Draft:Mohamed A. Imam
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{{Short description|Egyptian–British orthopaedic surgeon and AI researcher}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Mohamed A. Imam
| caption = Imam in 2024
| birth_place = Egypt
| nationality = Egyptian
| citizenship = United Kingdom
| fields = Trauma and orthopaedic surgery, sports medicine, artificial intelligence in medicine
| workplaces = Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Centre
University of East London
| alma_mater = Suez Canal University
University of Oxford
Stanford University
| known_for = Virtual Fracture Clinic; AI in musculoskeletal medicine
| awards = ISAKOS Innovation Award (2023)
Edward Jenner NHS Leadership Award (2017)
| website = {{URL|https://profimam.co.uk}}
}}
Mohamed A. Imam is an Egyptian–British consultant orthopaedic surgeon, professor of digital health, and Executive Medical Director of the Smart Health Centre at the University of East London. He is Clinical Lead for Trauma Surgery at the Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Centre, where he founded one of the United Kingdom’s earliest Virtual Fracture Clinics.
Early life and education
Imam graduated MBBCh from Suez Canal University in 2004. Subsequent higher degrees include an MSc (2008), MD (gold medal, 2011), and PhD (2013) from the same university, an FRCS (Tr & Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2016), and an Executive Leadership Diploma from the University of Oxford (2022).
Career
After fellowships at Wrightington, Oxford, and Stanford, Imam was appointed consultant at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (2018–19) and later at Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Trust, Surrey (2019–). In Surrey he created the Surrey Elbow Hub and a tertiary limb-reconstruction service. He joined the University of East London as Professor of Digital Health in 2021 and became Executive Medical Director of its Smart Health Centre the following year.
= NHS innovation =
- Introduced e-trauma digital pathway (Pathpoint) and integrated NHFD/FLS data sets
- Designed patient-facing digital education resources
- Principal investigator for the Energise-funded digital fracture-prevention platform (2024)
Research
Awards and honours
- ISAKOS Innovation Award (2023)
- Edward Jenner NHS Leadership Award (2017)
- AAOS International Scholar (2017)
- EFORT Travelling Fellowship (2015)
- AO Trauma Fellowship (2011)
Selected publications
- Imam M.A. et al. “Transforming the NHS through AI-driven solutions.” Postgrad Med J 101 (2025): 1192.
- Khoriati A. et al. “Traumatic anterior shoulder instability.” Arch Bone Joint Surg (2024).
- Imam M.A. et al. “COVID-19 trauma outcomes (UKCoTS).” Int Orthop 47 (2023): 1397–1405.
External links
- {{Official website|https://profimam.co.uk}}
- {{Google Scholar id|4jZc0CUAAAAJ|Mohamed A. Imam}}
- {{ResearchGate|Mohamed-Imam-2}}
- {{URL|https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-a-imam-64a0b94a|LinkedIn – Mohamed A. Imam}}
- {{URL|https://orthoglobe.org/bio-professor-mohamed-a-imam/|OrthoGlobe biography}}
- {{URL|https://citesort.ai/|CiteSort.ai}}
- {{URL|https://smartaiproject.co.uk/|SmartAIProject}}
- {{URL|https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/mohamed-imam|Top Doctors profile}}
- {{URL|https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/consultants/professor-mohamed-imam|Nuffield Health consultant page}}
- {{URL|https://www.finder.bupa.co.uk/Consultant/view/253746/professor_mohamed_a_imam|Bupa Consultant Finder}}
- {{URL|https://www.phoenixhospitalgroup.com/our-specialists/professor-mohamed-imam/|Phoenix Hospital Group profile}}
- {{URL|https://www.uel.ac.uk/our-research/research-institutes-centres-groups/smart-health-centre|Smart Health Centre – University of East London}}
- {{URL|https://www.isakos.com/2023/FacultyDetails/147320|ISAKOS faculty biography}}