Personal Profile
Amr completed three national specialist fellowships in Alderhey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool University Hospital, Southampton University Hospital and the Royal Berkshire Hospital. He has also completed an international limb reconstruction fellowship in the Ilizarov Institute, Kurgan, Russia, for limb deformities. In 2017 he attended and presented at the International Paediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA))
His sub-speciality interests include:
1- Adults
- Lower Limb Joint Replacement Surgery:
Management of adult Osteoarthritis (degenerative/traumatic) with different modalities of treatment including joint injections, arthroscopy, Knee and Hip arthroplasty surgery. - Sports Injuries:
Management of soft tissue injuries of the knee, knee arthroscopy, arthroscopic meniscal and cartilage surgery, ACL reconstruction surgery - Adult deformity:
Management of complex trauma and its sequelae, including malunion/ non-union requiring corrective osteotomy and internal/external fixation using the Ilizarov principles
2- Paediatrics:
General paediatric Orthopaedics, paediatric deformities, paediatric hip, knee and foot/ankle surgery, lower limb paediatric sports injuries and trau.
Amr is the lead of the simulation centre for Orthopaedics in the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust, has been involved in teaching and research throughout his career and had several presentations in international meetings and publications in peer reviewed journals.
Outside work, loves his Basketball ! Back in his home town, he was a member of the Alexandria Sporting Club first team who won the Egyptian cup on a number of occasions. He played University basketball with Alexandria winning the cup three years in a row and then went on to represent Egypt at international level, winning gold medals in several tournaments. Amr and his young family are now proud supporters of the Reading Rockets Basketball team.
