Professor James Calder

About Professor James Calder

A founding member of Fortius Clinic with an internationally recognised reputation in the expert treatment of sports injuries. He works with premier athletic organisations including Premier League soccer teams, the British Olympic team, and elite ballet companies. He spent a fellowship year in Brisbane and completed a travelling sports orthopaedic fellowship in the USA. He holds a professorship at Imperial College London's Department of Bioengineering and remains active in research. He is President of ESSKA-AFAS, Associate Editor of The Bone & Joint Journal, Chairman of the International Achilles Tendon Study Group, and Medical Advisor to UK Dance.

Qualifications: OBE TD MD PhD FRCS (Tr&Orth) FFSEM (UK)

Recent and current appointments

• OBE for Sport and Exercise, 2021 New Years Honours List in reflection of his contribution to teaching and research.
• Clinical Lead at the NHS Nightingale Hospital during Covid 19 pandemic.
• Associate Editor and Editorial Board of The Bone & Joint Journal.
• Former Associate Editor and Editorial Board, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Journal (KSSTA).
• Chairman International Achilles Tendon Study Group.
• Vice President ESSKA - AFAS (The European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy).
• Medical Advisor, UK Dance.

Publications, lectures and teaching

• International lecturer on foot and ankle surgery and sports injuries.
• Regular Instructional Course Lecturer for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
• More than 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Editor of several books and authored over 30 book chapters.

Society memberships

• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
• European Society for Sports Surgery Knee Arthroscopy (ESSKA).
• International Cartilage Repair Society.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
• Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.