Speakers
Yaser Ghani
Robert Clayton
Professor Lyndon Mason
Mateen Arastu
Iris Kwok
Ali Najefi
Specialist Society
Session Title: Revalidation - Education Committee Sessions
Session Description: The BOFAS Revalidation Session at the 2025 BOA Annual Congress will deliver a focused and clinically relevant update on the contemporary management of complex foot and ankle trauma. Designed to support revalidation and continuing professional development, this session offers concise, evidence-based overviews of challenging fracture patterns and high-risk patient groups.
Key topics will include fracture dislocations of the talus, calcaneal injuries, Lisfranc and medial column trauma, as well as the optimisation of ankle fracture care in patients with osteoporosis or diabetes. The session will explore both surgical decision-making and practical management strategies, emphasising advances in fixation techniques, risk mitigation, and patient outcomes.
Each talk will be structured to provide high-yield learning in a short format, followed by time for discussion and audience engagement. Delegates will benefit from expert insights, real-world case considerations, and practical guidance applicable across trauma and elective practice.
This session is particularly relevant for orthopaedic surgeons with an interest in foot and ankle surgery, trauma management, or those preparing for appraisal and revalidation. It aims to enhance confidence in managing complex injury patterns and inform current standards of care.
Delegates are strongly encouraged to stay on for the prestigious Naughton Dunn Lecture, a highlight of the Congress programme. This year’s lecture promises a unique and thought-provoking perspective on the complexities of treating musculoskeletal conditions in elite athletes, offering broader reflections on precision care, performance, and innovation in orthopaedics.
Chair & Co-Chairs: Yaser Ghani and Robert Clayton
Agenda:
08:35 - 08:50 Talus Fracture Dislocation Professor Lyndon Mason
08:50 - 09:05 Displaced Tongue Type Calcaneal Fracture Mateen Arastu
09:05 - 09:20 Displaced Lisfranc Injury / Medial Column Injury Iris Kwok
09:20 - 09:35 Management of Ankle Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients Ali Najefi
09:35 - 09:50 Management of Ankle Fractures in Diabetic Patients Anand Pillai
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
Yaser Ghani is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon at Homerton University Hospital in London. He completed his undergraduate medical training at University College London (UCL) and pursued specialist orthopaedic training in London through the Stanmore rotation. He undertook prestigious Foot & Ankle fellowships in Windsor, St. Mary’s London, and Oxford.
He is actively involved in research and education and developed the BOFAS ‘Lectures of Distinction’ webinar series in collaboration with the BOFAS Education and IT Committees. Yaser also serves on the BOFAS EDI Working Group working towards bringing equality, diversity and inclusivity in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. He has a passion for education and training and serves as an invited faculty member on numerous national and international courses.
Robert Clayton is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a major specialist interest in all aspects of Foot and Ankle surgery. He moved to Edinburgh in 1994 and graduated in 2000. He undertook Basic and Higher Surgical training in the South East Scotland region. He undertook fellowship training in Foot & Ankle surgery in Glasgow in 2009 with further lower limb reconstruction fellowship training in Toronto, before taking up post as a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon in Fife in 2010. He has a highly specialised elective and trauma foot and ankle practice. He has an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and orthopaedic research. He has served on the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) council since 2017 and is the 2025 President.
Professor Lyndon Mason is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, specialising in major trauma and foot & ankle surgery. He trained in Wales and completed BOFAS travelling fellowships at the University of Utah and Carl Gustav Carus University in Dresden. In Liverpool, he was awarded the BOFAS Gold Fellowship.
Prof Mason is internationally recognised for his research, having won over 30 regional, national, and international awards. His work has led to several high-impact discoveries, including the identification of a new foot ligament. He was awarded the Hunterian Professorship (2020), the Robert Jones Gold Medal (2017), the EFORT Jacques Duparc Prize, and the BOFAS Chan Chen Memorial Prize on four occasions. In 2023, he received a National Clinical Impact Award for improving the safety and quality of NHS services.
