Mark Brinsden, a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, served as a military Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at MDHU Derriford between 2005 and 2013, during which time he supported deployed military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired his commission after 22 years and was appointed to a NHS consultant post at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.His clinical practice covers the diagnosis and treatment of all musculoskeletal conditions affecting the shoulder and elbow including revision shoulder/elbow replacement; primary shoulder/elbow replacement; shoulder stabilisation; shoulder & elbow arthroscopy (keyhole surgery); shoulder soft tissue reconstruction (e.g. rotator cuff tears); and elbow soft tissue surgery (tennis elbow, instability etc.).Alongside his busy clinical practice he is the Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Peninsula Major Trauma Centre; an Intercollegiate Specialty Board examiner for the FRCS(Tr&Orth) exam; a member of the regional training committee for the Peninsula Deanery; a reviewer for two scientific journals; and the Medical Officer/Team Member for the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Plymouth).