Mr Chambler has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the United Kingdom for the past 17 years. He qualified from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, part of Imperial College London. Embarking on his surgical career, his interest soon became Orthopaedics and in particular shoulder and elbow surgery, being awarded his Masters of Surgery degree in this area by the University of London in 2000.
He gained his Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship with Professor Carr in Oxford and has since been awarded travelling fellowships by the British Elbow & Shoulder Society within the United Kingdom and Europe as well as to the world renowned Mayo Clinic in the United States of America.
Mr Chambler has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the United Kingdom for the past 13 years. He qualified from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, part of Imperial College London. Embarking on his surgical career, his interest soon became Orthopaedics and in particular shoulder and elbow surgery, being awarded his Masters of Surgery degree in this area by the University of London in 2000.
He gained his Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship with Professor Carr in Oxford and has since been awarded travelling fellowships by the British Elbow & Shoulder Society within the United Kingdom and Europe as well as to the world renowned Mayo Clinic in the United States of America.
Training
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London
1986-1992
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London
1986-1992
Imperial College, London (Intercalated Clinical BSc.(Hons))
1991
Imperial College, London (Intercalated Clinical BSc.(Hons))
1991
PRHO: Central Middlesex Hospital & St. Mary’s Hospital
1992-1993
PRHO: Central Middlesex Hospital & St. Mary’s Hospital
1992-1993
SHO Surgical Rotation: St.Mary’s Hospital, London
1993-1996
SHO Surgical Rotation: St.Mary’s Hospital, London
1993-1996
SpR North West Thames Orthopaedic Rotation:
1996-2002
SpR North West Thames Orthopaedic Rotation:
1996-2002
Appointments and practicing Privileges
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Yeovil District Hospital
2003-2013
Executive Orthopaedic Consultant
Sulis Hospital Bath
2013-ongoing
Clinical Chairman
Sulis Hospital Bath
2016 – 2022
Additional Placements
Qualifications
British
BSc.(Hons) Clinical Science
June – 1991
MB BS London
July – 1992
FRCS (Eng.) Part I
April – 1994
FRCS (Eng.) Part II
April – 1996
Master of Surgery, London
May – 2000
FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Nov – 2001
FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Nov – 2001
American
USA Medical Licensing Examination
(Steps 1 & 2)
1993
British
BSc.(Hons) Clinical Science
June – 1991
MB BS London
July – 1992
FRCS (Eng.) Part I
April – 1994
FRCS (Eng.) Part II
April – 1996
Master of Surgery, London
May – 2000
FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Nov – 2001
FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Nov – 2001
American
USA Medical Licensing Examination (Steps 1 & 2)
1993
Common Shoulder Conditions :
- Shoulder Joint Arthritis
- Subacromial Impingement/Bursitis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- SLAP Lesions
- Calcific Tendinitis
- Acromioclavicular Joint Arthritis
- Acromioclavicular Joint Injury
- Shoulder Dislocation/Instability
- Biceps Rupture/Bicipital Tendinitis
Common Elbow Conditions :
Surgical Procedures – Shoulder :
- Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression
- Rotator Cuff Repair – Arthroscopic and Open
- Acromiclavicular Joint Excision
- Arthroscopic Capsular Release
- Biceps Tenodesis
- Arthroscopic Stabilisation/Laterjet Procedure
- Shoulder Joint Replacement – Resurfacing and Anatomical
- Shoulder Joint Replacement – Reverse Polarity Prosthesis
- Revision Shoulder Surgery
Surgical Procedures – Elbow :
Research Fellowship :1996-1997
MS Degree Thesis Title:
The Role of Impingement in the Mechanism of Acromial Enthesophyte Development in Rotator cuff Disease
Clinical Fellowship :2002-2003
Shoulder and Elbow Clinical Fellowship
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford. UK.
Travelling Fellowships :
- Zimmer North America : 2003
- Biomet/BESS : 2003-2004
- BESS/Acumed Mayo Clinic Fellowship : 2008
Faculty On Orthopaedic Courses :
- Watanabe Club Arthroscopic Shoulder Courses UK: 2004-current
- Shoulder and Elbow Trauma Masterclass Bucharest: 2015
- Stryker Arthroscopic Masterclass techniques Course UK: 2015 – 2016
Orthopaedic Journal Peer Reviewer :
- Bone and Joint Surgery
- Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
- Shoulder & Elbow – Journal of BESS
MS Examiner University of London & Oxford University
Research :
Site Principle Investigator for Multi-centre Randomised Clinical trials
- UKUFF Trial
- Profher Trial
- Clavicle Trial
- IMPACT Regeneten Study
Exactech Equinox Users Group
Orthopaedic Publications:
- Surgical vs nonsurgical treatment of adults with displaced fractures of the proximal humerus: the PROFHER randomized clinical trial.
Rangan A, Handoll H, Brealey S, Jefferson L, Keding A, Martin BC, Goodchild L, Chuang LH, Hewitt C, Torgerson D; PROFHER Trial Collaborators.
JAMA.
