Orthopaedics- Knee and shoulder

Marcus Green is a consultant at the BMI Priory Hospital in Birmingham and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham. He has a special interest in knee and shoulder pathology. He performs both arthroplasty (joint replacement) and arthroscopy (key hole surgery) on both these areas of the body.

Marcus qualified from Birmingham University in 1986 with first class BSc in pathology and was awarded the Faculty of Engineering prize for his research into blood flow in sickle cell anaemia. He received his medical degree in 1987 with honours in Pathology.

Having done house jobs in Birmingham he taught anatomy at Bristol University while sitting his initial surgical exams and returned to jobs in Birmingham gaining his FRCS in 1991. He was appointed as an orthopaedic registrar on the West Midlands training rotation and subsequently gained his completion of training (FRCS Tr and Orth) in 1998. He was the first lecturer to be appointed between the University of Birmingham and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital before being appointed to a consultants post in 1999, split between University Hospital Birmingham and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.

Prior to his consultant appointment he had a significant interest in the emergency treatment of casualties in the pre-hospital environment and has been cited by the West Midlands Fire Service and received the queens jubilee medal for his work in the prehospital environment

Along with Duncan Learmonth and Samir Massoud he was one of the co-founders in 2004 of the Birmingham Knee and Shoulder Clinic based at the Priory Hospital, a private clinic dedicated to treating patients with problems of the knee and shoulder.

He performs between 150 and 200 joint replacements of knee or shoulder each year including partial knee replacements and shoulder resurfacing. He performs significant quantities of arthroscopic surgery again of the knee and shoulder including rotator cuff repairs of the shoulder and ligament reconstruction of the knee.

In his spare time he is a keen hot air balloon pilot spending the majority of his time flying competitively. He has represented Great Britain in international championships around the globe both at World and European championships. He has flown in almost all of continental Europe, as well as in Japan on numerous occasions.

• Speciality: consultant Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon.
• Special clinical interests: shoulder, knee and elbow surgery, sport injuries.
• Year of first medical qualification: 1986.
• Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies: British Orthopaedic Association, British Elbow and Shoulder Society, British Association for Surgery of the Knee.

Samir Massoud read medicine at Alexandria University Medical School, Egypt 1980-86. After moving to the UK in 1989, he trained in general surgical specialities, attaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1993.

Samir joined the Nottingham Higher Surgical Orthopaedic Training Scheme in 1995, attaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma & Orthopaedics in 1999.

Samir was appointed the Shoulder Surgery Fellow to the Reading Shoulder Unit in July 2000 for 1 year and trained in the Nottingham Shoulder and Elbow Unit for 6 months  following  that. He trained extensively in arthroscopic, reconstructive and joint replacement surgery and management of sports injuries of the knee and shoulder. He was appointed a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the arthroscopy unit at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and University Hospital Birmingham in January 2003.

Samir is a founder member of the Birmingham Knee and Shoulder Clinic established in June 2004. He performs around 700 arthroscopic, reconstructive and joint replacement procedures of the shoulder and knee annually.

Samir’s NHS practice includes two full days of surgery, as well as a specialist shoulder clinic, an acute knee clinic and a fracture and sports injury clinic.

Recommended links

• www.bhamknee-shoulder.co.uk

• Speciality: Orthopaedic Surgeon.
• Sub Speciality: ACL reconstruction, Knee surgery, Rotator cuff repair, Shoulder surgery, Carpel Tunnel.
• Current NHS and /or university posts: University of Birmingham.
• Year of first medical Qualification: 1988.
• Current membership(s) of Professional, national and Regional bodies: Royal College of Surgeons.

I am a well-established Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in Hand, Knee and Shoulder complaints. Following my Master Degree, I joined Nottingham & Mid Trent Higher Surgical Training Programme and later went to Cambridge & East Anglia orthopaedic to complete training in orthopaedics.

As a part of my training, I completed a knee and shoulder fellowship, where I  trained for primary and revision knee replacement, ACL/PCL ligament reconstruction, Meniscus repair and Knee Arthroscopies. I also furthered my knowledge by training at the Nottingham shoulder and elbow unit and at Norwich upper limb and trauma unit. My NHS practice includes dealing with sports injuries, knee and shoulder injuries.

I work for the Royal College of Surgeons, University of Birmingham where I work as a senior lecturer and NHS England. I am involved in mentoring junior doctors.

