…a sub specialist focus on complex hip and knee surgery. His NHS practice is undertaken at the world-renowned Centre for Hip Surgery in Wrightington Hospital.

Jonathan qualified in Medicine from the University of Leeds in 2010, in addition to completing a BSc (Hons) in Sports and Exercise Medicine. He underwent his Foundation Training in West Yorkshire before undertaking his Specialty Orthopaedic training in the North West, finishing in Wrightington. He obtained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2019.

To further refine his skills in complex arthroplasty, Jonathan undertook the prestigious Cavendish Fellowship in Sheffield, under the mentorship of Mr Andrew Hamer and Mr Robert Kerry. This fellowship had a strong emphasis on revision (re-do) hip and knee surgery, prosthetic joint infection and endoprosthetic (megaprosthesis) replacements.

In 2021, Jonathan returned to Wrightington to complete the highly competitive Thackray Fellowship, under the mentorship of current and former British Hip Society Presidents, Mr Anil Gambhir and Professor Tim Board. This fellowship further developed his expertise in revision arthroplasty and complex reconstructive surgery.

Jonathan was appointed as a Consultant in Wrightington in 2022. In addition to his primary and revision surgery, he is an integral member of the Lower Limb Metastatic Bone Service, providing specialised care for patients with cancer, which has spread to the bones.

He is passionate about progressive surgical care, including enhanced recovery protocols and day-case joint replacement pathways, supporting faster recovery and improved patient experience without compromising safety or outcomes. He offers custom hip replacement, for specific cases.

Within Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Jonathan is the lead for Surgical Site Infection prevention, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety. He also serves as the Research and Engagement Lead for the John Charnley Trust.

Jonathan has undertaken visits and professional exchanges in leading European arthroplasty centres, including the ENDO-Klinik and Lubinus Klinik, Germany, further broadening his clinical perspective.

Jonathan is committed to surgical education and professional development. He mentors and supervises trainee surgeons within the North West Deanery, is a course convenor for the FRCS revision courses at Wrightington, and regularly serves on faculty for orthopaedic surgical courses throughout the UK. He is a frequent presenter at national and international meetings and has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications in arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery).

…by a specialist knowledge in sports knee injuries and joint preservation procedures. He has expertise in procedures such as ACL reconstruction, Partial Knee Replacements and Total Knee replacements attained through his specialised training.
Mr Bhangoo was granted a prestigious travelling fellowship which included time in the USA with Freddie Fu, the founding father of sports knee surgery . He has also spent time with Professor Jean-Noel Argenson in France, an international authority on Partial Knee Replacements . To complement this further he completed a Sports Knee fellowship at the Royal Derby Hospital with Guido Geutjens .

He has spent a year researching and understanding stem-cell technology at University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore.

Whilst working as a Consultant at the Royal Derby Hospital he has helped introduce newer techniques in to his field, including personalised computer aided osteotomy, and is currently looking into ground-breaking techniques behind cartilage regeneration.

…extensively within High Performance Sport he has now developed a special interest in joint preservation particularly osteoarthritis of the knee setting up Citius Health to promote the value of high quality rehabilitation & injections therapies to improve patient outcomes.

… who specialises in problems of the hip and knee, such as hip and knee replacement surgery, knee arthroscopy and joint pain treatment.

Mr Chitre graduated from the University of Manchester Medical school in 2001 and completed his specialist training within the North West region. He obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2011, before achieving orthopaedic specialist register status in 2013.

He plays an active part in developing the next generation of surgeons through his positions as the Major Trauma lead for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and NHS Peer Reviewer for major trauma.

Mr Chitre sits on the Specialist Training Committee for Orthopaedics in the North West. He teaches on a number of courses on hip replacement surgery, revision hip replacement surgery and trauma.

He has published a number of peer-reviewed papers in medical journals, book chapters in orthopaedic textbooks and question books for junior surgeons to prepare for exams.

Fatema Dhaif is an orthopaedic registrar on the Warwick rotation and NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. Her PhD focuses on the management of obesity in people with severe knee osteoarthritis.

… interest in robotic-assisted knee replacements, minimally invasive hip replacements, and rapid recovery pathways. He is committed to providing personalised care tailored to each patient’s needs, combining advanced surgical techniques with a strong emphasis on empathy, communication, and technology.

