Speakers
Sanjeev Anand
Jamal Ashraf
Homa Arshad
Sunil Bajaj
Aravind Desai
Sunil Garg
Shahnawaz Haleem
Jit Mangwani
Rajesh Nanda
Rohit Rambani
Specialist Society
Case-based Discussion - Decision-making in Orthopaedic Surgery - To Operate or Not to Operate!
Chair: Sunil Garg, Co-Chair: Amit Tolat
Every day in the clinic and theatre, we come across situations where we are not sure of the right management plan to deliver the best clinical outcome for the patient.
In this interactive session, consisting of case presentations by our expert faculty, we will discuss common clinical dilemmas, and preferred treatment strategies in these situations and explore the evidence supporting such a treatment plan.
Mr Sanjeev Anand works in the specialist knee unit at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has a tertiary-level practice in Soft tissue knee and knee reconstructive surgery including paediatric knees.
He is a founder member and Academic chair for the International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA) and is the Executive Editor for Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. Mr. Anand has led in developing national guidelines for ACL reconstructions. He has also contributed to the development of national guidelines for arthroscopic knee surgery and patellofemoral problems.
He is currently the Education secretary for the British Indian Orthopaedic Society and an executive member of the BOSTAA and British Patellofemoral Society.
Dr. Jamal Ashraf is a trauma and arthroplasty surgeon with an extensive career spanning over 24 years. His commitment to advancing orthopaedic surgery is evident through his active involvement in academic and professional circles. He has delivered faculty lectures in over thirty countries, sharing his insights and advancing global understanding of complex lower limb, periprosthetic and pelvi acetabular trauma.
Currently, Dr Ashraf serves as the President of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA), where he leads initiatives to enhance orthopaedic practices and education across the region. His leadership extends to his previous role as President of the Asia Pacific Trauma Society, where he championed advancements in trauma care. Additionally, he is a dedicated Council Member of AO Trauma India, contributing to the organization’s mission of improving trauma care and outcomes in the country.
He is a die-hard Manchester United fan.
My professional practice is in pelvic and acetabular trauma surgery and primary, complex and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. I have an interest in unusual or challenging hip and knee replacement surgery and arthroplasty as an immediate solution for traumatic injuries and fractures.
I graduated from Cambridge University and trained on the prestigious Percivall Pott Rotation.
Completed revision hip fellowship in Norfolk, working with John Nolan, and fellowships in Germany with Professor Michael Raschke, Head of AO, and in Denmark with Professor Kjeld Sobelle who pioneered minimally invasive periacetabular osteotomy.
Current ATLS instructor, teaching also on the national instructor’s faculty course and an active recruiter of new faculty. Also teaches as faculty for AO, the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and the London Pelvic Course.
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and tutor for the International Orthopaedic Trauma Sciences MSc at Queen Mary University of London and a reviewer for BJJ.
2022 was recruited to the Women in Surgery Working Party against Sexual Misconduct, following my publications relating to dysfunctions in four regions of the UK.
Research interests include patient outcomes, pelvic and acetabular trauma and enhanced recovery.
Mr Bajaj completed his orthopaedic training in London (Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital South East Orthopaedic Training Programme). He also undertook paediatric orthopaedic fellowships at Sheffield Children Hospital and Royal National Hospital in Stanmore. He has also been a travelling foot and ankle fellow in Switzerland and the Netherlands.
His special interests include bunion surgery, forefoot reconstruction for rheumatoid, failed bunion surgery, Morton’s neuroma, surgery for arthritis of foot and ankle, ankle arthroscopy, ankle replacement, sports injury to foot and ankle, ankle ligament repair, tendon disorders around foot and ankle (tibialis posterior, peroneal tendons, achilles tendon) and plantar fasciitis.
He is a member of British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and British Society for Childrens Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS).
Mr Bajaj has written textbook chapters, some of which feature in prominent orthopaedic textbooks, such as Mercer’s textbook of Orthopaedics. He is a very keen teacher and has been invited as faculty to many popular orthopaedic training courses.
Mr Sunil Garg works as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the James Paget University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust, Great Yarmouth with a special interest in Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgery. Mr Garg is the current President of the British Orthopaedic Indian Society and actively supports exchanging Orthopaedic knowledge, training, education and research in the UK.
Mr Haleem completed his Higher Orthopaedic Training Programme obtaining his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from the prestigious London Deanery where he was inspired to take up a career in Spinal Surgery.
