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Mr Andrew D Carrothers

MBChB, DipIMC RCSEd, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

 

Hip and Knee Specialist

 

Main areas of expertise

 

  • Hip and Knee arthroplasty – Primary and Revision/Complex

  • Pelvic and Acetabular Surgery

  • Lower Limb Trauma Reconstructive Surgery and Management of Complex Trauma Patients

  • Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

  • Sports Injuries

  • Medico legal

 

Professional profile

 

Andrew is a specialist hip and knee surgeon with interests in pelvic & acetabular surgery and lower limb trauma reconstructive surgery.

 

He is a full time Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at Addenbrookes, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In addition he is a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps (V), having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

He was trained in the Oswestry Orthopaedic Programme during which time he was awarded the FRCS (Tr&Orth) and subsequent CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.

 

Andrew has undertaken a one-year SAC approved AO Fellowship in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, a world-renowned academic institution, working with many eminent surgeons including Professor Marvin Tile, Dr Joseph Schatzker, Professor Hans Kreder and Professor Alan Gross. During his time there he was awarded a Fellowship Diploma from the University of Toronto. Throughout his orthopaedic training, Andrew has had extensive exposure to complex primary and revision hip/knee arthroplasty as well as high energy polytrauma, in both the civilian and military setting. In particular, he has extensive fellowship-level experience in the management of pelvic and acetabular fractures, periprosthetic fractures and lower limb arthroplasty.   Andrew has attended international training courses and specialist meetings in Canada, USA and throughout Europe.

 

Andrew has been involved in educational instruction throughout his professional career, from medical student teaching to lecturing at international meetings. In addition to being an OSCE examiner for the University of Toronto during his fellowship year, he currently teaches orthopaedic registrars and other junior doctors as well as undergraduate medial students at Cambridge University. He is an ALS and Battlefield ATLS instructor, having taught these courses since 2003.

 

Research interests

 

Andrew’s clinical and research interests centre on hip and knee arthroplasty, pelvic and acetabular surgery, lower limb trauma reconstructive surgery, outcome measures following joint replacement and orthopaedic training and education.

With an ongoing research portfolio covering basic science and clinical practice, Andrew has collaborated in studies with university departments and orthopaedic companies.  Andrew currently has over 80 peer reviewed publications and presentations, both at international and national conferences, on a wide range of arthroplasty and trauma reconstructive topics. He is a reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal and wishes to continue his interest in academic orthopaedics in the future.

 

Current NHS and /or university posts

 

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Addenbrookes Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

 

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies

 

  • General Medical Council – Specialist Register 6028553

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

  • British Orthopaedic Association

  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association

  • AO Trauma Fellow

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association

  • Royal Army Medical Corps (V)

  • Member British Medical Association

  • Cambridge Fracture Clinic

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