Mr. Tamer A Sweed
MB ChB, MChOrth, MRCS (Eng), FRCS(Tr-Orth)
Consultant Knee Surgeon
Mr Sweed is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising exclusively in knee surgery and lower limb sports injuries. His NHS practice is at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
His elective practice covers all areas of knee surgery with a special interest in knee osteotomies (realignment surgery), partial and total knee replacement, and ligament reconstruction.
Mr Sweed graduated from medical school at Alexandria University in Egypt in 2001. He completed his orthopaedic training at Alexandria University and moved to the UK in 2013. He obtained his FRCS Trauma and Orthpaedics in 2016 and has since completed specialist fellowship training in knee surgery at several prestigious institutions, including:
- The BOA Knee Osteotomy Fellowship at Northcumbria NHS Trust
- Sports Knee Fellowship at University Hospitals of Derby & Burton
- Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Knee Fellowship at University Hospital Birmingham
Mr. Tamer A Sweed
Membership of Professional Bodies
- General Medical Council: 7060605
- Specialist Register Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery: 15 June 2021
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- Medical Protection Society(MPS)
- European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
- International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
- British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
Qualifications
FRCS (Tr-Orth)
November 2016
Royal College of Surgeons (England)
MRCS (Eng)
October 2011
Royal College of Surgeons (England)
MSc Orth
December 2006
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
MB ChB in Medicine and General Surgery
September 2001
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Publications and Research
Reviewer Roles
- Reviewer for the Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Journal (KSSTA)
- Reviewer for the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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A custom ChatGPT can accurately answer questions from an international
expert osteotomy consensus statement
Mabrouk A, Boutefnouchet T, Malik S, Sweed T
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00590-025-04373-7
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Transforming orthopaedics with AI: Insights from a custom ChatGPT on
ESSKA osteotomy consensus
Sweed T, Mabrouk A, Dawson M
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy May 2025
Transforming orthopaedics with AI: Insights from a custom ChatGPT on ESSKA osteotomy consensus
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Normal values of the axial patellotrochlear overlap on MRI: Good
correlation with patellotrochlear index in patients with no patellofemoral
pathology
Sweed T, Lim Z, Boutefnouchet T, Amerasekera S, Choudhary S, Ashraf T
The Knee Journal. March 2024
https://www.thekneejournal.com/article/S0968-0160(24)00028-0/abstract
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Management of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament: a
systematic review
Knee Surgery and Related Research. August 2021
Sweed T, Mussa M, Elbakoury A, Geutjens G, Metcalfe A
Management of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament: a systematic review
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Plating for Treatment of Femoral and Tibial Stem Tip Pain in Stemmed
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Case Report
Sweed TA, Wilton T
Current Orthopaedic Practice. June 2020
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Bilateral Osteonecrosis of the Femoral and Humeral Heads after Short
Term Corticosteroid Therapy. A Case Study.
TA Gamal, A El-Bakoury, A Hawkins, M AlTayeb Mussa, T Ahmed Sweed , S Samir Ansara
Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja. March 2016
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Intraosseous epidermoid cyst of the distal phalanx: A case report.
Sweed TA, Elbakoury A, Mussa M, Elgamal T
Current Orthopaedic Practice. August 2016
Intraosseous epidermoid cyst of the distal phalanx: A case report.
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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Secondary to an Unreported Ossicle of the Talus:
A Case Report.
Sweed TA, Ali S, Choudhary S
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. October 2014
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A New Technique of Single Portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.
Ip WY, Sweed TA, Fung KK, Tipoe GL, Pun TS. March 2013
Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
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The role of cancellous screw with tension band fixation in the treatment
of displaced olecranon fractures, a comparative study.
Adel Refaat Ahmed, Tamer Sweed, Adel Wanas
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. August 2008
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00590-008-0355-0
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Audit of operation notes in an orthopaedic unit.
Sweed TA, Bonajmah A, Mussa MA
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. August 2014
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Informed consent documentation for total hip and knee replacement using
generic forms with blank spaces.
Mussa MA, Sweed TA
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. August 2014
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Vascularized fibular grafting for reconstruction of bone defect of the radius.
Semaya Ahmed ElSayed , RM El Nakeeb,T Sweed
The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal. December 2014
Vascularized fibular grafting for reconstruction of bone defect of the radius.
Letters to editor:
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Re: Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced,
intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial. (online
publication)
British Medical Journal. July 2014
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Hospital mortality after arthroplasty using a cemented stem for
displaced femoral neck fractures.
El Gamal T, Mussa MA, Sweed TA
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. April 2015
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Authors’ reply: Audit of operation notes in an Orthopaedic unit
Sweed TA, Bonajmah AA, Mussa MA
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. December 2014
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