Consultant Orthopaedic knee surgeon with a specialist interest in sports injuries. Dual fellowship trained in knee surgery and complex lower limb trauma in Melbourne, Australia. Brought up on a farm in County Antrim, Northern Ireland before undergraduate medical studies at University of Glasgow during which undertook an intercalated degree in Anatomy, graduating in 2011. Early training in the West of Scotland Academic Foundation Programme and as a Specialist Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedics from 2013. Strong academic background, commencing a formal period of research in 2018, contributing to a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from University of Strathclyde, focusing on the functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament surgery.Qualified in both Trauma & Orthopaedics and Sport & Exercise Medicine, holding membership of both colleges. Following completion of training in Orthopaedics in 2023, commenced a period of specialist fellowship in Melbourne, Australia. The Orthosport Victoria Knee Fellowship is an internationally renowned position providing advanced training in all aspects of knee surgery, with a particular focus on sports injuries. Under the stewardship of Prof. Julian Feller, this involved the treatment of a high number of knee injuries in professional athletes. Following this, a fellowship in complex lower limb trauma, at Royal Melbourne Hospital major trauma centre, supervised by Mr Andrew Oppy who is an expert advisor to the AO Trauma Group.Other roles include team doctor for Irish Football Association and main pastime as a professional football referee in Scotland.