Andrew J Goldberg

Andrew Julian Goldberg
Born (1970-07-28) 28 July 1970
Nationality British
Education M.D. from University of London
Medical career
Profession Surgeon
Field Orthopaedics
Specialism Ankle
Notable prizes OBE

Andrew Julian Goldberg OBE (born 28 July 1970), aka Andy Goldberg is a British orthopaedic surgeon specialising in complex ankle disorders. He is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London and Stanmore[1] and also an academic at University College London.[2]

Goldberg runs a research programme exploring regenerative medicine treatments, including stem cells and cartilage transplantation,[3] the effects of stem cell therapy on achilles tendinopathy,[4] and a national clinical trial comparing ankle replacements against ankle fusion.[5] He is on the Data Monitoring Committee for the Achilles Tendon Rupture PATH2 clinical study.[6] Goldberg is the Chief Investigator on the TARVA trial comparing ankle replacement against ankle fusion.[7] He was also responsible for the creation of the National Joint Registry for Ankle Replacements.[8] He sits on the Outcomes Committee of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS)[9] and is leading on several national patient reported outcome measures’ projects including being the musculoskeletal lead of the Farr Institute of Health Informatics.[10]

His Doctorate of Medicine (MD) thesis was awarded in 2006 by the University of London entitled The Use of Human Autologous Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells in Cartilage Repair Techniques.[11]

He chairs the Medical Futures Innovation Awards,[12][13] and speaks nationally and internationally[14] on healthcare entrepreneurship & innovation, including the Royal Society in London.[15] He has authored several text books[16] and is editor for the Clinical Talk Series, distributed by World Scientific.[17] He was awarded an OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to medicine.[18]

References

  1. ↑ 5349, RNOH communications department, 020 8909. "Mr Andy Goldberg OBE | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust". www.rnoh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Iris View Profile". iris.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Andy; Mitchell, Katrina; Soans, Julian; Kim, Louise; Zaidi, Razi (2017-01-01). "The use of mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage repair and regeneration: a systematic review". Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 12: 39. doi:10.1186/s13018-017-0534-y. ISSN 1749-799X. PMC 5345159. PMID 28279182.
  4. ↑ "Stem cell therapy which helped Dream Alliance win the Welsh Grand National used on London mum". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. ↑ "ISRCTN - ISRCTN60672307: Total Ankle Replacement Versus Arthrodesis (TARVA) Trial". www.isrctn.com. doi:10.1186/ISRCTN60672307. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  6. ↑ "MEET THE TEAM | PATH-2 : Platelet Rich Plasma in Achilles Tendon Healing". path2.octru.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  7. ↑ "Welcome". Ankle Arthritis | Ankle Replacement | Arthrodesis | Ankle Fusion. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ↑ Registry, National Joint. "Ankle replacements". www.njrcentre.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  9. ↑ "BOFAS > About BOFAS > Committees > Outcomes Committee". www.bofas.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  10. ↑ "Farr Institute | The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research". www.farrinstitute.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  11. ↑ 5349, RNOH communications department, 020 8909. "Mr Andy Goldberg OBE | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust". www.rnoh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  12. ↑ "Medical Futures". www.medicalfutures.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  13. ↑ "Winners announced at Medical Futures Innovation Awards 2011". Cambridge Network. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  14. ↑ Goldberg, Andrew (2012). "Options for Developing Your Idea" (PDF). aofas.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  15. ↑ Goldberg, Andrew (December 2008). "The rise and fall of the 'ideapreneur'". Journal of the Foundation of Science & Technology. 19: 8.
  16. ↑ Goldberg, Andrew; Stansby, Gerard (2012-07-03). Surgical Talk: Lecture Notes in Undergraduate Surgery (3 ed.). London: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9781848166141.
  17. ↑ "Clinical Talk". World Scientific Publishing Company. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  18. ↑ "New Year Honours List 2011 in full". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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