He has one of the largest robotic knee replacement practices in Wales and the Wirral, having performed personalised robotic-assisted knee replacements for over three years. He also offers minimally invasive hip replacements and day.

Mr Siddharth Govilkar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in hip and knee surgery. He is also the Hip Fracture Lead at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), where he oversees the care of patients with hip fractures.

Mr Govilkar graduated from Queen Mary University of London, having trained at the historic St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital. He is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed his surgical training in 2012.

He went on to undertake higher specialist orthopaedic training at the world‑renowned Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (Oswestry). He then completed a one‑year fellowship in arthroplasty and reconstructive surgery at Wrightington Hospital, a prestigious centre known for pioneering modern hip replacement surgery.

Mr Govilkar has produced multiple national and international research publications and presentations. He was selected as a British Orthopaedic Association Future Leader, recognising his leadership potential within the specialty. He now leads the hip fracture service at UHNM.

…of Chester NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is the Africa Regional Advisor for AO Alliance. He has 30 years of experience with African Trauma and Orthopaedics, starting in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in 1994.
Jim worked for 11 years in Malawi with Cure International and the Medical College, including regular Trauma care at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital. He was foundation Medical Director of the Beit Cure International hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. In that time he became founder of the National Arthroplasty Registry of the Malawi Orthopaedic Association in 2005. The NARMOA has run continuously to the present day and was funded for many years by the Sir John Charnley Trust. It has been the source of a number of high level publications which are frequently cited with regards to TJA in Low Income Countries. TJA in the HIV seropositive population has been a significant highlight.
Jim is a Foundation Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, COSECSA; and a primary developer of the AO Alliance in 2015.
Whilst having no great personal research credentials, Jim believes that research is an important component of capacity building and system strengthening. He is a founder member of the Orthopaedic Research Collaborative for Africa (ORCA), and of the Global Injury NIHR group. He has published on T&O in the Low-income country setting, including research on the impact of HIV on surgical outcomes, children’s chronic osteomyelitis, open tibial fractures, children’s supracondylar fractures, arthroplasty in LICs, Trauma registries, and Traditional Bone Setting Associated Disability.
He is a pioneer of the AOA ACTIONS guidelines for Trauma Standards and Care, and related audit data tools.

…University Hospitals since 2020. He specialises in primary and revision hip replacements, primary knee replacements and knee arthroscopy and accepts tertiary referrals for complex primary and revision hip surgery from throughout the region via the East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network.
Mark offers minimally invasive hip replacement surgery via anterior approach, which is the only truly inter-muscular and inter-nervous approach, that reduces the trauma of hip replacement and can lead to a more rapid early recovery and return to mobility, work and sporting activity.

Mr Mark Higgins was a medical student in Nottingham and continued his orthopaedic training locally in the East Midlands region working in Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield and Mansfield. He developed an interest in hip and knee arthroplasty and travelled to visit surgeons in the USA to experience day case hip and knee replacements. He completed his specialist training in the United Kingdom in 2018 before undertaking sub-specialist fellowships in primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty in Sheffield, working with Andrew Hamer and Simon Buckley, and then in revision hip surgery in Nottingham working with Andrew Manktelow. During this time he also received a distinction in a Masters Degree in Medical Education from the University of Nottingham and continues to dedicate time to surgical training through his NHS practice and as faculty on a number of UK courses.

Mr Sam Jain is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee replacement surgery.

His practice is based at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he treats a variety of hip and knee conditions.

Mr Jain perfoms hip and knee replacement surgery using the Mako robotic system. This cutting-edge technique uses 3D CT planning to provide a personalised approach to each patient’s joint reconstruction. Advanced robotic technology enhances surgical precision, optimizes implant positioning and leads to faster recovery times.

He also provides enhanced rehabilitation techniques for joint replacement surgery and runs a successful day case programme for hip and knee replacements. He has significant experience in treating patients with problematic hip replacements and offers the full range of reconstructive options for revision hip replacement surgery.

Mr Jain graduated from medical school at University of Leeds in 2005 and trained in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery throughout Yorkshire. He completed his subspecialty training in 2017, followed by fellowship training in Leeds, Northumbria, and at the internationally renowned Wrightington Hospital.

