Mr Ali Abdulkarim is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with expertise in joint replacements, trauma, and sports-related lower limb injuries. He completed elite orthopaedic training in Ireland and advanced fellowships in Cambridge and Bristol. Internationally recognised for his research, he has presented at over 100 conferences. His care is tailored, minimally invasive where possible, and focused on helping patients make informed choices.

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
• Consultant orthopedic surgeon, Goring Hall Hospital
• Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
• Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• MB ChB University of Manchester 1998
• MCh (Master of Surgery) Royal College of Surgeons 2010
• FRCS (Tr & Orth) Intercollegiate, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2017
• FEBOT European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2017
• MFSEM (UK) Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
• MFSEM (Ireland) Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (Ireland)

• General Medical Council (GMC number): 6068785
• Member of The British Hip Society
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon RCSI
• Fellow of European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• Member of Faculty of sport and exercise medicine UK
• Member of Faculty of sport and exercise medicine in Ireland
• Member of European Orthopaedic Research Society

• 2024 Acute kidney injury post hip fracture surgery: preliminary results. Metry A, Sain A, Abdulkarim A. Orthop Procs. 2024 Dec;106-B(SUPP_20):11. doi:10.1302/1358-992X.2024.20.011. Bone & Joint

• 2024 Acute kidney injury post hip fracture surgery: local quality improvement project and review of literature. Metry A, Manzoor N, Elkilany A, Abdulkarim A.

• 2023 An audit on the pre-operative fasting time of trauma-list orthopaedic patients at a district general hospital in Chichester, United Kingdom. Perera H, Wusu A, Mohammad A, Qulaghassi MZ, Abdulkarim A. Cureus. 2023 Nov;15(11):e48327. doi:10.7759/cureus.48327. PubMed Central

• 2022 A novel physical model demonstrating the logic of poller screws to achieve optimal fracture reduction. Hu SY, Abdulkarim A, Dickerson T, Krkovic M.

• 2021 Atraumatic bilateral acute compartment syndrome of the lower legs: a review of the literature. Warren M, Dhillon G, Muscat J, Abdulkarim A.

• 2021 ‘Shish kebab’ technique used to treat severe trauma to the foot: a case report. Murphy B, Carroll P, Abdulkarim A, Chhabra J.

• 2021 Management of supracondylar fractures at a district general hospital. Erotocritou M, Antar M, Abdulkarim A. NCBI

• 2021 Atraumatic bilateral compartment syndrome: a case report. Warren M, Dhillon G, Abdulkarim A.

• 2021 Outcomes of unstable distal radius fractures – a meta-analysis of bridging external fixation versus volar plating. Mulrain J, Joshi K, Doyle F, Abdulkarim A.

• 2021 Cambridge protocol for management of segmental bone loss. Tennyson M, Krzak AM, Krkovic M, Abdulkarim A.

• 2020 Improving radiographic imaging for circular frames: the Cambridge experience. Al-Uzri M, Thahir A, Abdulkarim A, Krkovic M.

• 2020 A health economic analysis of the management of open lower limb fractures in the elderly. Pley C, Purohit K, Krkovic M, Abdulkarim A. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 Dec;30(8):1383–1391. doi:10.1007/s00590-020-02713-3.

• 2020 Eccentric Taylor spatial frame placement for the correction of femoral fracture deformity: a novel technique. Sibbel J, Abdulkarim A, Fisher R, Krkovic M. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 Jul;30(5):869–875. doi:10.1007/s00590-020-02639-w.

• 2020 The influence of patellofemoral degenerative changes on the outcome of the unicompartmental knee replacement: a prospective study. Abdulkarim A. Orthop Procs. 2013 Sep;95-B(SUPP_11):332. doi:10.1302/1358-992X.95BSUPP_11.CORS2013-332.

• 2020 Cambridge experience in spontaneous bone regeneration after traumatic segmental bone defect: a case series and review of literature. Abdulkarim A, Hu SY, Walker BR, Krkovic M. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Apr;13(4):e232482. doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-232482.