British and American Hip Societies Travelling Fellowship

President David Hamblen introduced this idea in 2000. A meeting set up by the Hon Sec and John Callaghan (Iowa) with Charles Engh and Dick Brand of the AHS sealed the deal with the American Hip society at the AAOS in Dallas. Two young UK surgeons (SpR's or Consultants within 5 years of appointment ) would visit centres of Orthopaedic excellence in the USA for three weeks in the early fall of 2003 and then bi-annually. Two North American surgeons of similar status would visit the UK in 2004 and then bi-annually.

BHS Travelling Fellows
2003 Fares Haddad (London), David Sochart (Manchester)
2005 Dominic Meek (Glasgow), Anil Gambhir (Wrightington)
2007 Moukesh Hemmady (Wrightington), James Wimhurst (Norwich)

AHS Travelling Fellows
2004 Dr. Keith Berend M.D.(Ohio), Dr. William Macauley MD (New York)
2006 Dr. Amar Ranawat M.D. , Dr. Mike Archibeck M.D.

Applications for 2009

The next round of applications will be for the 2009 travelling fellowship and the deadline will be November 2008. Applications at that stage would be welcome from senior trainees and orthopaedic surgeons appointed within the last five years who are dedicated to a career in adult hip reconstruction. They will visit the United States for approximately three weeks. Successful candidates will be guests of members of the American Hip Society and will be entertained in several major hip surgery centres in the United States. They will have the opportunity to visit the centres on an informal and formal basis and get to know the host on a personal level in Out Patients, theatre, etc. Two applicants will travel together.

The application deadline is November 2008, and the likely date of the fellowship will be September 2009.


In the interim we look forward to welcoming the 2008 American Hip Society Travelling Fellows next year.

Applications should be sent to:

The British Hip Society
c/o Ms. L. O'Leary
Specialist Societies Office,
British Orthopaedic Association
Royal College of Surgeons of England,
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom

They should only be sent after June 2008. The application should include a brief statement as to why the applicant wishes to make the trip with a CV and three referees. If you require further details please feel free to email fareshaddad@aol.com.