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Consultant Physiotherapist & Clinical Director of Therapies, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (UK)

Past President of European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER)

Anju is a Consultant Physiotherapist with a clinical interest in shoulder dysfunction and Deputy director for therapies research & innovation at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOHT). She has worked at the RNOHT for 26 years, managing shoulder dysfunction with a specific interest in atraumatic shoulder pain & instability.

She has lectured internationally and presented at numerous scientific meetings. She has published work in the field of motor control at the shoulder, co-supervised post graduate student projects and has been a collaborator on several funded one of which is the NIHR GRASP trial with the University of Oxford. She has just completed a randomised clinical trial on the role of surgery in atraumatic shoulder instability in collaboration with Prof Ginn at Sydney University. She holds a clinical teaching fellow post at University College London (UCL).

She has served on the board of the European Society of Shoulder & Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER) since 2008 and was President of the society from 2012-2015. She has also served on the council of the British Shoulder & Elbow Society and on the NICE committee for joint replacement.  She has a passion for improving the management of shoulder dysfunction as well as globally promoting physical therapy and rehabilitation.