He is an active member of the British Hip Society and currently serves on the Executive Committee as Member at Large. He also works on the Professional Affairs Committee and as the NJR representative. He was a founding member of the British Hip Society’s award-winning Culture & Diversity Committee. In addition, he is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds and a dedicated surgical trainer.

Mr Jain has an accomplished research portfolio, with over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and orthopaedic textbooks. He has a particular academic interest in the prevention and management of complications in joint replacement surgery and has recently completed a PhD on periprosthetic fractures following hip replacement surgery.

Mr Jain prides himself on treating patients with dignity and respect, offering evidence-based treatments tailored to individual needs. He looks forward to working with you and helping you restore your quality of life.

…completed the Bristol Knee Fellowship & Christian Bezenar travelling fellowship. He covers the breadth of knee pathology but his main interest is in joint preservation & reconstruction.

…with a specialist interest in complex primary and revision hip surgery. He undertook higher surgical training in the South West Peninsula region and undertook specialist fellowships in Oxford and Exeter prior to being appointed as a Consultant in the Exeter hip unit. He has a special interest in robotic hip surgery and its ability to help in cases with spinopelvic syndrome and allow the use of more minimal tendon cutting approaches to the hip.

He is the Orthopaedic Clinical Lead at the South West Arthoplasty Orthopaedic Centre (SWAOC) which is a GIRFT accredited ambulatory orthopaedic centre which has introduced novel and innovative ways to perform ambulatory arthroplasty, improve length of stay and optimise patient outcomes.

Al-Amin is Chief Investigator of the HIPSTER study, an NIHR EME approved study, to assess the impact of minimally invasive approaches, using robotic assistance, for hip arthroplasty. He regularly teaches on Orthopaedic surgery nationally and internationally and enjoys mentoring future orthopaedic surgeons of the future within the British Hip Society mentorship scheme.

He is an advocate for clinical leadership has undertaken the BOA Future Leaders programme and has been awarded the Level 7 certificate in Leadership and Management from the Chartered Management Institute.

Al-Amin lives in Devon with his wife. He enjoys long walks with his dog, playing golf and cricket and is a regular visitor to the Exeter Chiefs’ Sandy Park.

… at the world-famous Wrightington Hospital and the University of Bristol. His practice serves patients across the North West, Cheshire, and Yorkshire.

He completed his Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery specialist training in Yorkshire and has completed hip and knee arthroplasty fellowships in Waikato (NZ) and Wrightington (UK). His subspecialist training included primary hip and knee surgery, as well as robotic and navigated surgery. He also received advanced training in hip and knee revision surgery. His current clinical practice focuses on primary hip and knee replacement and revision surgery.

Mr. Lamb is an expert in the way implant selection affects the risk of post-operative complications. Following on from a PhD and over 30 peer reviewed scientific papers on the subject, his academic work informs his clinical practice, helping him select implants for his patients to maximise the chances of a positive outcome.

Mr. Lamb’s philosophy is centered on patient well-being. He understands that joint pain can significantly impact your life, and he is dedicated to offering personalised treatment plans, clear communication, and a supportive environment from your initial consultation through recovery. He believes in empowering his patients with knowledge and ensuring they feel safe and cared for every step of the way. Your journey to restored mobility and a pain-free life is his priority.

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…London Hospital’s Young Adult Hip Unit and an associate professor at University College London. His PhD at Imperial College London contributed to the development of ceramic hip resurfacing, and optimised training and techniques for anterior approach hip arthroplasty. Kartik specialises in complex primary and revision hip replacement, hip resurfacing, hip fractures, and open and arthroscopic hip preservation surgery. Working across UCL and Imperial College, Kartik’s research group is currently focused on developing i) AI-based technologies for femoroacetabular impingement, ii) automated 3D planning in hip surgery, and iii) reducing the burden of periprosthetic fractures after hip replacement.

…He qualified at Birmingham University where he was awarded the esteemed RH Sage Award for the best surgical trainee of the year. Through his work with the Birmingham hip resurfacing he was awarded the first ever large research bursary from the British Hip Society, leading to a number of landmark research papers, national prizes and the award of a higher degree from the University of Birmingham. He completed his fellowship in Sydney with one of the world leaders in hip surgery in young patients. In 2010 Mr McBryde was successfully awarded the prestigious European Travelling fellowship by the British Hip Society.

