Professor Karina Wright

Professor of Orthopaedics and Bioengineering, Keele University/RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital (Oswestry)

Professor in Orthopaedics and Tissue Engineering at Keele University, based within The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. She is Director of Keele University’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine Research and leads translational research focused on developing and evaluating biological therapies for orthopaedic patients. Her work spans in vitro models, pre-clinical studies, clinical trials and reverse translational research using human cells and tissues to better understand treatment response and improve patient outcomes. 

Geraint Thomas

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon / Professor, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital / Keele University

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and affiliated with Keele University. His clinical and research interests focus on young adult hip disease, including hip preservation surgery, hip arthroscopy, periacetabular osteotomy, hip arthroplasty, hip arthritis and orthopaedic epidemiology. His work bridges clinical hip surgery with research aimed at improving outcomes for patients with hip pathology.

Callum W McBryde

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, specialising exclusively in young adult hip surgery. His practice focuses on the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, including hip preservation surgery, hip arthroscopy, femoral and acetabular osteotomy, hip resurfacing, total hip replacement and revision hip replacement. He has developed a clinical and research interest in improving outcomes for young and active patients with hip pathology.

Antonio J (Tony) Andrade

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon, The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon with a specialist focus on young adult hip pathology, hip preservation and arthroscopic hip surgery. His practice includes the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, femoroacetabular impingement, labral pathology, lower limb malrotation, hip preservation procedures, hip replacement and revision surgery. He has played a leading role in developing hip arthroscopy and labral reconstruction techniques in the UK, alongside training and mentoring other surgeons in hip preservation surgery.

Rajpal S Nandra

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, specialising in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy and complex hip reconstruction. His practice focuses on the assessment and treatment of hip and groin pain, including sports-related hip injuries, femoroacetabular impingement, labral pathology, hip dysplasia, arthritis and failed hip replacements. He has a particular interest in preserving the native hip joint through arthroscopic and reconstructive procedures, with the aim of delaying or avoiding progression to end-stage arthritis and joint replacement.

Ben Woodhouse

PhD Student, Keele University / The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

PhD student at Keele University and The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, investigating regenerative approaches for hip cartilage repair. His research focuses on the biological characterisation and clinical utility of cam deformity cartilage in femoroacetabular impingement, with an emphasis on autologous cell-based therapies, minced cartilage techniques and optimisation of delivery systems for hip preservation surgery. His work aims to bridge basic science, translational regenerative medicine and clinical application to improve treatment strategies for young patients with chondral pathology.