Congenital talipes equino-varus ( Clubfoot), bone and joint infections, intramedullary nailing techniques, ballistic trauma, orthopaedic outcome measures.

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
Foundation Fellow & Council Member, College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)
ATLS Instructor
Muller / SICOT Fellow 2002/2003
Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
Foundation Fellow & Council Member
College of Surgeons of East
Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)
ATLS Instructor
Muller / SICOT Fellow 2002/2003
Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine

 

 

I obtained my medical degree from Cambridge University and then did basic surgical training in the South East Thames Region. Between appointments in the NHS I worked in surgical programmes for aid agencies in conflict situations; Afghanistan, Cambodia, Angola, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Rwanda (during the 1994 genocide)
I passed my FRCS in 1994 and then did higher surgical training on the Guy's and St Thomas' rotation in London. After passing my FRCS(Tr & Orth) in 1999 I was appointed trauma fellow in San Antonio, Texas where I completed my Mchir dissertation in the biomechanics of landmine injury. I then went to be a medical missionary in Malawi for over theree years. Whilst in Malawi I was the only orthopaedic surgeon for the central and northern regions of the country, a catchment population of 6-7 million people. On returning to the UK in early 2003 I did a short knee surgery fellowship at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London before taking up my post in Blackpool.
In my UK practice I welcome referrals in general orthopaedics, but I have a special interest in lower limb arthroplasty and knee arthroscopy. I continue to return to Malawi on a regular basis where I am still involoved in training and research progammes.

I am very much a local lad; both my grandmothers were boarding house landladies in Blackpool, I was educated at Arnold School and my first ever paid employment was on Blackpool Pleasure Beach selling hot-dogs!
My interests include fitness training, running, sailing and marathon canoeing. I play jazz / blues percussion and the blues harmonica.