Mr Mark Falworth

Mr Falworth is recgnised nationally and internationally as leading and very experienced consultant orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon. He undertakes all forms of arthroscopic and open surgery and is currently the elected President of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS).

When managing his patients, Mr Falworth takes a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of shoulder and elbow conditions, and he uses rehabilitation and interventional radiology techniques before considering surgery. Mr Falworth only recommends evidence-based treatments and involves the patient in every part of the decision-making process.

Mr Falworth graduated from King's College Hospital, London in 1996 before completing his specialist orthopaedic training in London and the South East. He then undertook further training at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Mr Falworth went on to pursue almost two years of fellowship training in shoulder and elbow surgery both in the UK and overseas (Austria, Australia and USA), before being appointed as consultant orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2006.

During his career, Mr Falworth has held several esteemed positions and is currently the elected President of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS). He previously held the positions of Vice President (2023-'25), Chair of the Instrucional Course Committee (2022-'24) and Honorary Treasurer (2017-'22). He was also the Clinical Director for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital's Shoulder and Elbow Unit from 2012-'17. Mr Falworth also has a long list of publications in the orthopaedic literature, and he gives national and international seminars on shoulder and elbow surgery on a regular basis. Mr Falworth was awarded the prestigious BESS Copeland Fellowship in 2018, which enabled him to lecture in India over a three week period in order to help project BESS's work abroad.