2015 Mar 10;313(10):1037-47. - Midterm results of Oxford shoulder hemiarthroplasty.
Dwyer AJ, Eid AS, Dvorak V, Chambler A
Indian J Orthop.
2014 Jul;48(4):380-4. - Aequalis humeral head resurfacing in glenohumeral arthritis at a minimum followup of 2 years.
Raghavan R, Dwyer AJ, Chambler A
Orthop.
2013 Jun 11;2013:541389. - Mid-term results of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in patients with or without partial thickness rotator cuff tears.
Eid AS, Dwyer AJ, Chambler A
Int J Shoulder Surg.
. 2012 Jul;6(3):86-9. - Infection risk from surgeons’ eyeglasses.
Butt U, Saleem U, Yousuf K, El-Bouni T, Chambler A, Eid AS.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong).
2012 Apr;20(1):75-7. - Conservative management versus open reduction and internal fixation for mid-shaft clavicle fractures in adults–the Clavicle Trial: study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial.
Longo UG, Banerjee S, Barber J, Chambler A, Cobiella C, Corbett S, Crowther M, Drew S, Francis A, Lee M, Garlick N, Packham I, Pearse Y, Richards A, Roberts C, Tennent D, Tims E, Ahrens PM.
Trials.
2011 Feb 28;12:57. - Are ‘Knife and Fork’ good enough for day case surgery of resistant tennis elbow?
AJ Dwyer, R G’swamy, T Elbouni and AFW Chambler
Int Orthop.
2010 Feb;34(1):57-61. Epub 2008 Dec 19. - Arthroscopic Treatment for the Malunion of Head Splitting Proximal Humeral Fracture. The Need for Adequate Initial Radiological Investigation.
M As’ad, M M Thet and AFW Chambler
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2007;16:4:e1 - Outcome of Copeland Surface Replacement Shoulder Arthroplasty
SR Thomas, AJ Wilson, AFW Chambler, I Harding and M Thomas
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2005; 14:485-491 - Quantitative Cytochemical evidence for local increases in bone turnover at the coracoacromial ligament’s acromial enthesis.
AFW Chambler, SCF Rawlinson, RJH Emery and AA Pitsillides
Journal of Rheumatology.2004; 31:2216-25 - The Role of Surgery in Frozen Shoulder – Editorial.
AFW Chambler and AJ Carr
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2003. Aug; 85(6):789-95 - Coracoacromial Ligament Tension: A Dynamic In-vivo Study.
AFW Chambler, P Reilly, A Bull, RJH Emery and A Amis
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2003. Jul-Aug; 12(4): 365-7 - Acromial Spur Formation in Patients with Rotator Cuff Disease.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2003. Jul-Aug; 12(4): 314-21 - Selected Internet Viewings: Shoulder surgery
RJ Chennagiri, JMF Spencer and AFW Chambler.
Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2003; 85:216 - Selected Internet Viewings: General Orthopaedics
N Somashekar and AFW Chambler.
Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2002; 84:69 - Recurrent shoulder dislocation secondary to chronic synovitis in sickle cell disease.
AFW Chambler and DJ Roussow.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2001. 10:383-384. - Posterior Dislocation of the Hip whilst playing Basketball: A case report.
TD Tennent, AFW Chambler and DJ Roussow.
British Journal of Sports Medicine. 1998: Vol 32; 4: 342-343. - Symmetrical Brodie’s Abscess.
AFW Chambler, PJ Chapman-Sheath, MF Pearse and J Hollingdale.
Postgraduate Medical Journal 1997.Vol. 73; 864: 660-661. - Acromial Morphology: “Enigma of Terminology”.
AFW Chambler and RJH Emery.
Knee, Sports Surgery and Arthroscopy 1997: 5: 268-272. - Lord Moynihan cuts Codman into Audit.
AFW Chambler and RJH Emery.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons Engl. (Suppl). 1997; 79: 174-176. - Complete Avulsion of Flexor Digitorum Tendon. A case report.
AFW Chambler, P Chapman-Sheath and MF Pearse.
International Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 1995; 5: 2: 90.
Published Abstracts – Orthopaedic:
- AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
Quantitative Evidence for the Spatial Development and Remodelling of Acromial Spurs: A Cytochemical study.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1999: 81-B: Supp II; 174. - AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
Acromial Spurs: Quantitative Cytochemistry and Bone Apposition rate Analysis.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 1999. 8:504 - AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
Impingement induced mechanical loading alterations in the mechanism of acromial spur formation.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 1998: Vol. 7;2:189. - AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
Intra-Operative Measurement of Tensional Strain across the Coracoacromial Arch.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1998: 80-B: Supp I; 105.
Publications In Other Specialities:
- AFW Chambler, J Coleman and A Darzi
The Biodegradable Valtrac Ring for Anastomoses in Laparoscopic-assisted Colectomy.
In: Compression Anastomosis by Biofragmentable Rings; 124-126.
Eds. Engeman and Thiede. Springer 1994. - AFW Chambler, PJ Drew, ADK Hill, A Darzi and JRT Monson.
Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma. A Review.
