Mr Ramsey Chammaa

 Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant orthopaedic and spinal surgeon, BMI Hendon Hospital (present)
• Consultant orthopaedic and spinal surgeon, The London Independent Hospital (present)
• Consultant orthopaedic and spinal surgeon, Whittington Health NHS Trust (2019 - present)

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 Sub-specialties

• Spine infections
• Spinal stenosis
• Slipped disc
• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Robotic spine surgery
• Spinal surgery
• Adult deformity
• Adult degenerative conditions, trauma and infection
• Cervical radiculopathy
• Navigated spinal surgery
• Back pain
• Nuclear imaging
• Neurophysiology
• Intraoperative spinal cord monitoring

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 Teaching posts

• Mr Chammaa frequently is actively involved in teaching medical students, including as an anatomy demonstrator and prosector whilst working in the Oxford Deanery and Keele University. He additionally leads training courses for University College London undergraduate medical students. 
• Faculty member, FRCS (Orth) revision course, The London Basic Science, Orthopaedic Research UK, September (2016)
• ​Faculty member, Practical orthopaedics course, The Royal London, October (2016)
• ​​Faculty member, The London Trauma viva FRCS course, March (2017)
• Faculty member, Let's Talk Dr, Online syllabus FRCS course, May (2020)

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 Education

• MD, First class honours, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (2004)
• MRCS, Member, Royal College of Surgeons (2008)
• PgDip, Postgraduate diploma, Sports and exercise medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2010)
• FRCS, Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Trauma and orthopaedics (2016)
• Post-CCT spinal fellowship, Spinal surgery, Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital (2017 - 2018)
• Post-CCT spinal fellowship, Spinal surgery, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (2018 - 2019)

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 Publications and conferences

• You can see some of Mr Chammaa's academic publications on ResearchGate. 
• Rajesh MB, Chammaa R, Ranganathan, A. Total talar extrusion with medial malleolar fracture. Journal of musculoskeletal disorders and treatment, 5:066, Volume 5/ Issue 1. DOI: 10.23937/2572-3243.1510066 (2019)
• Rajesh MB, Chammaa R, Ranganathan, A. Management strategies in chronic lumbar facet joint syndrome – A review of the literature. Journal of musculoskeletal disorders and treatment, 5:068, Volume 5/ Issue 3. DOI: 10.23937/2572-3243.1510068 (2019)
• Rashid. M S, Chammaa, R. (BOTA Collaborators) An audit of clinical training exposure amongst junior doctors working in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in 101 hospitals in the United Kingdom. BMC Med Educ. 2018 Jan 2;18(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1038-5. PMID: 29291730 (2018)
• Chammaa R. (Lost Tribe collaborators) The British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) National Lost Tribe Audit project” BJJ Procs November (2016)
• Chammaa R, Uri O, Lambert S. Primary shoulder arthroplasty using a custom-made hip-inspired implant for the treatment of advanced glenohumeral arthritis in the presence of severe glenoid bone loss. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Aug 10. pii: S1058-2746(16)30182-2. PMID: 27522339 (2016)

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 Prizes and awards

• Second prize, Summer Scottish Committee for Trauma and Orthopaedics (SCOT). “Lost Tribe Audit project” – BOTA Collaborators, September (2016)
• Manning Prize for best presentation, Percival Pott Annual Scientific Meeting. “Lost Tribe Audit project” – BOTA Collaborators, November (2016)
• 6 year stipend in recognition of academic excellence

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 Professional membership

• Member, BASS, British Association of Spine Surgeons
• Member, BMA, British Medical Association
• Member, BOA, British Orthopaedic Association
• Member, GMC, General Medical Council
• Member, Incision Indemnity
• Member and fellow, RCS, Royal College of Surgeons 
• Member, BSR, British Spine Registry

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