Date: Monday 10 February 2025
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Michael Heron Theatre and online via MS Teams,
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About this lecture
Challenging Yourself, Challenging Dogma, and Managing the Unexpected
Reflections and lessons learned from a journey in orthopaedic trauma
In this lecture, Professor Alex Trompeter will be looking back at his clinical, academic, educational, leadership and personal adventures throughout his journey in orthopaedic trauma. Alex will be picking out the things he has learned along the way that have influenced where he is now, and where he is going next.
Refreshments will be provided in H0.1 - 0.2 at 6:30pm.
About Professor Alex Trompeter
Professor Alex Trompeter works at St George’s University Hospital in London and holds the position of Professor of Practice in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at St George’s, University of London. His specific clinical interests are the management of complex fractures, bone infection, non-union, deformity correction and limb lengthening. He works closely with plastic surgeons for many cases. He has a regular ortho-plastic-microbiology MDT clinic as well as delivering the region’s amputation service.
Alex graduated from Guy’s and St Thomas’ medical school in 2003. He completed his specialist training in trauma and orthopaedics in the South West Thames rotation in 2012. He won the Sir Walter Mercer Gold Medal for the FRCS examinations in 2011. Alex undertook specialist fellowship training in trauma and limb reconstruction in the UK (Liverpool and Chertsey) and overseas (Calgary, Canada). He was awarded the Braun travelling fellowship to the Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, by the British Orthopaedic Association, and a travelling fellowship to the Oxford Bone Infection Unit by the British Limb Reconstruction Society.
Alex is actively involved in research and education locally, nationally and internationally. He regularly teaches and lectures in his specialist areas. He has previously been Training Program Director for the South West London Orthopaedic Rotation. He chairs the British Limb Reconstruction Society Research Committee and is trauma lead on the British Orthopaedic Association Clinical Standards Committee (responsible for producing national guidelines). Alex is also widely published in his field and has successfully defended his PhD thesis on tibial trauma. He holds numerous external academic, education, and research and design roles working with Industry partners in many instances. In his spare time he tries to go running, garden, cook and make salami.
About our inaugural lectures
St George's newly arrived or promoted professors are invited to give an Inaugural Lecture to mark this milestone in their academic careers.
Professors use the opportunity to introduce themselves, update colleagues on current and future research plans and share their research with wider audiences. It is also a chance to celebrate the support from friends and family, and from colleagues, mentors and collaborators past and present.
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