13 September 2011

Rami Abboud elected Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England

Professor Rami Abboud, of the University of Dundee, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Honorary Fellowship is given to a limited number of individuals of outstanding academic merit, or other outstanding contributions to the profession. Those who receive this accolade are usually world recognised figures in their particular specialty. The number of living not-medically qualified Honorary Fellows at any one time shall not exceed 30.

Professor Abboud is Director of the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research (IMAR) and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery at the University of Dundee.

'I am delighted to receive this honour from the Royal College of Surgeons of England,' said Professor Abboud. 'This further adds to Dundee’s reputation as one of the leading institutions for teaching, research and training in Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, and Biomechanics.'

Professor Abboud will formally accept the Fellowship at a ceremony in London on 18th January 2012.

The Institute of Motion Analysis and Research, housed within the School of Medicine at the University of Dundee, is internationally renowned for its clinical services and research on biomechanics and how engineering applies to medicine in relation to motion, gait, stress and pressure placed on the body. The emphasis is placed on sports and disability with the overall aim of alleviating pain, correcting deformity and enhancing performance. The Department and IMAR have attracted students from around the world for over 20 years.

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