Mr Syed S. Ahmed MBChB, MSc, LLM, FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip surgery at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and the Kent & Medway Orthopaedic Centre. He is one of the highest-volume hip surgeons in the UK, and has helped pioneer high-efficiency theatre pathways and day-case hip arthroplasty within the NHS.

Mr Ahmed trained in Kent, Surrey and Sussex before undertaking advanced fellowship training in hip and knee arthroplasty at University College London Hospital and in Toronto, Canada. Alongside his clinical work, he is deeply committed to education, leadership, and service innovation in orthopaedics.

He serves as Training Programme Director for Core Surgical Training in KSS and College Tutor at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, where he is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of surgeons. He is also a Clinical Advisor to the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and Chair of the Emerging Leaders Committee of the European Hip Society, where he contributes to shaping the future of hip surgery and developing young leaders in the speciality.

Through his clinical work, research, and national roles, he is passionate about building services, developing teams, and inspiring future orthopaedic surgeons.