He has consequently actively worked towards developing and enhancing his specialist skills in world class training centres both in the United Kingdom and worldwide. He has also gained the Eurospine Spine Diploma and the Eurospine Advanced Spine Diploma during this process.
His three complex fellowships at the world-class and cutting-edge Oxford, St. George’s and Southampton University Hospitals provided a unique opportunity to work closely with several leading lights in spinal surgery (both orthopaedic and neurosurgical colleagues) in Major Trauma Centres exposing him to a wide range of degenerative, trauma and elective experiences involving the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine that have shaped his patient-centred, empathic yet scientific and thoughtful approach to patient care.
He has travelled overseas on prize-winning fellowships to Hong Kong and Istanbul to improve his spinal and paediatric skills at renowned centres where he gained immensely from leading spinal experts. He is known to be a thinking surgeon who always tries to find a better way of improving patient care and outcomes, this is evidenced in his two classifications that enhance patient safety and care.
Jit Mangwani is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstruction Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Leicester. He undertook higher specialist training in orthopaedics on the Royal London Hospital rotation.
He is Honorary Secretary of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and has served as Chair of the Scientific Committee, BOFAS (21-23). He has been a member of National Joint Registry Research committee.
He has led and completed the BOFAS James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership (BOFAS JLA PSP) project. This national project has set up ‘Top-10’ research priorities in foot and ankle surgery.
He has a keen interest in medical research and education. He is chief investigator for several outcome studies on ankle fractures, Achilles tendon rupture and other foot and ankle conditions. He is principal investigator for a number of multi-centre national studies.
He has been conferred the title of ‘Academic Champion and Honorary fellow’ by University of Leicester. He serves on the Editorial board of several reputable orthopaedic journals. His contribution towards research in foot and ankle conditions has been recognised with several national and international prizes(Chang Chan prize, Klenermann Prize).
He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored several chapters in books including AO manual of fracture management on Foot and Ankle Trauma. He is passionate about medical education and is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
He is regularly invited as a faculty to national and international courses and conferences. He is actively involved in the training and teaching of General Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals.
Rajesh Nanda is a keen educationist working as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital of North Tees & Hartlepool since 2010 with Subspecialty interest in Shoulder and Elbow surgery. He is affiliated as an Honorary Professor to the Teesside University. A member of BOA Education & Careers committee – Fellowships and Courses Lead.
He has a postgraduate certificate in Clinical Education, Fellowship of Northeast Leadership Academy and completed Education Leadership programme for surgeons (RCS England). He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of RCS Edinburgh. He is on the panel of Examiners for the FRCS(T&O) and Section 1 lead.
He has been a member of British Indian Orthopaedic Society and BESS Education committees.
Organises the MCh Orthopaedics course from Teesside University. Organises annual orthopaedic basic science course; shoulder and elbow symposium for physiotherapists and allied health professionals; joint injection courses for GP’s. He is an invited faculty to Orthopaedic courses and invited to speak at International and National conferences
He has an active research interest and reviewer for BJJ and Shoulder & Elbow Journal.
Is a college tutor and trainer for ST / CT trainees and offers SSC for medical students. Is involved in local and regional teaching programmes, ARCP panels and regional STC. He is the Guardian of safe working for doctors in training at his trust.
Mr Rohit Rambani is a Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgeon at United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust.
He graduated from the University of Punjab India and did his post graduation (MS Ortho) from India. . His basic training in hip and knee surgery and reconstruction started in Yorkshire and was subsequently enhanced by fellowship training in the Uk and Canada including fellowship in Toronto, Bristol and Leeds.
Mr Rambani's clinical and research endeavours have centred on hip and knee reconstruction. Mr Rambani has finished his PhD from University of Hull in simulation and computer sciences. His interests include the expansion of knee and hip arthroscopic techniques to deal with sports injuries, uncemented hip and knee prosthetic technology, new bearing surfaces and outcomes assessment in hip, knee and revision arthroplasty and use of allografting and other transplant and stem cell techniques in hip and knee reconstruction.
He Has worked extensively on enhance recovery and is regularly doing 24 hour joint replacements in one of the hospitals he works.
He has presented and published widely on key aspects of orthopaedics. He is on the editorial board of many journals and reviews for top orthopaedic journals. Mr Rambani has just published a book on Boot camp approach to surgical training.
