Mr Luke Farrow

Biography

I am a current Speciality Trainee in Trauma & Orthopaedics on the North of Scotland rotation, as well as a SCREDS Clinical Lecturer with the University of Aberdeen.

I have a long standing interest in research, having previously graduated from the Academic Foundation Programme and also the Aberdeen Clinical Academic Training programme during my medical training. I also undertook an intercalated degree at Loughborough University whilst a medical student where I achieved first class honours. 

My primary research interests include the use of Artificial Intelligence and other data driven techniques to improve outcomes for orthopaedic patients, particularly focusing on lower limb arthroplasty and trauma. 

I have recently completed a CSO Clinical Academic Fellowship which ran from August 2021-2024. This focused on developing potential improvements in clinical care pathways regarding those referred for hip and knee replacement surgery, utilising data-linkage and Artificial Intelligence techniques.

I am the current British Orthopaedic Association Elective Orthopaedics Associate Sub-Speciality Lead and Data Quality Lead for the Bone and Joint Infection Registry.

I am always happy to be contacted for potential project ideas or collaboration.

Research Overview

My current research interests spread across several core themes related to Trauma and Orthopaedics. These include:

• Big Data & Artificial Intelligence: AI-facilitated patient triage, prioritisation of surgical waiting lists, remote patient monitoring, generative AI for clinical use and digital twins.

• Surgical Robotics & Precision Medicine: Clinical evaluation of robotic surgery and imaging modalities.

• Digital Innovation: Digital wound monitoring, smartphone technologies, novel medtech applications.

• Imaging: Advanced radiostereometric analysis, low-field MRI, radiological phenotyping and integration of imaging with AI models.

• Infection - prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal infection.