For any information regarding Trauma and Orthopaedic

specialty training from Health Education England working across

the northeast, please visit their Orthopaedics Homepage.

  • Trudie Heron
    Specialty Programme Coordinator for Trauma and Orthopaedics at HEE working across the Northeast

    Trudie is the primary point of contact at NHS England for all training and administration issues in orthopaedics in the North East.

  • Steven Borland
    Training Programme Director - appointed by HEE working across the Northeast

    Steve Borland is in charge of co-ordinating training and trainees for the region. He works at the Newcastle Foundation Trust

  • Bala Purushothaman 
    STC Chair - appointed by NHS England working across the North East

    Balaji Purushothaman is a spinal surgeon in Sunderland and Chairs the Speciality Training Committee which works to ensure quality orthopaedic training in the Northeast.

  • Will Eardley 
    Rotation Planning

    Will Eardley organises the allocation of trainees to jobs in the region. Mr Eardley is a trauma consultant in Middlesborough.

  • Rebecca Morrell
    Lecture Programme Lead

  • Emma Reay
    Early Years Lead

    Emma Reay organises orthopaedic training during the junior years of training from medical students to the end of core training.

  • Cyrus Jensen 
    Early Years Lead

    Cyrus Jensen is one of the organisers of orthopaedic themed core training in the region.

  • Yusuf Michla
    Consultant Liaison

  • Aparna Viswanath
    Less Than Full Time liaison

  • Bala Purushothaman 
    Northern FRCS Course Lead

    Bala Purushothaman organises the annual Northern FRCS clinical viva course.

  • Adam Rohman
    ONTEA Secretary

    Adam is a trainee in the region and the ONTEA Secretary

  • Rebecca Martin
    CORNET Chairperson

  • Julia Mcgovern
    Kreibich Organiser

    Julia is a trainee on the rotation who helps to organise the annual Kreibich Day, where orthopaedic trainees from the region present their research work.

  • Rebecca Mazel
    Webmaster

    Rebecca is a trainee in the region and looks after the OrthNorth website.

  • TBaldock
    BOTA Representative

    Tom is our local representative for the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA)

  • Milo Kostusiak
    STC Representative

    Milo is one of the trainee representatives on the Speciality Training Committee and can help resolve training issues that you might have.

  • Laura Clifton
    STC Representative

    Laura is one of the trainee representatives on the Speciality Training Committee and can help resolve training issues that you might have.

STC Representatives

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