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Samantha Tross
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Science, Medicine & Engineering

Samantha is the first woman in Europe
to be trained in robotic surgery of the
hip and knee. She has continued to use
her influence as the first black female
consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the UK
on the international stage, collaborating
with surgeons in Guyana, building on her
outreach work and focusing on forming
collaborative exchange programmes.
Apart from her clinical work, she is
actively involved in medical education, is
an examiner for Imperial College Medical
School finals examinations and an
Associate Editor for the Journal of Medical
Case Reports. She is also an Educational
Supervisor and mentor for young surgeons.
Samantha has commenced collaborating
with the Engineering department of the
University of Bristol to encourage young
black students to consider a career in
engineering or orthopaedic surgery, which
benefits greatly from engineering. This is
mainly in the form of mentorships.
Samantha lectured at the inaugural
Melanin Medics Meeting in July 2018,
supporting and motivating young doctors of
colour and those aspiring to pursue a career
in medicine. She continues to support in a
mentoring capacity.
She is also currently researching the
effects of low vitamin D on patients
undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery.
Samantha has lectured at the annual
conferences of the British Orthopaedic
Association, as well as the Association of
Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland on
the ‘Importance of Diversity in Surgery’,
focusing on gender and ethnicity.
A graduate from University College
London, followed by training at Guy’s and
St Thomas’s, Samantha is one of a small
but growing number of female orthopaedic
surgeons in the UK. She practises at BMI
Clementine Churchill Hospital, Harrow Bupa
Cromwell Hospital and Ealing Hospital NHS
Trust.
Samantha is on the examining team for
Imperial College Medical School finals
examinations and has been awarded a Black
British Business Icon Award.
Tatler magazine featured her in its
prestigious Doctors’ Guide of the country’s
top 250 consultants.

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