I have been a consultant in orthopaedics and trauma since the year 2000.I have specialised in children’s orthopaedics since 1999, when I spent six months in Melbourne, followed by a year in Toronto.I then spent three years as a consultant at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children before moving back to London, where I trained.I am currently head of service for spinal and orthopaedic surgery at Evelina London. I am chief investigator for a clinical trial funded by NIHR, and I continue to publish in peer-reviewed journals.