Sciatica including disc prolapse and spinal stenosis

Current posts

Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London

Previous posts

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, King's College Hospital

Clinical Reader at University of Oxford

Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Awards

Robert Jones Prize in Orthopaedics (Edinburgh)

Joseph Trueta Travelling Fellowship (Oxford)

Discretionary Award, Charing Cross Hospital

The London Clinic activities

Chairman, Orthopaedic Group

Member, Clinical Governance Committee

Member, Medical Advisory Committee

Examining commitments

Senior Examiner, University of London MBBS

Master of Surgery Examiner, University of Oxford and University of London

PhD Examiner, University of Nottingham

Charities and affiliations

Orthopaedic advisor, London School of Osteopathy

Trustee of medical charity, Nepal

Governor, Royal National Lifeboat Institute

Past Fellow, Green College, Oxford

Past President, West London Medico-Chirurgical Society

Member, Athenaeum Royal Ocean Racing Club, Royal Dart Yacht Club, and Little Ship Club

Fellow, The British Orthopaedic Association

Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons

Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine

Life Member, Girdlestone Orthopaedic Society

Member, SICOT

Member, British Association of Surgeons of the Knee

Member, British Association of Spinal Surgeons

Member, Independent Doctors Forum

Member, British Medical Association

Overseas work

Experience in America and India and Medical Assistant in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.  More recent work in Abu Dhabi and operating in Geneva.

Publications

27 publications on lumbar spine, hip and knee replacement, avascular necrosis, DVT prophylaxis, shoulder surgery and foot surgery, including publications on Orthopaedic Education; contributor to four books; Editor-in-chief of reference work on spinal stenosis

Teaching

Regular teaching of undergraduates and post-graduates, Imperial Colloge London, King's College London, University of Oxford

Lecturer and invited speaker in UK, Europe, USA, Japan and Russia.

49 presentations to Learned Societies, including presentations on spinal surgery, avascular necrosis and assessment of orthopaedic injuries to the Personal Injury Barristers Association Annual Meeting

24 years teaching Orthopaedic trainees surgical techniques, in particular knee arthroscopy, hip replacement, knee joint replacement and lumbar spinal surgery

Personal interests

Family, sailing (commercial yachtmaster ocean RYA.DTI), skiing, travel, tennis, theatre