Training

Mr Brew was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee replacement surgery in 2011 at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and also has practices at The Yorkshire Clinic.

Mr Brew treats patients form all over West and North Yorkshire including  the Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate and Ilkley areas with  some  patients  travelling from Cumbria for treatment.

Mr Brew studied Medicine at the University of St Andrews where he obtained a degree of Bachelor of Medical Science before going onto to complete his medical undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester. He performed his Basic Surgical Training in the North West of England before moving to Yorkshire to complete his Higher Surgical Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics.

He then underwent a nationally renowned Specialist Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Fellowship in Leeds, UK followed by an internationally renowned Fellowship in Brisbane, Australia where he gained extensive experience in all aspects of hip and knee replacement surgery including computer assisted surgery, complex primary and revision (re-do) surgery.

Research

 Following the award of an Arthritis Research Council Research Fellowship, Action Research Fellowship and Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship he completed an extensive period of research into the underlying cause of osteoarthritis at the UK Centre for Tissue Engineering laboratories at the University of Manchester .

Osteoarthritis is a chronic debilitating degenerative condition that commonly affects the hip and knee and is the most common reason for undergoing a hip or knee joint replacement. This work helped to increase our understanding of the underlying cause of osteoarthritis and has been published in internationally renowned medical journals and has been presented at international academic meetings.

Mr Brew was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine for this work in 2005 by the University of Manchester.

Teaching

 Mr Brew takes a keen interest in teaching both medical students and junior doctors on a regular basis and acts as an Educational and Clinical Supervisor for doctors in training.

Mr Brew also maintains a busy NHS practice with a specialist interest in hip and knee revision surgery and the management of fractures around hip and knee replacements (periprosthetic fractures).

Mr Brew is  the Elective Orthopaedic Speciality lead at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with an interest in improving efficiency, effectiveness and safety, in theatres.