© Mr Amer Karim (2020)
Mr Amer Karim
MBBS(London), DIC(Orth Eng), MD(Res), CCT(UK), FIET(UK)
FRCS(Trauma & Orthopaedics), FRSA(UK), FRSM(UK)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Full British Training & Specialist Certification
Qualifications
MBBS(London) - Guys, Kings & St Thomas’ United Hospitals, London UK.
MRCS(Glas) - The Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
MD(Res) - Orthopaedic Bio-Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
DIC(Orth Eng) – Orthopaedic Engineering, Imperial College London
FRCSGLAS(Trauma & Orthopaedics) - The Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
CCT(UK) - Certificate of completion of British Specialist training
Prizes & Distinctions
1989 National Students Award for Public Speaking, Nairobi
1996 Distinction in Anatomy, UMDS Guys & St Thomas’
1996 Distinction in Physiology, UMDS Guys & St Thomas’
1998 Runner up, UMDS Pathology Prize
2002 Giles Romanes Regional Presentation Prize
2003 Ian Karten University of London Research Scholarship
2006 Presentation Prize Gauvain Society Basingstoke
2006 British Foot & Ankle Society Best Presentation Prize
2007 Presentation Prize Gauvain Society Basingstoke
2010 BORS Research Prize for Best Original Research
2010 Presentation Prize Gauvain Society Basingstoke
2011 Presentation Prize Gauvain Society Basingstoke
Courses Attended
2001 Advanced Life Support (Jersey)
2003 Advanced Trauma Life Support (Southampton)
2003 Basic Surgical Skills Course (Portsmouth)
2003 Emergency Surgery Course (London)
2003 Scientific Basis of Urology Course (London)
2004 NHS Team Resource Management Course (London)
2004 NHS Risk Assessment Course (London)
2005 Exeter Primary Hip Surgery Course
2005 AO Basic Fracture Fixation Course
2005 Zimmer Trauma Challenge & Leadership Course
2005 Chertsey Advanced Fracture Course
2006 Thesis & Paper Writing Course
2006 Zimmer Virtual Hip Surgery Course
2006 Zimmer Virtual Knee Surgery Course
2006 Cadaver Clinical Anatomy Course ESSKA - Knee
2006 Cadaver Clinical Anatomy Course ESSKA – Shoulder
2006 Bone Cement Course (London)
2006 BOTA Instructional Course
2007 AO Intra Medullary Nailing Course
2007 AO LCP Course
2007 AO External Fixator Course
2007 Southampton Basic Sciences Course
2007 Exeter Revision Hip Surgery Course
2008 AO Spinal Surgery Course (London)
2008 Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship (Portsmouth)
2009 Pelvic Surgery and Fixation Course (Zimmer)
2010 Minimal Incision Hip Surgery Fellowship (Basingstoke)
2010 Advanced Trauma Life Support (Norwich)
2010 Hip Revision Surgery Fellowship (Basingstoke)
2012 Knee Arthroscopy Sports Medicine “Masters” Course (South Africa)
2012 Shoulder Arthroscopy Sports Medicine “Masters” Course (South Africa)
2012 “Experts” Trauma and Fracture Fixation Course (South Africa)
2013 Revision Knee Surgery “Masters”Course (South Africa)
2013 Complex Total Knee Replacement Course (South Africa)
2019 Knee Arthroscopy, Meniscus and ACL Sports Medicine “Masters” Course (South Africa)
2019 Shoulder Arthroscopy Sports Medicine “Masters” Course (South Africa)
2019 Knee Arthroscopy Sports Medicine “Experts” Course (Turkey)
2019 Shoulder Arthroscopy Sports Medicine “Experts” Course (Turkey)
Membership / Fellowship of Learned Societies
FRSA(UK) – Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) for services to engineering
FRSM(UK) - Fellowship of The Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain)
FIET (UK) Fellowship of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
Fellowship - European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Fellowship - The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Membership - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
Fellowship - British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS)
Fellowship - British Orthopaedic Association
Fellowship - Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (RCSG)
Fellowship - British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA)
Present and Previous Appointments
Oct 2020 – Present Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Full Time Private Practice
Diani Beach
South Coast
Feb 2012 – Sept 2020 Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Full Time Private Practice
Aga Khan University Hospital & The MP Shah Hospital
Nairobi, Kenya
Sept 2011 – Feb 2012 Locum Senior Registrar - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Winchester
Sept 2010 - Sept 2011 Arthroplasty Fellow – Arthroplasty & Revision Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
Mr. G. Stranks & Mr. J. Britton
Mar 2010 – Sept 2010 Senior Registrar – Revision Hip Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
