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Bristol Shoulder and Upper Limb Fellowship

Fellowship/Residency Information

Brunel Building, North Bristol Hospital,
Brunel Building, North Bristol Hospital,
Bristol, Avon BS10 5NB
UNITED KINGDOM

Established Fellowship program in Bristol (UK) one of the largest shoulder units in the UK offering extensive shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy experience, with research opportunities, and excellent teaching and mentorship. There is the possibility of combining this with post with the Bristol Hand, Wrist and Elbow Fellowship Program.

Involved ISAKOS Member(s): Mr Iain Packham FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Mark Crowther FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Partha Sarangi FRCS Shoulder arthroplasty. Mr Phil McCann FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Gray Edwards FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy.

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Contact Information

Mr Iain Packham, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): University of Bristol, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 6 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Mr Iain Packham FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Mark Crowther FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Partha Sarangi FRCS Shoulder arthroplasty. Mr Phil McCann FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy. Mr Gray Edwards FRCS (Tr & Orth) Shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopy.
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Internal Government
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Shoulder replacement in the under 55's is anatomical or reverse the best solution? Sarangi P. EFORT Open Rev. 2025 Jun 2;10(6):396-402. doi: 10.1530/EOR-2025-0052. Superior functional outcome following reverse shoulder arthroplasty compared to hemiarthroplasty for displaced three- and four-part fractures in patients 65 and older: results from a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial - The shoulder hemiarthroplasty or reverse polarity arthoplasty (SHeRPA) trial. Watts AC, Jenkins CW, Boyle SP, Crowther MAA, Monga P, Packham IN, Smith CC, Thomas WJ, Walton MJ; SHERPA trial group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Nov;33(11):2335-2344. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.05.016. Epub 2024 Jul Acute rehabilitation following traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation (ARTISAN): pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Kearney RS, Ellard DR, Parsons H, Haque A, Mason J, Nwankwo H, Bradley H, Drew S, Modi C, Bush H, Torgerson D, Underwood M; The ARTISAN collaborators; ARTISAN collaborators. BMJ. 2024 Jan 17;384:e076925. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076925.
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