Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Adeel Ikram

"I am an Academic Clinical Lecturer and Specialty Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics. I hold a PhD in musculoskeletal phenotyping in patients with fragility hip fracture. My clinical and research interests span frailty, trauma, and soft tissue knee injuries. I also serve as Co-Lead for Early Career Researchers in the Academic Unit of Injury Recovery and Inflammation Sciences at the University of Nottingham.

My current research concentrates on two areas:

1. Fragility fractures, musculoskeletal phenotyping and post operative outcomes in older adults following trauma.
   Studies include linking inflammatory biomarkers to mortality and mechanistic work on muscle mRNA signatures and frailty resilience. This work seeks to deepen our understanding of the biological mechanisms underpinning frailty and to identify potential targets for intervention.
2. The use of artificial intelligence for the early detection of soft tissue knee injuries.
   This project aims to evaluate human reader performance and develop Artificial Intelligence in the interpretation of radiographs for knee injuries. The aim to enhance diagnostic accuracy, improve patient satisfaction, and streamline prioritisation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Ultimately improving patient pathways and access to early treatment.

Together, these research areas reflect my commitment to advancing the care of older adults with trauma as well as individuals with knee injuries."

For more information about Adeel's research, please see an overview of Adeel's research on ORCiD.

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Academic Clinical Fellows

Haseeb Khawar

Haseeb Khawar read medicine at the University of East Anglia and is currently an Academic Clinical Fellow at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. He is working with Professor Ben Ollivere to understand clinimetrics, item response theory and its application on patient-reported outcome measures, and how these measures may help tackle health inequality.

AcPD

Ben Ollivere

For more information about Professor Ben Ollivere and to contact them for queries about ACF and CL research opportunities, please visit their staff profile on the School of Medicine website.