Mr McBryde specialises in all the conditions that cause hip pain and practices exclusively in young adult hip surgery.

Mr. Mohammed qualified from the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff in 1984. He has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon for Joint Disease at Wrightington Hospital from 1995.

He undertook his specialist training in Orthopaedic and Trauma at the North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke on Trent and at the Robert Jones Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, one the leading specialist orthopaedic hospital in the UK. In addition to this he spent a considerable amount of time travelling and visiting centres both in Europe and the USA to discuss and exchange ideas on the latest techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. During his training he was awarded G K Rose Prize for Biomechanics and the Professors Medal for his research into bone cell culture techniques related to fracture healing. He regularly attends national and international meetings as a delegate and as a member of the faculty. He takes an active part in teaching trainees.

Mr. Mohammed’s current research interests include fixation of ligament grafts in cruciate ligament reconstruction, minimal invasive hip surgery and the application of computers to assist in specific minimally invasive surgical procedures in the hip and knee.

He specialises in arthritic problems around the hip, knee and ankle joints, particularly in young adults. Also sports related soft tissue injuries and problems.

…Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk since September 2003. His main field of interest is knee surgery, in particular the treatment of knee cartilage disorders in patients of any age. His most commonly performed operations are keyhole surgery (arthroscopy), realignment operations (osteotomy) and knee replacement surgery (unicompartmental or partial, total and revision). He participates in a trauma rota dealing with emergency admissions (fractures, dislocations, infections).

He is a member of the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel (ODEP) and Beyond Compliance committees, national committees responsible for implant ratings and safe introduction of modified or newly developed implants.

He has been invited to join a newly formed Primary Arthroplasty Working Group by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK), which is tasked to produce best practice guidelines on total and unicompartmental knee replacements.

The peer-reviewed journal The Knee regularly invites him to assess the suitability of scientific papers for publication.

He is also a member of a European expert panel for the Physica ZUK partial knee replacement and have written chapters in consensus documents on the “Ideal patient for a partial knee replacement” and “How to deal with complications following partial knee replacement”.

Jez is a full time Consultant and the previous Clinical Director for Lower Limb Orthopaedics at Wrightington Hospital, Centre for Hip Surgery. He specialises in primary and revision (redo) joint replacements of the hip and the knee. He also undertakes some arthroscopic procedures of the knee joint.

He actively promotes an enhanced recovery approach and is the lead for enhanced recovery at Wrightington.

…by a hip and knee fellowship at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He was appointed as a consultant at the Golden Jubilee in 2014. He runs a specialised elective-only practice focused exclusively on hip and knee arthroplasty, with sub-specialist interests in robotic and computer-assisted surgery, and complex and revision knee arthroplasty.

… specialist interest in adult reconstruction at WWL.  He completed his specialist orthopaedic training at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital followed by fellowship training at the Princess Elizabeth Knee Reconstruction unit in Exeter.

In addition George was awarded the British Orthopaedic Association/EFORT travelling fellowship, where he visited centres in Marseille, Nice and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

His clinical interests are that of joint replacement surgery of the knee and hip and revision surgery for infection and aseptic loosening.  He has also developed a specialist interest in arthroscopic surgery of the knee.  For those patients who are suitable Mr Pavlou looks to promote enhanced recovery for his joint replacement patients.

George actively pursues an academic and research interest and has numerous peer review publications and presentations in both the British, European and American Orthopaedic literature.

He is an active member of the British Orthopaedic Association, British Association for Surgery of the Knee and Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

specialising in knee arthroplasty and knee revision surgery, as well as general trauma. He is the Revision Knee Network lead for the South West Peninsula and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter.

He has been a member of the ODEP and Beyond Compliance committees since 2015, and he is a member of both the BASK Primary and Revision Knee Working Groups. He is regularly involved in teaching (including being AO faculty and regularly teaching on FRCS and industry courses). He is on the editorial board of the BJ360 journal and is the South West regional clinical coordinator for the NJR.

His research portfolio includes exploring patient outcomes after knee surgery, pain, robotics, revision surgery and infection, and with the team at Exeter he is involved in a number of ongoing RCTs in primary and revision knee surgery.

During training, he completed a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine and volunteered as a medic for the athletics competition at the London 2012 Olympics.

