Howard Cottam is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hand, wrist and upper limb surgeries. Alongside his NHS role and private practice, he was recently appointed as Honorary Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London in recognition of his ongoing involvement in teaching and training, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is dedicated to the advancement of orthopaedic techniques and patient outcomes and is a reviewer for the prestigious ‘The Bone and Joint Journal’. Patients describe him as down-to-earth, approachable, and professional.

• 2015 - Present Medway NHS Foundation Trust Subspecialty Interest in Upper Limb Surgery
• 2016 - Present Undergraduate Lead, King’s College London
• 2014 - Present: Reviewer, The Bone and Joint Journal
• 2020 - Present: Clinical Lead, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Medway Maritime Hospital
• 2017 - Present: Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London

• Upper Limb Fellowship (Hand & Wrist) King's College Hospital, London, 2014
• Upper Limb Fellowship (Shoulder & Elbow) Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol, 2013
• MSc. (Tr and Orth) University of Brighton, 2013
• FRCS (Tr and Orth) Royal College of Surgeons, 2012
• BSc. Hons King's College London, 1996
• MBBS King's College Londo,n 1999

• General Medical Council (GMC number): 4625898
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
• British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
• British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)

• Cottam H, Dawson-Bowling S, Southgate C. Prospective Evaluation of the Accuracy of Data Collection for the Trainee Surgical Logbook. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (Suppl) 2012 94: 358–61
• Kahane S, Palan J, Stammers J, Baird E, Cottam HL, Briggs TWR. Competition for trauma and orthopaedic training numbers. BMJ Careers 2012 March
• Simpson C, Cottam H, Fitzgerald JE, Giddings CEB. The European working time directive has a negative impact on surgical training in the UK. The Surgeon. 2011 Feb;9(1):56-57
• Gallagher K, Dawson-Bowling S, Nawaz Z, Cottam H, Miles J, Manning P, Briggs T. Training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery - A National Survey of Trainers and Trainees. BMJ Careers 2010 Sept; 97-99 Other Non-Clinical Publications Cottam H. COMOC 2010 – The Trainees’ Perspective. BON Winter 2010
• Cottam H, Baird E, Machin D. Beyond EWTD... the next steps for Trauma and Orthopaedic Training. [Online]. BOTA 2010. Available from: http://www.bota.org.uk/downloads.php?id=28. [Accessed May 2011]
• Goodwin M, Atkins R, Brooks A, Cottam H, Bowyer G. Developing the Healthcare Workforce – BOA Response. British Orthopaedic Association 2011 Cottam H, Baird E. BOTA Response to the JCST Phase 1 Review Report. [Online]. BOTA 2011. Available from: http://www.bota.org.uk/downloads.php?id=28. [Accessed May 2011]