Mr. G. Stranks
Sept 2009 – Mar 2010 Senior Registrar – Spinal Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
Mr. R. Harker
Feb 2009 – Sept 2009 Specialist Registrar – Arthroplasty Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth
Miss. S. Phillips
Sept 2008 – Feb 2009 Senior Registrar – Hand Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth
Miss. S. Stapley and Miss. S. Philips
May 2008 – Sept 2008 Senior Registrar – Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth
Miss. S. Phillips
Jan 2008 – May 2008 Specialist Registrar – Paediatric Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth
Mr. R. Richards
Sept 2007 – Jan 2008 Specialist Registrar – Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Royal Naval Hospital Haslar
Gosport
Mr. G. Hill
Feb 2007 – Sept 2007 Specialist Registrar - Knee & Hip Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Winchester
Mr. H. Fox
Sept 2006 – Feb 2007 Specialist Registrar – Foot and Ankle Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Winchester
Mr. A. C. Foggitt
Sept 2005 – Sept 2007 Specialist Registrar – Prosthesis Design
Orthopaedic Bio-Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London
Prof. A. Amis
March 2004 – Sept 2005 Specialist Registrar – Hand Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
Mr. J. D. Calder
Sept 2004 – March 2005 Specialist Registrar – Hip Surgery
Orthopaedics & Trauma
North Hampshire Hospital
Basingstoke
Mr. K. S. Conn
Aug 2004 – Sept 2004 Clinical Research Fellow
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth
Mr. H. Fekry
April 2004 – July 2004 Clinical Research Fellow
Orthopaedics & Trauma
Kent & Sussex Hospital
Tumbridge Wells
Mr. H. Jähnich
Aug 2003 – Feb 2004 Clinical Research Fellow
Reconstructive Urology
The Institute of Urology
Middlesex Hospital
Mr. P. J. R. Shah
Feb 2003 – Aug 2003 SHO Vascular & General Surgery
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
Mr. N. Lagattolla & Mr. C. Gosling
Aug 2002 – Feb 2003 SHO Urology
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
Mr. A. Cornaby & Mr. N. Afzal
Feb 2002 - Aug 2002 SHO Accident & Emergency Medicine
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
Mr. D. Cain
Aug 2001 - Feb 2002 SHO Orthopaedics & Trauma
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
Mr. C. Thacker
Feb 2001- Aug 2001 HO General Medicine and Gastroenterology
Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway, Kent
Dr. R. Day
Aug 2000- Feb 2001 HO Trauma and Orthopaedics
Jersey General Hospital
Jersey
Channel Islands
Mr. R. P. Clifford
Summary of Clinical Experience
During all my appointments, I have gained valuable experience in the assessment, investigation and management of a wide range of acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions, as well as leading a national trauma unit whilst on call during multiple casualty situations. I am skilled in a variety of practical procedures and also to maximise my organisational and time management skills in what have been very busy but enjoyable jobs.
Published Audit
I have proposed, undertaken, analysed, supervised, presented and published several completed and resampled audits which have resulted in a change of practice within our surgical directorates:
Sept 2006 – Sept 2007: Audit of needle stick injuries at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. Presented regionally and currently undergoing resampling after education pamphlet.
Aug 2002 - Jan 2004: Audit of the complications of TRUS prostate biopsies: Audit cycle completed and resampled, results presented regionally. Article under review for publication in peer review journal.
Aug 2002 - Nov 2003: Audit of True Echo Harmonics & Colour Flow Doppler Studies versus traditional Grey Scale USS in the detection of prostate cancer at TRUS biopsy: Audit cycle completed and resampled, results presented internationally, BAUS June 2004 and published internationally, British Journal of Urology June 2004 Supplement.
Feb 2003 - Sep 2003: Audit of the role of plain radiography in the acute abdomen: Audit cycle completed and resampled, results presented regionally. Article under review for publication in peer review journal.
Other audits that I have completed or assisted in the compilation of :
Sept 2010: Bone Banking Audit - North Hampshire Hospital Basingstoke
Sept 2007: Needle stick injuries – Royal Hampshire County Hospital
May 2006: VTE prophylaxis compliance audit – North Hampshire Hospital
Aug 2003: Compiled and presented the Institute of Urology TVT audit.
Oct 2002: Compiled the Dorset section of the Wessex radical prostatectomy audit.