He is Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Liverpool, where he leads undergraduate musculoskeletal and orthopaedic education in the School of Medicine. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (RCSEd).
Prof Mason is a respected national educator and has been invited faculty for the BOA, Royal College of Surgeons, AO, RSM, and BOFAS. He served as BOFAS Clinical Practice Committee Chair until 2025 and now leads the National Foot & Ankle Registry, having previously chaired the Outcomes Committee.
Mr Mateen Arastu is an orthopaedic and trauma consultant with special interests in complex trauma care of multiple injured patients at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire. He regularly performs complex trauma surgery, orthoplastic work, fracture non-union and revision fracture fixation and lower limb arthroplasty (primary hip and knee replacement surgery).
Mr Arastu is the education and hip fracture lead for the trauma & orthopaedic department at UHCW. He also teaches regularly as national faculty on several orthopaedic trauma courses.
He has completed his trauma fellowship training at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Canada. He has worked during this year with Professor Rick Buckley and has a specialist interest in the treatment of calcaneal fractures.
Iris is a Foot & Ankle consultant working at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. She graduated from the University of Nottingham and completed an MSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine at UCL. She completed her registrar training in northeast London (Royal London rotation). She undertook fellowships at King's College Hospital and St Mary's London, and was a locum consultant at King's College Hospital. She has a keen interest in complex foot and ankle trauma, minimally invasive surgery and diabetic foot surgery.
Ali Najefi is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with Foot and Ankle subspeciality practice. He currently performs his NHS practice at the London North West University Hospital NHS Trust (Northwick Park and Central Middlesex Hospitals). He completed his orthopaedic training from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore) training rotation in 2020. He has undertaken full post-CCT fellowships at centres of excellence within the UK, including the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, the Royal London Hospital, Kings College Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) in Oxford. He was awarded the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) travelling fellowship, and he learned about modern and cutting-edge techniques from highly reputable centres in Greece, Italy, Switzerland and France. He is actively involved and enthusiastic about research and has a large number of peer-reviewed publications. He has previously won the prizes for his work and regularly presents his work nationally and internationally. He has authored book chapters in two Orthopaedic textbooks and has completed a Masters degree in Trauma and Orthopaedics at UCL. He is passionate about teaching and he is the education lead for the trauma and orthopaedic department and the current Clinical Tutor for Imperial College Medical students at Northwick Park Hospital. He has organised and been a faculty member on a number of FRCS teaching courses, and he has been an examiner at postgraduate and undergraduate examinations. He is a fellow of the British and European Foot and Ankle Societies (BOFAS and EFAS).
Mr Pillai is Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with University Hospitals South Manchester, Wythenshaw with a specialist interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery, Sports Injuries of the Foot and Limb Deformity Correction. He trained in Orthopaedic and Foot surgery in the West of Scotland, and has undertaken further sub-specialist fellowships in Adelaide, South Australia and Oxford. Mr Pillai has also visited and worked with surgeons from SportsMed SA, Mater Hospital Sydney and Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth. Furthermore, Mr Pillai has completed a fellowship in Ilizarov techniques and limb deformity correction at the world renowned Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center in Kurgan, Siberia. He was initially appointed as Consultant to Ninewells University Hospital and Dundee Medical School in Scotland, before moving to the North West .
Mr Pillai is a member of both the British and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Societies, AO Trauma UK, Foot & Ankle Scotland and The Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society. He holds honorary academic positions with the University of Adelaide and University of Dundee, and is on the editorial board for the ANZ Journal of Surgery and American Medical Journal. He has published and presented widely in numerous national and international meetings. He is a surgical examiner for University of Salford and Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.
Mr Pillai has treated members of the Team GB Olympic and Commonwealth games squad, and players from the Scottish Football League. He is honorary adjunct professor of orthopaedic surgery with RAKMHSU , and a member of the orthopaedic surgical speciality board of the Royal College in Edinburgh.
His private practise is based at the BMI Alexandra Hospital at Cheadle, BMI Highfield at Rochdale and Spire Cheshire Hospitals.