• Speciality: trauma and orthopaedic surgery
• Sub-speciality: sports and exercise medicine, knee and shoulder.
• Special clinical interests: young osteoarthritic knees.
• Current NHS and /or university posts: Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, University of Birmingham.
• Year of first medical qualification: 1993.
• Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies: Royal College of Surgeons.

Faisal or “Fraz’” was appointed as a full time consultant in orthopaedic surgery at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham in August 2008. His special interests include knee and shoulder surgery as part of the arthroscopy team, where he is the clinical services lead for the department. He is a member of the Birmingham Knee and Shoulder Clinic as well as part of the Midlands Orthopaedic Practice group.

His undergraduate training was at the London teaching hospital Charing Cross and Westminster medical school qualifying in 1993. He completed his specialist orthopaedic training at the University of Leicester teaching hospitals, Trent training programme attaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2006. He went on to achieve dual fellowship training in knee and shoulder surgery.

Fraz has a specialist interest in the treatment of young osteoarthritic knees with procedures such as tibial and femoral osteotomy, articular cartilage repair surgery and uni-compartmental knee replacements. The management of sports injuries was a focus of his fellowship training and he performs ACL reconstructions, complex knee multi ligament reconstruction, and arthroscopic meniscal repair.

His NHS practice is based at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital where he performs over 100 total knee replacements a year, as well as complex primary and revision knee arthroplasty surgery. The other half of his practice is dealing with shoulder problems ranging from shoulder joint replacements to arthroscopic procedures for impingement, instability and stiffness. His special interest is in cuff repair solutions with work on repair augmentation, SCR and subacromial interposition.

Fraz is currently an academy tutor for the University of Birmingham organizing the undergraduate orthopaedic education programme as well as delivering lectures to the fourth year medical students. He is an educational supervisor for specialist orthopaedic registrar training in Birmingham where he was awarded trainer of the year 2018 for his commitment to education.

• Speciality: Consultant Sports and Arthroplasty Knee Surgeon
• Special clinical interests: Degenerative knee conditions. Joint preservation; cartilage repair, ligament reconstruction and knee cap stabilisation Sports injuries. Total, partial and redo knee replacements.
• Current NHS and /or university posts: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
• Year of first medical Qualification: 2016

I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist expertise in all aspects of knee surgery including sports injuries and degenerative conditions. I have a particular interest in robotic surgery and joint preservation techniques including cartilage repair, ligament reconstruction, knee cap stabilisation and osteotomy surgery. I am a strong proponent of partial knee replacement surgery which forms a large part of my practice in addition to total and redo knee replacement procedures. As a surgeon, I feel it is important to recognise that patient expectations from their knee problems may go far beyond that of just pain and symptom control to include many recreational and sporting activities which are unique. It is the challenge of meeting such expectations that drives my passion for providing patient-centric and individualised treatment options for my patients.

As a senior knee fellow, I trained for a year at University College London Hospital under the supervision of Prof Fares Haddad who is one of the foremost authorities on robotic lower limb surgery in England. During this time I gained extensive experience in the use of the MAKO robot for both partial and full knee replacements in addition to ‘keyhole’ and ligament reconstruction surgery. My training in the use of this technology enables me to offer truly personalised and bespoke surgical solutions using contemporary kinematic alignment techniques and implants in the care of my patients.

I subsequently undertook a year-long international fellowship at the University of Toronto where I gained high volume experience in the management of knee cap problems, joint preservation surgery using osteotomy and redo joint replacements. On my return, I completed my final fellowship training at Southampton University Hospital where I learnt contemporary cartilage repair and ligament reconstruction techniques with wider experience of partial knee replacements. This experience has enabled me to offer individualised surgical options for sports injuries such as the use of all-inside ACL reconstruction techniques and the use of quadriceps tendon grafts for high-level athletes. I have a keen interest in technological aids to improve outcome and frequently use 3D-printed technology in achieving accuracy for osteotomy surgery.

I believe that engaging in research is integral in ensuring that I can offer the best possible treatment for my patients. With over 40 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 international presentations, I am currently responsible for multiple clinical research projects and strategic oversight of all research activity as the Director of Research and Development for the entire Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

I am intimately involved with teaching and am a faculty member for the Orthopaedics MSc program at University College London where I regularly supervise postgraduate students for their Master’s Thesis.