I am a Spinal Surgeon working in Sheffield. I graduated from University of Sheffield prior to training in Birmingham, Coventry, St Louis USA, San Diego USA, and Nottingham. I work full time for the NHS, and am the Director of Education at Sheffield Children's Hospital. I work as part of Sheffield Orthopaedics Ltd at Claremont Hospital, offering the full range of spine treatments. I am on the Executive Board of the British Scoliosis Society (BSS). I am co-designer of the National Spine Database the BSR.