOA trustee. She lectures nationally and internationally on patellofemoral instability and trauma.

Vipin Asopa

Consultant hip and knee surgeon, SWLEOC London

Mr. Vipin Asopa PhD FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a consultant hip and knee surgeon at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre and Senior Clinical Lecturer at St. George’s and City, University of London. 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 for a study titled, ‘The use of Machine Learning in the early detection of failing total hip replacements’. He is also a computer programming coder an associate editor for AI submissions to The Knee Journal.