May 2002: Assisted in the compilation of the Dorset Air Ambulance trauma audit.
Jan 2001: Compiled and presented the orthopaedic neck of femur fractures audit for 1999 at Jersey General Hospital.
Dec 2000: Compiled and presented the orthopaedic surgical complication rate and mortality audit for the year 1999 at Jersey General Hospital.
Sep 2000: Compiled and presented the general surgical procedural mortality audit for the year 1999 at Jersey General Hospital.
Peer Review Publications
Karim A, Bull AMJ, Kessler O, Thomas NPT, Amis AA: The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement – Orthopaedic Proceedings - vol. 92-B no. SUPP III 407
Karim A, Bull AMJ, Kessler O, Thomas NPT, Amis AA: The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement – British society for computer aided orthopaedic surgery – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery CAOS – Supplement (BG) 2011; 93-B
Melton JT, Murray JR, Karim A, Wandless F, Thomas NP- Meniscal Suture with ACL reconstruction: Long Term Outcome – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Edition), 2011 Oct;19(10):1729-34. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1501-5. Epub 2011 Apr 9.
Karim A, Pandit H, Murray JDR, Wandless F, Thomas NP: Smoking and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Edition), Karim et al. 88-B (8): 1027. (2006)
Karim A, Rossiter ND: Isolated Medial Uni-Condylar Hoffa Fracture Following Traumatic Knee Dislocation, Journal of Injury, Ms. No. JINJ-D-05-00311R1
Karim A, Orbell J, Bhatti K, Parvaiz A: Biliary stent migration presenting as a recurrent abdominal wall abscess with underlying enterocutaneous fistula. - Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 May;63(6):874-876.
Karim A, Parvaiz A, Alner M, Gosling C, Lagattolla N: Massive False Aneurysm of the Peroneal Artery in a Patient with Marfans Treated with Endovascular Stenting. – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Feb 2004, Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 30-32
Karim A, Afzal N, Cornaby A: Letter to the Editor –The Gabbay- Frater Suture Guide Simplifies Urethro-Vesicle Anastomoses at Open Radical Prostatectomy - Journal of Urology, May 2004 Edition.
Ismail M, Karim A, Shulman R, Amis A, Calder J: The Achillon Achilles tendon repair: Is it strong enough? – Foot Ankle Int 2008 Aug;29(8):808-13
Mcilhone S, Ukra H, Karim A, Vratchovsky V: Soft tissue injury to the sole of the foot secondary to a retained AV impulse foot pump – Foot Ankle Surg 2012 Sept;18(3): 216-7
A. Karim, N. Afzal, A. Cornaby: Transrectal Ultrasound Guided (TRUS) Biopsies at Initial Presentation Significantly Underestimate the Extent of the Disease When Compared to Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. – European Journal of Urology, Dec 2003 Members Supplement.
Karim A: Primary Infertility & Azoospermia due to Congenital Bilateral Absent Vas Deferens in the Presence of a Solitary Kidney – The Scientific World Journal 2004 June 18;4:458-9
Karim A, Parvaiz A, Jeffrey P, Lagatolla N: Popliteal Artery Aneurysms Masquerading as Deep Vein Thrombosis – Annals of KEMC, 2004 Jun;10(2): 205-7
Karim A: Buried rubber band: A Cause of Persistent Penile Discharge, Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection & Development of Urethrocutaneous Fistula – The Scientific World Journal 2004 Aug 13;4-655-6 - PMID: 15349508
Farr D, Karim A, Lutz M, Calder J: A biomechanical comparison of shape memory compression staples and mechanical compression staples: compression or distraction? – Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2010 Feb 18(2) 212-217
Karim A, Orbell JH, Bhatti K, Chaudhary B, Parviz A – Billiary stent migration presenting as a recurrent wall abscess with underlying enterocutaneous fistula – Gastrointest Endosc 2006 May;63(6): 874-6 – PMID 16650565
Parvaiz A, Chandran S, Karim A, Kumar K, Jeffrey P, Lagattolla NRF: Torted and ruptured wandering spleen presenting as a surgical emergency in pregnancy. The Scientific World Journal (2004) Dec 6:4:1035-7
Karim A, Parvaiz A, Jeffrey P: The role of CT enemas in the detection of colon cancer, particularly in elderly patients. – British Journal of Surgery, May 2004 Meeting Supplement.
