“Twenty years ago, surgical and engineering came together to address clinical need in the operating room. This collaboration of engineering and clinical expertise was the secret to success with the development of the Endoflex™ retractor.
Over the years we have maintained this surgeon-led focus and have been fortunate enough to have created a Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) made up of some of the most prominent and expert surgeons the UK has to offer. The CAB works closely with our design team; offering clinical feedback on our innovative existing product portfolio and also giving inspiration for new ideas
I’m proud to be a founder of SI and look forward to developing new ideas with SI’s design team over the coming years; ensuring SI’s surgeon-led philosophy is continued.”
Professor Mike McMahon, Co-Founder of SI and Consultant Surgeon
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Clinical Advisory Board
SI’s Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) help to identify clinical need and are key in all aspects of the product design cycle.
SI is committed to working with surgeons on our CAB to identify clinical and market needs. We have a wealth of experience on our CAB and are looking to expand this in the coming years to include key opinion leaders from all areas of MIS.
International Clinical Advisory Board
The International Advisory Board is a group of key opinion leaders around the world who are on hand to offer advice about their market and feedback on our products.
Every market has different clinical needs and surgical preferences and, as an export focused company, access to the International Advisory Board ensures that we can fully immerse ourselves within each country’s culture. The aim of the International Advisory Board is to liaise with our design team and consult with global sales and marketing to assist with our understanding of the market and emerging trends.
SI is currently working with our network of international distributors to build up representation in the group.
Alfred Cutner
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
Alfred, consultant at University College Hospital, London, achieved a distinction in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1985 and went on to obtain his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of London in 1993.
Alfred gained his Part II to become a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1993, having obtained Part I in 1987.
Ian Brayshaw
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
Ian graduated as an Operating Department Practitioner in 1994. He has continued to train in this area and in 2004 completed a Diploma in Advanced Surgical Practice at Huddersfield University and went on to complete The Royal College of Surgeons Basic Skills course. He is a surgical first assistant for the Leeds General Infirmary, where he has worked since 1981.
Ian specialises in laparoscopic bariatric surgery, upper GI and cholorectal surgery. He has been the first assistant in over 500 bariatric cases and 50 colorectal pouch procedures in the UK.
James C Halstead
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
James graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Medicine in 1996 and is trained in cardiothoracic surgery and general surgery, specialising in bariatric and upper gastrointestinal tract surgery. He is now consultant surgeon at Leeds Nuffield Hospital.
James has developed specialist obesity practise utilising the latest advances in laparoscopic surgery for gastric banding, bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. In 2009, James was awarded a Clinical Excellence Award in recognition of his work in bariatric surgery.
Marco Adamo
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
Marco is a Consultant Surgeon and Bariatric Surgery Lead at the prestigious University College London Hospital (UCLH) where he has worked since 2007. He graduated in 1995 with full marks and honours in Palermo, Italy, and also completed his training in general surgery at the same university.
He has been living in the United Kingdom since 2000, dedicating his activity to advanced laparoscopic surgery and laparoscopic bariatric (obesity) surgery. He was awarded an MD by the University of Leeds for his research on appetite hormones and bariatric surgery.
He is a pioneer of single incision bariatric surgery having performed the first single incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the UK and often runs advanced training courses for UK and European surgeons in laparoscopic bariatric surgery and laparoscopic hernia surgery.
Sion Glyn-Jones
Key speciality: Arthroscopy
Sion Glyn-Jones works as a Consultant Hip Surgeon in the Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction Service at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. He undertakes all aspects of adult hip surgery and has a specialist interest in the treatment of hip arthritis in the young patient and revision hip arthroplasty.
Sion studied medicine at Cambridge and later conducted clinical attachment in London. Thereafter, he went on to complete his surgical and orthopaedic training in Oxford, where he gained a DPhil degree.
In conjunction with his colleagues at the OOEC, Sion is currently investigating the role of mechanics in the initiation of hip osteoarthritis and improving design and outcomes of total hip arthroplasty.
Chris Sutton
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
Chris Sutton is a Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Spire Leicester Hospital. He specialises in weight loss surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery and hernia repairs, both laparoscopic and open-end endoscopy, in addition to minor surgical procedures.
Chris studied medicine at the University of Wales College of Medicine and qualified in 1993. After undertaking his junior surgical training in South Wales, Chris moved to Leicester and completed both senior surgical training and a higher degree in cancer research. He has also spent a year gaining specialist experience in Upper Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery in the University Hospitals of Leeds under the supervision of international experts in these fields.
