Regius Chair of Surgery, University of Aberdeen from 2000;
Sir Harry Platt Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen from 1995;
Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Grampian ( Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Woodend Hospital) from 1991.

SELECTED CURRENT & RECENT POSTS:

• Trustee (Elected Member of Council), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2008-13.
• Chairman of the Specialty Advisory Board in Trauma & Orthopaedics , Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 2007
• Chairman of Heritage and Museums Committee , Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 2009
• Chairman of Board of Governors, Surgeons’ Hall Trust (for RCSEd) 2006-09
• Chairman of the Specialty FRCS Examinations Internal Quality Assurance Committee 2009-11.
• Chairman of the Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2005-2008
• Member of the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) 2005-2011
• Member (ex officio) of the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2005-2008
• Examiner for Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (FRCSOrth) 1998-2003; 2006-2011
• Examiner for Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in Orthopaedic Surgery (FRCSEdOrth)
  Hong Kong 2000-01, 2003-05, 2008-09 and
  Singapore 2003-05.
  Leader of Examination Team 2004-05
• Lecturer for FRCS/MRCS Revision Course for RCSEd, Kuwait 1993-96
• Member of the Research Board of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1999-2006

• Chairman, Orthopaedics Task and Finish Group for 18 week Referral to Treatment (RTT)
  Operational Delivery Team from 2008
• Member of 18 week Referral to Treatment (RTT) Operational Delivery Team for Scottish
• Government Health Delivery Directorate from 2008
• Chairman of the National Hip Fracture Delivery Team for Scottish Executive 2005-09
• Specialty Adviser in Orthopaedic Surgery to the Chief Medical Officer at the Scottish Executive 1998-2007
• Chairman of the Scottish Committee for Orthopaedics and Trauma (SCOT) 1999-2004
• Chairman, Scottish Orthotic Services Review, 2002-05
• Chairman of the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit 2004-06
• Co-chairman of HIPFEST 1-7 (international multidisciplinary symposia on the care of patients with hip fractures), from 1998
• Chairman ofNext Steps (An International Conference on Falls, Fragility Fractures and Osteoporosis) Edinburgh 2007
• Member of Review Group of the Scottish Paediatric and Young Adult Spinal Deformity Service, National Services Division, NHS Scotland from 2010;
  National Framework for Service Change: Chronic Disease Management Action Team 2004-05; Scottish Executive Health Department (SMASAC) Working Group on Day Surgery 2004-05;
  Scottish Executive Health Department: Sterile Services Provision Review (Glennie) Group:
  New Instruments of Concern Sub-Group 2006-07
• President of APOS (Association of Professors of Orthopaedic Surgery) 2010-12,
  Secretary 2009-10
• Member of Council (ex officio) British Orthopaedic Association 2000-04; 2010-12
• Member of Board of Specialist Societies 2009-11; Education Committee 2006-07;
• Training and Curriculum Committee 2007-08
• Vice-chairmanof BOA Research and Scholarships Committee 2001-04
• Vice-chairmanof Wishbone Scientific Advisory Committee 2001-04
• Member of the Research Subcommittee of the Arthritis Research Campaign 2002-06
• Member of the Cochrane Collaboration - Musculoskeletal Injuries Group (international organisation with UK centre in Oxford) since 1994
• External examiner for MBChB at Belfast, Edinburgh, Dundee, Hong Kong and Singapore
• Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee, Aberdeen Royal Hospitals 1998-2000
• Specialist Adviser to the Thalidomide Trust , from 1999; and to the Scottish Post Polio Network from 2004
• Expert Member of the European Bone & Joint Health Strategies Project 2001-06
• Instructor in Advanced Trauma Life Support 1994-2005; Instructor on ATLS Instructor Courses 1996-99
• Programme Director for Higher Surgical Training Programme for Trauma and Orthopaedics, North and North-East Scotland, 1995-2000.
• Invited assessor for severalgrant-awarding bodies e.g. MRC, HTA, Wellcome, EPSRC, Hong Kong Research Grant Council , BOF
• Editorial Board of the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (2005-08)
• Referee for various journals (including Lancet, Calcified Tissue International, Injury, JBJS)
• President of the Harveian Society , 2008
• Member, Moynihan Chirurgical Club since 2005
• President of Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society 2005-06
• Honorary President of Aberdeen University Medical Society 1993-94 and 2002-03

Research grant income of over £9 million in past 19 years  

Publications with papers in various journals (53), SIGN Guidelines (2), HTA Monographs (2), National Reports (17), books (3), chapters (2), etc.