“After qualifying from The Royal London Hospital in 1982,
I trained in surgery in London and then in Cambridge. I
completed my MD on the remodelling of bone in response
to prosthetic implants and then spent a year on a sports
medicine fellowship at a specialist orthopaedic sports clinic
in Australia, learning advanced arthroscopic techniques."

I was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at
University College NHS Trust (UCLH) and Honorary
Senior Lecturer at The University of London in 1996. In
1997 I was awarded the prestigious European Travelling
Fellowship for the European Shoulder and Elbow Society.
I was Clinical Director of Musculoskeletal Services at UCLH
between 2000 and 2002. In 2004 I left the NHS and I
now work solely in private practice."

“I wanted to do surgery and I was attracted to
orthopaedic surgery because it takes a very practical
attitude to the treatment of many common conditions
which, as I tend to take a pragmatic approach to life,
suited me perfectly.”

“The upper limb - shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand -
provides a wide range of interesting problems and
pathologies. Also, I could see that there was considerable
scope for the development of arthroscopic surgical
techniques for the upper limb, as well as opportunities
to increase understanding of upper limb conditions and
establish faster rehabilitation, especially for sportsmen
and athletes.”

“My extensive training, years of expertise and wide range
of orthopaedic skills enables me to focus on the whole
upper limb area rather than one area, such as shoulders or
elbows, and this offers an integrated approach to solving
upper limb problems.”

“I go to the gym regularly; I play the saxophone and try to
mend old cars. At home, my wife and I have three teenage
children, two donkeys and a horse.”