Mr Andrew James MURPHY

Qualifications, training and awards: I qualified in Medicine from the University of Bristol in 1992; following surgical training in Bristol, Bath, and Plymouth, including a stint teaching Anatomy at the University of Southampton, I was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1998. I undertook higher surgical training in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery at Southampton University Hospital and Wessex deanery and was awarded a higher Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons (2003). Senior specialist fellowships in orthopaedic surgery, joint replacement surgery, trauma surgery and sports injuries followed before being appointed to a Consultant post in Plymouth in 2005. I have been awarded 2 national surgical awards: the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / Ethicon Travelling Fellowship and the highly-prized British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) European Travelling Fellowship. These enabled me to travel to overseas centres to study arthroscopic procedures in detail with world-renowned surgeons before introducing them into my own practice. I was awarded a Masters degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine from University College London (2005); I was awarded Foundation Membership of the UK Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2006 and an Honorary Fellowship in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Exeter in 2007. Teaching, lecturing and examiner posts: Founding programme lead, lecturer and clinical co-ordinator of the UK’s first multi-disciplinary MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine, University of Exeter (2007-2014) Senior faculty member of the “Watanabe Club”, a group of committed senior surgeons who teach advanced arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery to senior trainees and consultants nationally (Edinburgh, Nottingham, Manchester, Brighton, Oxford, Newcastle, London, York, Cambridge) (2004-date) Lecturer and examiner on MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine, University College London (2004-8) Mentor to Extended Scope Physiotherapists,Derriford Hospital (2006-date) Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Training Committee, Peninsula Postgraduate Deanery (2007-2015) Co-organiser of SportsMed SouthWest, the only annual Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference outside London (2007-2016) International, national and local posts held in Sports Medicine: Finish line physician, Hawaii Ironman Triathlon 1991 Medical and doping officer, and Team Physician, British Triathlon Association 1992-2002 Medical Director, Commonwealth Games Triathlon, Manchester 2002 Medical Committee International Triathlon Union 2001- 2005 Honorary Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Consultant to Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth Albion RFC

I am a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in full-time clinical practice at University Hospitals Plymouth (Derriford Hospital), the Peninsula Major Trauma Centre, the Plymouth Nuffield Hospital and Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth. I have a large orthopaedic practice with a significant trauma, reconstructive and sports injury workload. Derriford Hospital is a University Teaching Hospital and a designated regional Major Trauma Centre. My practice encompasses a significant number of complex and revision cases referred from colleagues in Plymouth and from around the south west. For 9 years (2005 to 2013) I was the only permanent NHS shoulder and elbow trauma and sports injuries specialist at Plymouth, now the Major Trauma Centre for the South West Peninsula (serving a population of about 1.7 million). Within my specialist field I subspecialise in: Orthopaedic surgery (arthroscopic shoulder, knee and elbow surgery, joint replacement, sports injuries, upper limb surgery) Trauma surgery (bone, joint, tendon and ligament injuries, including complex post-traumatic reconstruction) Sports Injuries (surgical and non-surgical treatment) Medical education (orthopaedic surgery, arthroscopic surgery, sport and exercise medicine) Medicolegal reports (personal injury and clinical negligence claims)