Orthopaedic oncology part 2: Diagnosis, staging, principles of biopsy and soft tissue sarcoma

Mr Tom Cosker, Director of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford and Consultant Sarcoma Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Target audience: Candidates preparing for the FRCS (Orth) examinations, and trainees who are in their earlier years of training.

Organised jointly by the Orthopaedic Academy and Orthopaedic Research UK

Mr Tom Cosker, Director of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford and Consultant Sarcoma Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Mr Tom Cosker is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, who gained his completion of specialist training in 2011. He works at the Tumour Oncology Unit in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford and has a specialist interest in upper limb surgery and reconstruction. He is upper limb fellowship trained and completed a fellowship at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre in Exeter under the mentorship of Professor Tim Bunker.

He has previously worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (spinal injuries, alongside some of the UK’s foremost spinal surgeons), High Wycombe Hospital (specialising in arthroplasty and general orthopaedic trauma), Royal Berkshire Hospital (specialising in upper limb surgery) and the John Radcliffe Hospital (specialising in general orthopaedic trauma).

Tom was delighted to take up his position as director of human anatomy at Oxford University in January 2014, having succeeded Professor John Morris. Tom has an interest in bringing modern technology to
Anatomy and is currently exploring projects in 3D modelling, virtual reality and augmented reality. Tom is responsible for all undergraduate anatomy teaching and examinations. Tom’s main areas of interest are musculoskeletal anatomy and new technologies for supporting learning in medicine. As such, Tom frequently looks to bring the latest learning techniques to the department. He has successfully raised over £200k in grant funding to date. Tom is a fellow of the Anatomical Society.