I am a fellowship trained Consultant Hip Surgeon with an elective practice based at the Centre of Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital and a trauma practice at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan. I am also a Honorary Lecturer at the University of Salford. My elective practice is dedicated solely to hip surgery, with a special interest in arthroscopic hip surgery, as well as hip replacement surgery, both primary and revision.

I gained my medical degree from the University of Manchester in 2003, graduating with honours at the top of my year. I also gained a first class honours degree in Pathological Science during which I undertook research into gene therapy for back pain. I was awarded a Wolfson scholarship for this year. I was also awarded prizes for my performance in my undergraduate exams.

My specialist training in Orthopaedics in the North West Deanery led to the award of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2012. A large proportion of my training was at Wrightington Hospital, and I completed a Young Adult Hip Fellowship during my final year of training at Wrightington Hospital. I was subsequently appointed as a Consultant in 2014.

During my training I have been awarded various travelling fellowships including the British Orthopaedic Association Singhal travelling fellowship, Charnley Latta travelling fellowship and the British Hip Society and Stryker Robotic surgery travelling fellowship. This has allowed me to visit other centres of excellence including the Steadman Clinic, Vail, Mayo Clinic, Rochester and Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU. This has allowed me to gain further exposure and keep abreast of the latest techniques in hip arthroscopy and hip replacement.

I also have a keen interest in research and have been awarded research grants by the British Orthopaedic Association. Current research projects include work into the biomechanics of hip replacements and the mechanisms of failure of metal on metal hip replacements. I collaborate with Universities both in the UK and USA researching topics to try and improve outcomes after surgery.

I have published book chapters and articles in peer reviewed journals in the field of hip surgery and I am an associate editor of Hip International, a journal dedicated purely to the field of hip surgery.

Professor Manoj Ramachandran is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. His clinical expertise is in lower limb surgery and trauma. He has authored 19 books, including AI for Healthcare Professionals, and over 150 peer-reviewed papers. He co-founded Viz.ai in 2016, an artificial intelligence care coordination platform used in over 2,000 US hospitals, and he advises and sits on the boards of multiple global health-tech companies.

I am a Consultant Physician in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine (SEM) specialising in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems. My work involves treating children and adults with upper and lower limb injuries, spinal problems and medical problems related to physical activity, sport and exercise e.g. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), concussion, cardiac and respiratory problems with exercise, vascular disease related to sport, mental health problems and various nutritional deficiencies.

I work closely with a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of radiologists, medical and surgical consultants, physiotherapists and sport science colleagues in coordinating care for patients. I engage with weekly radiology MDT meetings, and regular spinal and hip and groin MDT meetings with surgical, pain management and radiologist colleagues, where we discuss more complex cases.

I work as a Team Physician for British Athletics, and acted as Team Doctor to the British Athletics team at the Paris Olympic Games 2024, and at the last two World Athletics Championships in 2022 and 2023. I work each year providing medical care for the Elite Athlete field at the London Marathon.

I am actively involved in the education and training of junior doctors and physiotherapists in sport and exercise medicine, through my role as a Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I lead on the team physician module of the MSc course in SEM. I worked as Training Programme Director for SEM in NW England from 2019 to 2022, overseeing training of junior doctors in SEM regionally, and I continue to work as an Educational Supervisor.

…included medical education and refugee camp relief work in the middle East. He returned to the UK to complete specialist training in London and Oxford before travelling to Malawi to work on bacterial meningitis. He now works in Oxford where his time is split between clinical infection work, general medicine and research. Current academic interests include the use of local antibiotics in bone andjoint infection, a potential infective aetiology of back pain, and the management of Staph. aureus bacteraemia.

…The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal National Orthopaedic NHS Trust. Her specialist interests include orthopaedic and implant-associated infections, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) and novel antimicrobial therapies including bacteriophages.

She is the research lead for the Bone Infection Unit at Royal National orthopaedic hospital and Lead for the UK Clinical Working Group for bacteriophage therapy in bone and joint infections and executive committee of Phage UK.

Professor Jonathan Stevenson, Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology & Complex Arthroplasty surgeon, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital; Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham.