Chandran S, Parvaiz A, Karim A, Ghafoor I, Steadman B, Pearce NW, Primrose JN: Ruptured Left Gastric Artery Aneurysm successfully treated by thrombin injection. – Scientific World Journal 2005 Jan 21;5:20-3
Completed Book Chapters
Recent Advances in Surgery, Colin Johnson, Irving Taylor –Graphical Artist, Chapter 7: Cholangio-Carcinoma (2004 - 2005) Edition.
Presentations to International Learned Societies – Presented In Person
The Effectiveness of A Rapid Recovery Pathway in Reducing The Length of Inpatient Hospital Stay For Primary Total Hip Replacement: Prize Winning Oral Podium Presentation, British Orthopaedic Research Society (2010)
The Effectiveness of A Rapid Recovery Pathway in Reducing The Length of Inpatient Hospital Stay For Primary Total Hip Replacement: British Hip Society Annual Meeting, London (2010)
The Effectiveness of A Rapid Recovery Pathway in Reducing The Length of Inpatient Hospital Stay For Primary Total Hip Replacement: Prize Winning Oral Presentation, Gauvain Research Society, Basingstoke
The Adverse Effect of Metal Ions in a New 38mm Hip Design: British Hip Society Annual Meeting, London (2009)
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: British Orthopaedic Association 2009 Annual Congress, Manchester - Poster Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Newcastle University June 2009 - Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: IMECH Knee Arthroplasty meeting, 30 April – 2 May 2009, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London - Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: Military Orthopaedic Services Meeting, Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Jan 2009 – Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 10th EFORT Congress, 3–6 June 2009 in Vienna, Austria - Electronic Poster Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 10th EFORT Congress, 3–6 June 2009 in Vienna, Austria - Electronic Poster Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 7th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, April 2009 in Osaka, Japan – Electronic Poster Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 7th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, April 2009 in Osaka, Japan – Electronic Poster Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: Gauvain Society Meeting, Basingstoke, June 2007 – Prize Winning Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation and Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Total Knee Replacement: ESSKA Travelling Fellows Meeting, London, March 2007 – Oral Presentation
Kinematics in Total Knee replacement: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
A New Drilling Technique for ACL Tunnels: A Comparative Study of “Retrodrill” Retrograde Versus Conventional Drilling Methods: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
A New Drilling Technique for ACL Tunnels: A Comparative Study of “Retrodrill” Retrograde Versus Conventional Drilling Methods: British Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Manchester, June 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
Meniscal Suture with ACL reconstruction: Long Term Outcome – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke: British Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Manchester, June 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Posterior Slope on Knee Kinematics Following Stryker Scorpio Cruciate Retaining Navigated Total Knee Replacements in Cadaver
Specimens: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
The Effects of Tibial Tray Rotation on Knee Kinematics Following Stryker Scorpio Cruciate Retaining Navigated Total Knee Replacements in Cadaver
Specimens: 13’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Porto, May 2008 – Oral Podium Presentation
Laparoscopic TME – Prize Winning Video Presentation: Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland Annual International meeting, 2008.
A New Drilling Technique for ACL Tunnels: A Comparative Study of “Retrodrill” Retrograde Versus Conventional Drilling Methods: Gauvain Society 2007 – Oral presentation
Kinematics in Total Knee replacement: : Gauvain Society 2007 – Oral presentation
A New Drilling Technique for ACL Tunnels: A Comparative Study of “Retrodrill” Retrograde Versus Conventional Drilling Methods: ISAKOS 2007 – Oral presentation
A New Drilling Technique for ACL Tunnels: A Comparative Study of “Retrodrill” Retrograde Versus Conventional Drilling Methods: EFORT 2007 – Oral presentation
The Achillon achilles tendon repair - is it strong enough? EFORT 2007 – Oral Presentation
Compression Staples – Compression or Distraction: EFORT 2007 – Oral presentation
The Achillon achilles tendon repair - is it strong enough? British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Society – Oral Presentation
Compression Staples – Compression or Distraction: The British Foot and Ankle Society 2006 – Prize Winning Oral presentation
Compression Staples – Compression or Distraction: The American Foot and Ankle Society 2006 – Oral Presentation
Smoking and ACL Reconstruction: Gauvain Society 2006, Basingstoke – Oral Prize Winning Presentation
Smoking and ACL Reconstruction: 12’th ESSKA 2000 Conference 2006, Innsbruck May 2006 – Oral Podium Presentation
Is Meniscal Suture Worthwhile in an ACL Deficient knee? : 12’th ESSKA 2000 Conference, Innsbruck, May 2006 – Oral Podium Presentation
A New Way to Drill ACL Tunnels: American Academy of Sports Medicine Travelling Fellows Day, May 2006 – Oral Presentation
Kinematics of The Knee An Envelope Approach: American Academy of Sports Medicine Travelling Fellows Day, May 2006 – Oral Presentation
Smoking and ACL Reconstruction: Orthopaedics, Biomechanics, Sports Rehabilitation Assisi (Perugia) November 2005 – Oral Presentation
ACL Lesions and Sport In The Over 40’s: EFORT Speciality Day Sunday 5th June 2005 – Oral Presentation
Meniscal Suture with ACL reconstruction: medium Term Outcome – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke: BASKE Newcastle 2005.
