IODA welcomes new 1st Vice-President: Dr Simon Fleming

IODA is delighted to announce Dr Simon Fleming as our 1st Vice President! We warmly welcome him back to the IODA Board of Directors and congratulate him on joining the presidential line.

A founding member of IODA, Simon previously served two terms on the Board as Trainee Representative and Communications Committee Chair. We look forward to his continued contributions to our mission to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in orthopaedics worldwide. Simon is a consultant orthopaedic hand and wrist surgeon, medical educator and internationally recognised culture change advocate.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) and the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS). He serves on the Executive Board of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers and the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Surgery, and is the former President of the British Orthopaedic Trainees’ Association.

Simon has delivered over 250 invited international keynote lectures on diversity and inclusion, surgical education and challenging exclusionary cultures in healthcare.

Congratulations, Simon! We are excited to welcome you back and look forward to the impact of your leadership as we continue building a more inclusive future for orthopaedics.