Jonathan Stevenson is a consultant at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and leads on sarcoma genomics, metastatic bone disease and the research tissue bank. Jonathan specialises in paediatric and adult bone and soft-tissue sarcomas, limb-salvage and complex arthroplasty, particularly prosthetic joint infection. He is honorary professor at the University of Birmingham, researching porous metals for limb-salvage and prevention of PJI. Jonathan is chief investigator on studies concerning metastatic bone disease, osseointegration of endoprosthetic replacements, bacterial fluorescence in PJI and carcinoma of unknown primary genomics. He is a NIHR chief investigator for the PORTRAIT study, the first clinical trial in surgically treated metastatic bone disease patients in the UK. He is a proud trustee for the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT), leading on awareness and early diagnosis in bone sarcomas. He was clinical lead for the National Cancer Research Institute bone metastases group, now the Bone Metastasis Research Collaborative (BMRC).

Mr Talbot trained in Manchester and completed a fellowship in paediatric orthopaedic surgery at Alder Hey before joining the team as a consultant.He has visited international centres in order to develop his specialist interest in the management of paediatric and adolescent hip conditions. Mr Talbot runs a transition service that enables him to provide ongoing care for young people with hip pathology as they move into adulthood.

Professor Geraint Thomas (Geraint Emyr Rhys Thomas) is a Consultant and Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery specializing in hip and knee surgery

Mr. Vidakovic is a consultant orthopaedic
surgeon at the NHS Golden Jubilee University
National Hospital, with subspecialist expertise
in hip and knee arthroplasty, complex
reconstruction, and revision surgery.
His practice spans both primary and revision joint replacement, with a
particular interest in tissue-preserving techniques and optimising outcomes
in younger, high-demand patients.
Originally trained in New Zealand, Mr. Vidakovic is a Fellow of the Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons and completed advanced fellowship training
in lower limb reconstruction and robotics before relocating to the UK.
His clinical practice is complemented by an active academic and research
portfolio, with multiple peer-reviewed publications and ongoing research
in arthroplasty and surgical technique.
Mr. Vidakovic is a passionate surgical educator and holds several senior
teaching roles, including Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow.
He is heavily involved in regional and national training programmes, regularly
faculty on cadaveric and arthroplasty courses, and is committed to delivering
high-quality, practical education that translates directly to clinical practice.

Peter is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in young adult hip surgery at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. Peter was born and went to school in North Yorkshire. He attended medical school at the University of Birmingham where he graduated with Honours.

As a Junior Doctor his training included working as an Anatomy Demonstrator at Newcastle University Medical School. He completed his Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar training in the West Midlands with placements including: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Warwick and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham. During his training he took a period out of programme to complete a PhD at Warwick University Medical School with a thesis on treatments for femoroacetabular Impingement of the hip.

He gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery) in February 2017 and obtained his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in 2018. He completed post CCT specialist fellowship training at recognised centres of excellence and tertiary referral for hip disorders with: The Exeter Hip Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and The Young Adult Hip Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. He has gained experience and specialist training in hip arthroscopy, pelvic acetabular osteotomy (PAO), femoral osteotomy, hip resurfacing, hip replacement and redo (revision) hip replacement surgery using both cemented and uncemented hip implants.

Mr. Graham Walsh is a highly skilled Knee Surgeon with over 16 years of experience as a consultant at the Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust, where he specialises in problems of the knee. He serves as the Medical Director at Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, leading advancements in healthcare innovation, supporting cutting edge technology.

Mr. Walsh trained at the esteemed University College Medical School in London before returning to his home region of Yorkshire. He completed a fellowship in Knee Surgery in York, focusing on providing effective knee solutions for younger patients with arthritis.

In 2009, he was appointed as a Consultant Knee Surgeon at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust. Previously, he held the position of Associate Medical Director at CHFT and served as the Chief Clinical Information Officer, driving initiatives in digital transformation and innovation. As a private knee surgeon in West Yorkshire, he is a strong proponent of leveraging technology, including robotic knee replacement techniques, viewing it as a crucial tool for enhancing patient care and outcomes while valuing the importance of patient involvement in the transformation process.

Cody C. Wyles, M.D., is Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Clinical Anatomy. He is an Associate Consultant of Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. As an internationally recognized hip and knee reconstruction surgeon.
In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Wyles is active in research, education, and leadership. He has received numerous prestigious awards for his research that is routinely published in high-impact journals. He is the Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wyles provides clinical teaching and mentorship to fellows, residents, and medical students through Mayo Clinic training programs. He serves on multiple institutional and national committees including the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Joint Replacement Registry.