Surgical Oncology 1995: Vol 4 (5); 245-254. - AFW Chambler, ADK Hill and A Darzi.
Laparoscopic-assisted Hemicolectomy using the Valtrac Anastomotic Ring.
The World Journal of Video Surgery 1994. Vol XI: 1; 7-10. - AFW Chambler; ADK Hill; J Rees; N Menzies-Gow and A Darzi.
Laparoscopic-assisted Hemicolectomy using the Valtrac BAR.
Minimal Invasive Therapy 1993: 2: 189-193. - AFW Chambler, PJ Chapman-Sheath and MJ Pearse.A Model Curriculum Vitae. Hospital Medicine. 1998: Vol. 59; 4: 324-326
- NJW Cheshire; JNH Wolfe; M Barrades; AFW Chambler and DM Mikhalides.
Smoking, Plasma Fibrinogen, Lipoprotein a and Serotonin are markers for Post Operative Infra Inguinal Graft stenosis.
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 1996: Vol 11; 479-486.
Presentations To Learned Societies :
- A Centralised Procurement Strategy with Clinical engagement delivers significant cost savings
W Tabi, AFW Chambler, BWT Gooding
British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Annual Scientific Meeting; Coventry, June 2017 - Review of Copeland Shoulder Prosthesis
A Wilson, AFW Chambler, S Thomas, I Harding and M Thomas.
British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Annual Scientific Meeting
Norwich, June 2002. - Total Elbow Arthroplasty following previous Interpositional Arthroplasty.
AFW Chambler, DDM Spicer and M Thomas.
8th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder.
Capetown, South Africa. April 2001. - Coracoacromial Ligament Tension: A Dynamic In-vivo Study.
P Reilly, AFW Chambler, RJH Emery and A Amis.
8th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder.
Capetown, South Africa. April 2001. - Quantitative Evidence for the Spatial Development and Remodelling of Acromial Spurs: A Cytochemical study.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
4th Congress of EFORT, Brussels, Belgium. June 1999. - Acromial Spurs: Quantitative Cytochemistry and Bone Apposition rate Analysis.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
7th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder. Sydney, Australia. October 1998. - Impingement induced mechanical loading alterations in the mechanism of acromial spur formation.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
The 10th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow. Salzburg, Austria. September 1997. - Intra-Operative Measurement of Tensional Strain across the Coracoacromial Arch.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Annual Scientific Meeting; Dublin, May 1997. - An Audit of Morbidity Data Collection.
AFW Chambler, N Taffinder and Rosemary Hittingher.
8th Annual Audit Conference, Royal College of Surgeons of England. June 1997. - Risk Factors for PTFE graft stenosis.
NJW Cheshire; AFW Chambler; M Barrades; DM Mikhalides and JNH Wolfe.
Association of Surgeons; Birmingham, April 1993. - Smoking and Platelet activity predict infra-inguinal graft stenosis.
NJW Cheshire; AFW Chambler; M Barrades; DM Mikhalides and JNH Wolfe.
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland; London 1992. - Ultrasonography of the Shoulder following Rotator Cuff Repair.
S Burnett, D Cunningham, AFW Chambler and RJH Emery.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society, Italy. September 1997.
Poster Presentations At Learned Society Meetings :
- Role of Rotator Cuff in Shoulder Arthroplasty“ Early results using the Oxford Shoulder.
AJ Dwyer, J Rico-Pecero, VM Dvorak and AFW Chambler
10th EFFORT Congress, Vienna. Austria. June 2009 - Are Knife and Fork good enough for day case surgery of resistant tennis elbow?
AJ Dwyer, R G swamy, T Elbouni and AFW Chambler
British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Liverpool. June 2008 - Review of the Copeland Shoulder Prosthesis
AFW Chambler, A Wilson, S Thomas, I Harding and M Thomas.
The 11th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow.
Budapest, Hungary. September 2002 - Acromial Spur formation from both Bone apposition and Cartilaginous Calcification of the Coracoacromial Ligament.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Nottingham. May 2000. - Acromial Spurs: Possible formation from both Bone apposition and Cartilaginous Calcification of the Coracoacromial Ligament.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
The 10th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow.
The Hague, Netherlands. September 1999. - Integrity of the Rotator Cuff following open repair.
AFW Chambler, M Swan, R Carey-Smith, S Burnett and RJH Emery.
The 10th Congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow.
The Hague, Netherlands. September 1999. - Inherent Tension across the Coracoacromial Arch.
AFW Chambler, AA Pitsillides and RJH Emery.
7th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder. Sydney, Australia. October 1998. - “We’ll tell you in Clinicâ€: Information recall of Orthopaedic Patients in Day Surgery.
E Tello, S Whyte, AFW Chambler and DJ Rossouw.
British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Dublin, Ireland. October 1998. - Laparoscopic Hemicolectomy using the biodegradable anastomotic ring. 1st European Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
Cologne, Germany. June 1993.
ADK Hill, AFW Chambler, A Quereshi, J Coleman, N Menzies-Gow and A Darzi.
