Previous Speakers
MR. PETER BROWNSON
Honorary Clinical Professor at the University of Liverpool
Managing partner of The Liverpool Shoulder Clinic
Upper limb surgeon to Liverpool FC 2000-2017.
President of BESS and Internationally renowned arthroscopic shoulder surgeon.
Founding member of the International Board for Research into Aircraft Crash Events (iBRACE).
PROFESSOR JAMES CHANG
Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, specialising in Hand and microsurgery surgery
Past president of the ASSH
Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professor of Plastic & Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University Medical Centre
PROFESSOR BRIGITTE SCAMMELL
Professor of Orthopaedic Sciences
Head of Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology
Dean and Head of School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
Foot and ankle surgeon with a special interest in the complications of diabetes
Research interests include arthritis pain and bone repair
PROFESSOR KENNETH EGOL
Joseph E. Milgram Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone
Chief, Division of Orthopedic Trauma
Director of Trauma Research
Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
MR. CHARLES ALDAM
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in joint replacements, revision hip and knee surgery
Trained at Kings College Hospital London with higher training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Stanmore, Great Ormond Street and Fellowship year at the University of Toronto
PROFESSOR WILLIAM RICCI
Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at HSS and Weill Cornell Medical College
An internationally-renowned surgeon specialising in the field of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
DR. ROBERT L. MASSON
Founder, Masson Institute
Director, Orlando Health Central Hospital JCAHO
Internationally-recognised neurosurgeon specialising in complex spinal disorders and sports spine medicine
Amongst the most experienced artificial cervical spine surgeons in North America
MR. LIVIO DI MASCIO
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon Lead in Upper Limb Orthopaedic Services
Trainer of the Year - 2017
Particular interest in complex shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction, sports injuries, traumatic and degenerative disorders of the wrist and hand, and motion preservation in degenerative disease
PROF. RAJESH MALHOTRA
Head of Department, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Specialises in complex revision surgery
First surgeon in India on a number of procedures
Director of the only functional cadaveric bone bank in India
DR. HANY BEDAIR
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Kaplan Joint Center, NWH
Fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Has won awards for his work in diagnosing prosthetic joint infection
MR. MANOJ RAMACHANDRAN
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Honorary Reader at Barts Health
Author of 18 books
Co-founder of Viz.Ai, an artificial intelligence/deep learning tier one venture-funded startup in healthcare imaging.
Viz.ai was one of the first AI companies to gain FDA approval in this fast-growing space.
LORD KARAN BILIMORIA, CBE, DL
Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer
Crossbench peer in the House of Lords
Baron Bilimoria of Chelsea
Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Active in a wide range of matters including commerce, entrepreneurship, education, diplomacy, minorities’ contributions, and academia
DR. MARC J. PHILIPPON
Managing Partner, The Steadman Clinic, Colorado
Co-Chairman, Director of Sports Medicine Fellowship and Director of Hip Research, Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Colorado
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pennsylvania
Internationally known for performing joint preservation techniques utilising arthroscopic hip surgery to treat painful joint injury in high-level athletes
PROFESSOR THOMAS HIGGINS
Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Utah
Clinical expertise in the treatment of complex intra-articular injuries, pelvic and acetabular trauma, and musculoskeletal care in the setting of polytrauma.
Elective practice focused on the deformity correction, malunions, and nonunions.
MR. GRAHAM TYTHERLEIGH-STRONG
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery in Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Interest in all aspects of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, particularly in primary and revision instability surgery
Focus on sternoclavicular joint injuries and sternoclavicular joint arthroscopy
DR. ANDREW FUREY
Orthopaedic surgeon, physician, medical educator, and community leader at Memorial University and Eastern Health, Canada
Founder of Team Broken Earth, a national medical aid charity that began in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Leader of over 20 missions to Haiti, Bangladesh and Guatemala
Team Broken Earth provides critical aid and medical education to people in need around the world
PROFESSOR MICHAEL STEPHENS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Foot and Ankle and Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery in the Childrens University Hospital (Temple St.), Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Central RemedialClinicPast president of the European Foot and Ankle society
Former clinical fellow in Foot and Ankle Surgery under the direction of Dr. G. James Sammarco in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
MR SATISH KUTTY
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical lead Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow
Senior Clinical Lecturer and RCS Surgical Tutor
Trained on fellowships in Canada, Austria, Switzerland and Germany
Awarded the Norman Capener Travelling fellowship, the BOA European Fellowship, BHS fellowship, EFORT foundation award and the ESSKA Alwin Jaeger award
Specialist interest in arthroscopy of the hip and complex primary and revision arthroplasty of the hip
DR. LAURENT JACQUOT
Artro (association of research in traumatology and orthopaedics) institute, Clinique d'Argonay, France.
