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Name Professor Ashley Blom
Job title Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of Translational Health Sciences
Department Bristol Medical School (THS) University of Bristol
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Qualifications M.B.,Ch.B.(CapeT.), F.R.C.S., MD, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Professional details
Membership of professional bodies The Royal College of Surgeons
Keywords outcomes of arthroplasty
the safety of Orthopaedic implants
restitution of bone stock loss
Areas of expertise I am an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip replacements. I lead large programmes of research into various aspects of arthroplasty including outcomes, adverse occurrence, development of novel treatments and provision of care.

These programmes utilise a range of methodologies including evidence synthesis, bone biology, biomaterials, first-in-human trials, multicentre RCTs, analysis of routine datasets, qualitative research and health economics.
Media experience Numerous interviews on radio and television including BBC national news and BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Extensive print media coverage.