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)
2009 Primod Achan (London), Sanjeev Patil

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.
2008 Dr. Matt Austin M.D. , Dr. Jim Huddleston M.D.

Applications for 2011

The next round of applications will be for the 2011 travelling fellowship. Applications will be welcomed 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.

Please do not send applications at this time, further details of the application process will be posted on this page in due course.


In the interim we hope the current British Hip Society Fellows enjoy their time in the United States (follow their blog here)

Applications should be sent to:

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