Career

In the year 2000, after 6 years of study and an intercalated BSc in Neuroscience, I qualified as a Doctor from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. I completed my house jobs at St Mary’s and Wexham Park Hospital in 2001, then began a 3-year basic surgical rotation in and around London, including T&O posts at Kingston Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. I then spent 6 years on the Oxford Specialist Registrar Rotation in T&O, which included a children’s fellowship at Westmead Kids in Sydney, Australia. I started my Consultant post at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in 2010 on my return from Australia and have built up a thriving private practice in Berkshire over the past ten years. I see referrals from across the UK, with my practice primarily serving patients in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Hampshire, as well as London, where I consult at the Fortius Clinic.

Current Clinical Practice

I have an interesting dual practice, I assess all musculoskeletal conditions presenting in children, managing those within my specialist expertise and referring on to the appropriate sub-specialist where needed (for example, spinal conditions). I also treat adult knee conditions, seeing patients across Reading, Windsor and London. I’m one of only a handful of surgeons in the UK with expertise in treating knee problems in patients of all ages, from newborns to elderly patients, and I’m often referred difficult cases for second opinions from across the country. I’m also a Trustee of Power Up to Play, a national knee injury prevention charity working to tackle the growing number of ACL ruptures in young people across the UK. Find out more at www.poweruptoplay.org.

Teaching and Research

Alongside my clinical work, teaching and training have always been an important part of my practice. I was the Orthopaedic Tutor at the Royal Berkshire Hospital for over 8 years, overseeing the training of junior doctors rotating through the department, and I continue to be invited as faculty on the AO Paediatric Trauma course.

One of the things I’m most proud of is the formal Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship we’ve established at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. It’s gaining real traction nationally and we’re now on our 5th fellow, seeing talented surgeons come through and develop their skills in this specialist area is genuinely one of the most rewarding parts of my job.

On the research side, I lead Paediatric Orthopaedic research at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and serve as Principal Investigator for several NIHR-funded studies. I’m particularly proud of our contribution to the SCIENCE and CRAFFT studies, two landmark multicentre trials that were recently published in The Lancet, where our team were among the top three recruiters in the UK. That’s a real testament to everyone involved at RBH. I was also recently nominated for the Trust Research Award at the 2026 CARE Awards, which was a lovely recognition of the team’s work, watch this space!

Outside Work

Outside of work, my life revolves around my extremely active and sporty family. I have three sports-mad boys and a very sporty wife who played international hockey when we first met and has represented GB across Sprint, Olympic distance, 70.3 and full Ironman Triathlon. A family highlight was all travelling to Kona, Hawaii in 2023 to watch and support her at the Ironman World Championships, an incredible experience. She’s also a Consultant at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Although rugby is my sporting love (and supporting Wales in Cardiff my greatest pleasure), I get my current competitive fix from playing golf. Read more about my golf adventures here.

Rugby Career

I was a decent rugby player in my day and I have personal experience of knee injury, having torn my own ACL playing for St Mary’s Hospital, which brought a promising rugby career to an abrupt end. I played youth rugby for Stourbridge, the North Midlands and later Plymouth Albion during my gap year. During medical school I had a stint with the London Welsh U21s, and was part of the Worcester 1st team squad in the late 1990s.

Ultrarunning

Just before Covid hit, partly in an attempt to keep up with my wife, I dabbled in ultra endurance running. I completed my first 100km race in 2019, raising over £10,000 for the Royal Berks Charity, and have since raced at events all over the UK. Read more about my ultrarunning here.