Mr Dave Cloke

Orthopaedic surgeon in Tyne and Wear

BMedSci(Hons) MBBS(Hons) MFSEM(UK) MSc(Sports Med) FRCS(Tr&Orth) FRCSEs(Tr&Orth) MFFSTEd VR

GMC: 4408334

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Mr David Cloke is a highly skilled consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne who specialises in the treatment and management of rotator cuff problems, shoulder instability, shoulder arthritis and elbow arthritis. With more than 25 years of experience, he is an expert in the full range of upper limb surgery, including shoulder replacement and elbow replacement procedures, of which he has performed more than twice the national average in the last three years. Alongside his NHS work at Northumbria Healthcare, Mr Cloke currently sees patients at Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital and Northumbria Health.

Mr Cloke originally qualified from Newcastle University in 1997 and completed his orthopaedic training in the Northern Eastern Deanery. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2001 and was named fellow only seven years later. Mr Cloke went on to obtain an MSc in Sports Medicine with distinction from the University of Bath that same year, specialising in sports shoulder conditions, before going on to accomplish a higher surgical training shoulder and elbow fellowship in Sheffield in 2009. Mr Cloke has practised in renowned hospital settings since, balancing his notable trajectory with service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve.

Further to his clinical practice, Mr Cloke is a recognised figure in medical education and training. He sits on the Specialty Advisory Committee, which regulates orthopaedic surgical training in the UK, and is a shoulder member at ODEP, the panel responsible for evaluating the safety and the performance of joint replacement implants. Named Northern Orthopaedic Trainer of the Year in 2014, Mr Cloke is also an associate clinical lecturer at Newcastle University and a national FRCS(Tr&Orth) consultant examiner since 2016.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4408334

Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Ramsay Healthcare UK (2013 – present)
• Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Nuffield Health (2010 – present)
• Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (2010 – present)
• Shoulder and Elbow fellow, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (2009 – 2010)
• Former Lieutenant Colonel, Army Reserve

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Sub-specialties

• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Hand and wrist surgery
• Sports injuries
• Frozen shoulder
• Reverse replacement
• Tennis elbow release
• Shoulder stabilisation

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Positions in public associations

• Specialty Advisory Committee, Joint Committee on Surgical Training (present)
• Shoulder panel member, ODEP (2019 – present)
• Regional Specialty Professional Advisor, British Orthopaedic Association (2019 – present)

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Teaching posts

• Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2021 – present)
• Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University (2016 – present)
• FRCS (Tr&Orth) Examiner (2016 – present)
• Education Committee, British Shoulder and Elbow Society (2017 – 2021)

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Education

• Member of the Faculty of Surgeon Educators, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2014)
• MSc (Sports Medicine), University of Bath (2008)
• FRCS (Tr&Orth), Royal College of Surgeons of England (2008)
• MFSEM (UK), Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (UK) (2007)
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2001)
• MBBS (Hons), Newcastle University (1997)
• BMedSci (Hons), Newcastle University (1994)

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Publications and conferences

• Mr Cloke’s publications can be found on GoogleScholar
• Mr Cloke’s published papers have analysed the results of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, injuries in football and shoulder pain management

Prizes and awards

• Northern Region Orthopaedic Trainer of the Year (2014)

Professional membership

• Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
• British Shoulder and Elbow Society
• British Society for Surgery of the Hand
• British Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association
• Combined Services Orthopaedic Society
• British Orthopaedic Association
• British Medical Association

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Languages spoken

English