Is Meniscal Suture Worthwhile in an ACL Deficient knee?: Greek Arthroscopy Society Thessaloniki 17th June 2005 – Oral Presentation
Meniscal Suture with ACL reconstruction: Long Term Outcome – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke: Wessex Gauvain Society Meeting, 2005 – Oral Presentation.
Meniscal Suture with ACL reconstruction: Long Term Outcome – North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke: BASKE Newcastle 2005 – Poster presentation.
Massive False Aneurysm of the Peroneal Artery in a Patient with Marfans Treated with Endovascular Stenting. Australian Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand, Sept 2004 – Poster Presentation.
The Gabbay-Frater Suture Guide Simplifies Urethro-Vesicle Anastomoses at Open Radical Prostatectomy. – British Association of Urological Surgeons, Harrogate, June 2004 – Poster Presentation.
The Combination of True Echo Harmonics and Color Doppler Imaging Significantly Improves thedetection of prostate cancer at Trans Rectal Ultra Sound guided-Biopsy when compared to Grey Scale Ultrasound alone. – British Association of Urological Surgeons, Harrogate, June 2004 – Poster Presentation.
The role of CT enemas in the detection of colon cancer, particularly in elderly patients. – Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland National Meeting, Harrogate, May 2004 – Oral and Poster Presentation.
Transrectal Ultrasound Guided (TRUS) Biopsies at Initial Presentation Significantly Underestimate the Extent of the Disease When Compared to Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. European Association of Urology, Tenerife Winter Meeting, Spain, Dec 2003 - Oral and Poster Presentation.
Preoperative Blaivis Grading is a Poor Prognostic Indicator in Sling Surgery. London Urodynamics Club, London, Nov 2003 – Oral Presentation.
The role of CT enemas in the detection of colon cancer, particularly in elderly patients. – European Congress of International Surgery, Stuttgard, Germany. Oct 2003 – Oral and Poster Presentation
Five year follow up and review of Orthodesign Total Hip replacements. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Southampton. June 2003 – Oral Presentation.
The role of CT enemas in the detection of colon cancer, particularly in elderly patients. – Royal Society of Medicine Meeting, Dorchester. April 2003 – Oral Presentation.
Management of Degloving Injuries and Severe Burns. - Prize winner for best Clinical Presentation, Giles Romanes Regional Presentation Prize, Wessex
Surgical Meeting, Dorchester. Nov 2001 – Oral Presentation.
Research
Throughout my career, I have always been interested in and participated in research at local and international level. I find it a very interesting, satisfying and essential part of surgical training:
As an SHO, I proposed and set up a study looking into long-term follow-up of patients who underwent Orthodesign Total Hip Replacements at Dorset County Hospital. The project was the first of its kind undertaken internationally and was approved by the local and regional ethical committees. This 2-year study looked into long term success and patient satisfaction with this particular type of implant. The results of our study have been presented at international meetings in Southampton and Belgium.
As a Specialist Registrar, I have assisted in the set up of an ongoing prospective double blind randomised placebo controlled trial looking into the effectiveness of continuous local anaesthetic ankle block infusion versus a single bolus block technique in the management of post operative pain in foot and ankle surgery at North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke.
I have also completed a fully funded (Stryker International), full time, 5 year MD project in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London. Under the supervision of Professor Andrew Amis, I performed cadaveric studies on various aspects of knee surgery, total knee replacement and “Navigated”, computer assisted surgery and was involved in the design of new implants, navigation and joint systems.
My thesis on the subjects of Navigated computer assisted surgery and knee joint kinematics has been accepted into the University of London and Imperial College Libraries, for which I was awarded the degrees of MD(Res) and DIC(Orth Eng).