He has been awarded the first British Obesity Surgical Society Bariatric Surgical Fellowship in the UK and holds a certificate in Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery from the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery in Brussels. Chris gained expertise in laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery during his time in Leeds and by visiting the Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Tokyo.
The Biomed Research Unit at University hospitals of Leicester, which Chris is a part of, has recently gained a grant worth £5m to investigate diabetes. Chris also lectures locally for University of Leicester MSc courses and nationally as part of the Pioneers in Diabetes program.
Philippe Grange
Key speciality: Laparoscopy
Philippe qualified from the Medical School in Nancy and then qualified from Poitiers in general surgery in 1986 and urology in 1989. He is now a Consultant at King’s College Hospital in London, Honorary Professor of Urology at The Beijing Hospital and Honorary Consultant Laparoscopist at Guy’s Hospital and University College of London Hospital.
His main field of interest lies in pioneering laparoscopic procedures and he has performed over 2,000 major laparoscopic procedures in oncological urology, uro-gynaecology and abdominal surgery.
Philippe has been teaching and mentoring radical prostatectomy in 40 centres for the past 3 years. He is currently a course director for laparoscopic skills (BAUS, China, RCS, UCLH, ESI) and is an adviser to the Royal College of Surgeons for laparoscopic skills courses. He is an adviser on the board of the International Society of Cryosurgery.
Jon Conroy
Key speciality: Arthroscopy
Jon is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in revision hip and knee surgery. He is the Clinical Director for Elective services at Harrogate District Hospital and runs a busy NHS practice. He consults privately at the BMI Hospital in Harrogate and Spire Hospital in Leeds.
His early training was in St Andrews, Manchester and Leeds Medical Schools. After qualifying as a Doctor in 1995 he passed his Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist exams in 2004. During 2004 he completed a Knee Surgery Fellowship with Nick London in Harrogate.
Awarded a masters degree in Engineering with distinction, in 2006 he continues his interest in developing prostheses and instruments used in hip and knee replacements.
A Fellowship year was spent working for Professor Ross Crawford and Dr Hugh English in Brisbane Australia in 2005. Working at Queensland University of Technology, experience was gained in new techniques of hip and knee surgery. Specifically, hip and knee replacement surgery, revision surgery and hip arthroscopy.
Jon’s work has been published in numerous medical journals. He has presented research locally, nationally and internationally. He won the GlaxoSmithKleine Orthopaedic Essay Prize in 2005 and the John Fitton Prize for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars in 2006.
Find out more about Jon on his websites www.jonconroy.com and www.yorkshirehiparthroscopy.com
Jake Timothy
Key speciality: Orthopaedic Spinal and Neurosurgery
Jake Timothy is a Neurosurgeon based in Leeds. He completed the National Spine Fellowship in Leeds in 2001 and 95% of his workload is spine both acute and elective. He is the elected UK delegate for the European Association of Neurosurgeons (EANS) training course and the UK representative for the Young Neurosurgeons of the World Federation of Neurosurgeons. He is the NICE specialist advisor for XLIF, head injuries, dynamic stabilisation and interspinous process distractors.
Last year Jake was awarded the Excellence in Healthcare delivery for the vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty service he developed with his radiology colleague. Currently is the Neurosurgical educational representative for AOSpine UK and sits on the AOSpine European education committee.
Jake has recently been appointed as Vice-chair to the regional MSCC committee.
Jake has been dedicated to teaching and training around the world and has developed a spinal surgical service in conjunction with orthopaedic surgeons in Bangladesh. He would like to continue his work both in the UK and developing countries as well as the research projects he is involved in particularly in conjunction with new techniques involving the spine.
John Griffith
Key speciality: Laparoscopic Colorectal surgery
John Griffith is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary and the Yorkshire Clinic. He specialises in colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease and functional disorders, as well as laparoscopic general surgical procedures including cholecystectomy and hernia operations. He also performs surgery for the whole range of proctology.
John qualified from Nottingham University in 1985 and undertook his junior surgical training in Sheffield. He moved to Leeds and completed his higher surgical training under the tutelage some of the country’s leading laparoscopic surgeons including Professor Mike McMahon and Professor John Monson. He also spent a year gaining specialist experience in colorectal surgery at the Singapore General Hospital under the guidance of Professor Francis Seow Chien.
He has pioneered laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Bradford and was awarded the status of a National Trainer in laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2008. Since this point he has performed the second highest number of training episodes on the LAPCO programme. He runs regular training courses in colorectal and hernia surgery and is one of the faculty of LAPCO Training -the trainers course for laparoscopic surgery. .
John is also the national clinical adviser for colorectal cancer to NHS improvement. He has pioneered survivorship work both local and as the national lead.
