AHMED TAREK HAFEZ
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Trauma and Orthopaedics Registrar in training. Expertise in on-call duty management and basic trauma surgery, with strong skills in elective hip and knee arthroplasty. Proven track record in fracture and arthroplasty clinics, leading to enhanced patient outcomes. Dedicated to advancing surgical techniques and improving patient care in orthopaedic environments. Academic contributions include 15 PubMed indexed papers and 72 citations, focusing on patient safety, innovation in orthopaedics and quality of healthcare in orthopaedics.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Trauma and Orthopaedics StR ST3-4
Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust
Redhill, Surrey
2024.10 - Current
Handled on-call duties under consultant supervision during orthopaedic rotation periods.
Performed trauma surgeries and elective arthroplasty procedures as directed by consultants.
Ran elective and fracture clinics, assessing patients and documenting management plans.
Achieved outcome 1 in both ST3 and ST4 ARCPs
Senior Clinical Fellow
St George’s University Hospital
2023.10 - 2024.10
- SpR at STG Major Trauma Centre; Complex trauma and Limb reconstruction Firm
Senior Clinical Fellow
UCLH
2023.03 - 2023.10
- SpR at UCLH tertiary referral center; Hand and Wrist firm
Msc Clinical Fellow Trauma and Orthopaedics
Royal London Hospital
2021.03 - 2023.03
- Covered on-call shifts for ED day surgical units and inpatient wards.
- Performed primary and secondary surveys for trauma code patients.
- Requested appropriate investigations to support diagnosis of varied conditions.
- Performed emergency procedures, including closed reductions of fractures and cast immobilisation
- Managed dislocated joints with closed reductions, including shoulder and hip.
- Ordered radiology scans, including X-ray, CT, and MRI imaging.
- Diagnosed common painful pathological conditions and assessed severity.
- Planned management, including medication prescriptions and physiotherapy referrals.
Trust Grade SHO Trauma and Orthopaedics
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucester
2020.09 - 2021.02
- Daily presenting the progress of the inpatients during the morning rounds with consultants and senior registrars
- Daily presenting the morning report for admitted trauma cases, responsible for the departmental audit, morbidity and contributing to hospital wide trauma rounds meetings.
- Full knowledge about the basic orthopaedic procedures and fracture management in acute settings of emergency department including closed reduction, manipulation and immobilization of the fractures and dislocations
- Management of traumatic cases which are referred from emergency department (from fall to ground injuries to road traffic accidents) including closed and open wounds injuries management associated with soft tissues and bone fracture injuries.
- Performing first and second on-call duties for orthopaedic surgery to cover the A&E, inform the seniors and consultants about the cases requiring admission, while dealing with minor trauma independently
General medicine doctor
Ministry of Health Egypt
2014.04 - 2020.09
Internship
Cairo University Hospitals
2013.03 - 2014.03
- Rotations covering all branches of medicine for internship year in the prestigious Cairo university hospitals including :
- Internal medicine
- General surgery
- Pediatrics
- Emergency and anaesthesia
- Cardiology (Medicine specialty)
- Orthopaedics (Surgical specialty)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Education
MSc - Trauma and Orthopedics Science
Queen Mary University of London
City of londonMembership of Royal college Of Surgeons of Ireland - MRCS
College Of Surgeons of Ireland
M.B.B.CH - Faculty of Medicine
Cairo University
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) - Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Skills
On-call duty management
Basic trauma surgery proficiency
Elective hip and knee arthroplasty
- Performance in arthroplasty clinics
- Fracture clinic expertise
Certification
- General Medical Council GMC: 7759674
- Egyptian Medical Syndicate: 250187
References
- Amy, Dorling, Line Manager, Amy.dorling1@nhs.net, East Surrey Hospital
- Avadhoot Kantak; Trauma and orthopaedics consultant
- Alex, Trompeter, Consultant Trauma and Orthopedics, Alex.trompeter@stgeorges.nhs.uk, St Georges NHS university Hospital
- Dafydd, Edwards, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics, Taff.edwards@nhs.net, Royal London Hospital, Clinical lead Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts Health NHS Trust