Practices THR with the anterior approach, revision surgery and knee surgery
Follows up clinical hip cases which date back more than 25 years and manages a database of over 3000 cases
PROFESSOR RANIL SONNADARA
Behavioural neuroscientist, Director of the Office of Education Science and an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University, Canada
Holds academic appointments in multiple departments, Special Advisor on matters related to Digital Research Infrastructure and member of McMaster’s Information Technology Executive Committee
Interested in the role of feedback in learning and assessing complex skills
Sound designer and composer for theatre (with over 1000 production credits to his name) and elite coach who has led several athletes to international success
PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER PETERS
George S. Eccles Endowed chair of orthopaedics, University of Utah school of medicine, Utah, USA
Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Hip Preservation Services, Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Enterprise, Director of the Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Program, ansd Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Utah
Focuses on hip and knee arthroplasty and preservation of the native hip joint. Specific interest in comprehensive care of young adult patients with hip and knee disorders.
PROFESSOR MATTHEW COSTA
Professor of orthopaedic trauma surgery, Nuffield department of orthopaedics, rheumatology & musculoskeeltal sciences (NDORMS), Oxford, United Kingdom
Chief Investigator for a series of randomised trials. His work has been cited widely, and informed guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Works exclusively in trauma surgery in Oxford, which is a Major Trauma Center and tertiary referral unit for orthopaedic trauma surgery.
DAME CLARE MARX, DBE DL
Former President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from July 2014 to July 2017, the first woman to hold the position, and Chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.
Worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust for over 20 years
PROFESSOR JEREMY FAIRBANK
Professor of spinal surgery, and former consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom
Published the Oswestry Disability index in 1980, a near universally used outcome measure in spinal disorders
Professor of Spinal Surgery at the Nuffied Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences.
PROFESSOR ADAM WATTS
Consultant elbow, hand and upper limb surgeon at Wrightington Hospital
Visiting professor, department of materials, Manchester University, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kindgom
Clinical interests include the treatment of degenerative joint disaese, sports injury and trauma, with a focus on arthroscopic techniques and joint reconstruction
PROFESSOR PIERRE LASCOMBES
Professor ordinaire at Department de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, chief of paediatric orthopaedics, Children Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Chairman of the Division of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Orthopaedics
PROFESSOR RAJASEKARAN
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery Ganga Hospital, India
Adjunct Professor, The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University
Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2011-2012)
Instrumental in the evolution of 'Ganga Hospital Open Injury Severity Score' which guides critical decisions in saving and reconstructing severely injured limbs
Special interest in spine surgery, arthroplasty and clinical research in major trauma
PROFESSOR ANDREW CARR
Clinical scientist and Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford
Founder and Director of the Botnar Research Centre as an Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences
Research interests are primarily focused on developing and evaluating surgical technologies including joint replacement, arthroscopy and tissue engineering
PROFESSOR RALPH HERTEL
Specialist in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Over 150 publications
Currently practises at the Lindenhofspital, Shoulder and Elbow Center in Berne, Switzerland
Manages a wide range of upper limb dysfunctions, providing a range of treatment options from conservative treatment, arthroscopic surgery, microsurgery to classic open surgery bringing more than two decades of experience to the care of his patients
PROFESSOR FREDDIE H. FU
Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) since 1998, where he is the David Silver Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
More than 90 professional awards and numerous major research
Known worldwide for his pioneering surgical techniques to treat sports-related injuries to the knee and shoulder and his extensive scientific and clinical research in the biomechanics of such injuries
PROFESSOR MOHIT BHANDARI
Surgeon-scientist and orthopaedic trauma surgeon interested in musculoskeletal injuries and their outcomes
Professor and Academic Head in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at McMaster University as well as Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery
2013 recipient of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Research Award, the CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research for “Transforming orthopaedic trauma care with collaborative multinational trials”, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada ‘Mentor of the Year 2011’ award
PROFESSOR HAROLD ELLIS
Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University of London
Professor Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences Kings College London School of Medicine
Captain Royal Army Medical Corps. Foundation Chair of Surgery Westminster Hospital
Vice President Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal Society of Medicine