BOMSA | BOTA | ORUK National research webinar series | 15 March — 21 June 2023

Mr Arham Qureshi graduated from the University of Cambridge with an intercalated degree in Pharmacology with honours, and is currently an Orthopaedic Registrar in the West Midlands. He completed an Orthopaedic Academic Foundation Programme and Core Surgical Training Programme in the same region. Since graduation, he has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education with Distinction from Cardiff University and a Masters Degree in Surgical Sciences with Merit from the University of Edinburgh. Mr Qureshi has a keen interest in medical education currently serving as the Education Representative for the British Orthopaedic Trainee Association (BOTA), and running an award-winning YouTube Orthopaedic education channel (OrthoBuzz). He also serves on the Orthopaedic Network national committee, an organisation focussed on orthopaedic education and charitable pursuits. Mr Qureshi is excited to continue to develop and expand orthopaedic education to make it as widely accessible as possible

Mr Ignatius Liew is currently a specialist registrar in trauma and orthopaedics in the East of England deanery with a subspecialty interest in knees. He is currently the academic representative for British Orthopaedic Trainees Association and recipient of the Joint ORUK-RCSEd Research fellowship. His interest is in collaborative research, academic leadership and medical education. He has been faculty for Norwich Orthopaedics Education Group, East of England Orthopaedics and British Orthopaedic Trainees Association. Ignatius is also keen to develop the use of robotics and the use of technology within training in orthopaedics.  He led the first trainee robotic knee arthroplasty course, whilst collaborating with industry, Health Education England and Royal College of Surgeons to ensure training is delivered.

Dr. Naadir Nazar is currently a Foundation doctor working in the South Thames deanery. He graduated from the University of Bristol with his primary MBChB degree alongside an intercalated BSc in Functional and Clinical Anatomy with honours. He holds an active interest in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery and currently serves as the Vice-President of the British Orthopaedic Medical Students Association (BOMSA) having co-founded the organisation where he previously held the role of the Regional Committees Lead. Furthermore, he is also currently the Medical Student Representative on the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA).

Dr. Nazar has a keen interest in research, medical education (undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education) and has previously been published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national conferences and organised national and international teaching series and conferences.

Dr Shiv Kolhe is an Academic Foundation Doctor at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He gained his primary MBBS qualification from Newcastle University alongside a Masters in Research (MRes) degree in Ageing & Health, which he graduated with a Distinction. His research involved using large registry data to identify novel biomarkers and improve prediction of adverse outcomes in hip fracture patients. He has a passion for Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery, having previously published in peer-reviewed journals, and continues to be involved in several ongoing research projects in his current job.

Shiv is the President of the British Orthopaedic Medical Students Association (BOMSA), having co-founded the organisation during his term as Medical Student Representative on the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) from 2019-2021. He also currently holds committee roles on the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the British Hip Society (BHS), in which he works to promote orthopaedic surgery and create opportunities for medical students across the UK