- Lucky, Jeyaseelan, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics, lucky.jeyaseelan@nhs.net, Royal London Hospital, Clinical lead Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts Health NHS Trust
Research, posters and publications
- Learning From Medical Errors in Invasive Procedures: Current Situation and Perspectives of Improvement: A Semi-Structured Interview - Co-author
- The impact of electronic cigarettes on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty - Co-author - Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
- Does open or closed reduction with internal fixation reduces the incidence of complications in neck of femur fractures in pediatrics: a meta-analysis and systematic review - First Author - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B
- "Never events in orthopaedics: NHS nation Wide analysis" - First Author - The International journal of risk & safety in medicine
- Common preventable errors in hand surgery: Analysis of NHS never events data and a proposed safety checklist - First Author - The International journal of risk & safety in medicine
- Transcatheter arterial embolisation for the relief of shoulder and elbow chronic joint pain refractory to conventional treatment: Systematic review - Co-author - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
- Challenges to the development of the trauma system in Egypt - First Author - Journal of Public Health in Africa
- Readmissions after cholecystectomy in a tertiary UK centre: Incidence, causes and burden - Co-author - Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
- Learning From Medical Errors in Invasive Procedures: Current Situation and Perspectives of Improvement: A Semi-Structured Interview - ASGBI 2025 Oral presentation
- Trends of Common Themes of Never Events in NHS England over 6 years - ASGBI 2025 Poster presentation
- Common Preventable Errors in Hand Surgery: Analysis of NHS Never Events Data - 2022 CTOC- SICOT juniors, 2022 EFORT Poster
- Comparison of Complications, Re-operation rate and Cost between Locking versus Tubular plates for the treatment of lateral malleolus fractures - EFORT 2022 Poster presentation
- "Never events in orthopaedics: NHS nation Wide analysis" - EFORT conference presentation 2021, BOA conference presentation 2021
Courses and workshops
- Medway Knee and Shoulder arthroscopy 2025
- Smith and Nephew Cadaveric Nail course 2025
- Advanced Trauma Life Support 2025
- BHS basic Hip Arthroplasty Course 2024
- Cadaveric Hip and Knee HEE course 2023
- AO basic principles of fracture management 2020
- Advanced Trauma Life Support 2019
- Manchester Triage course 2019
- 1st Bahrain International shoulder and knee conference (Organizer) 2019
- Upper Limb Plating workshop 2018
- Basic Life Support 2018
- Intramedullary Lower Limb nailing workshop 2018
- 6th Bahrain ethical symposium 2018
- Emergency and Basic surgical skills course 2014
- Immediate Life support provider course 2014
- Medico-legal aspects course at alkasr alainy 2014
- Acute pain management course at alkasr alainy 2014
- Ethics in medical practice course at alkasr alainy 2014
- Family medicine course at alkasr alainy 2014
current Post
ST4 Trauma and Orthopaedics at East Surrey Hospital
Summary of Surgical Capabilities at Level 4
- Primary / Secondary surgeon
- Trauma cases
- ORIF ankle fractures ORIF Distal radius
- CRPP Distal radius CRPP Supracondylar pediatrics
- ORIF patella fractures ORIF intertrochanteric DHS
- Closed reduction and intramedullary nailing tibia Closed reduction and intramedullary nailing femur
- Arthroscopic septic knee washouts Application of external fixator for open fractures tibia
- Wounds debridement Hemiarthroplasty NOF
- Abscess incision and drainage ORIF Forearm fractures / Tens nailing
Leadership and management
BOMSA MENTORSHIP SCHEME (Mentor for British Orthopedic Medical Student Association)
Timeline
Trauma and Orthopaedics StR ST3-4
Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust
2024.10 - Current
Senior Clinical Fellow
St George’s University Hospital
2023.10 - 2024.10
Senior Clinical Fellow
UCLH
2023.03 - 2023.10
Msc Clinical Fellow Trauma and Orthopaedics
Royal London Hospital
2021.03 - 2023.03
Trust Grade SHO Trauma and Orthopaedics
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
2020.09 - 2021.02
General medicine doctor
Ministry of Health Egypt
2014.04 - 2020.09
Internship
Cairo University Hospitals
2013.03 - 2014.03
M.B.B.CH - Faculty of Medicine
Cairo University
MSc - Trauma and Orthopedics Science
Queen Mary University of London
Membership of Royal college Of Surgeons of Ireland - MRCS
College Of Surgeons of Ireland