Timothy James Herbert (born 11 July 1941) is an

orthopaedic surgeon Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

specializing in hand surgery. He was born in Sheffield (UK). He is known for his work with the

scaphoid bone The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones of the wrist. It is situated between the hand and forearm on the thumb side of the wrist (also called the lateral or radial side). It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel. The scaphoid bone is ...

and related invention, the

Herbert screw The Herbert screw (invented by Timothy Herbert) is a variable pitch cannulated screw typically made from titanium Titanium is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, i ...

. He received his medical training at

St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died ...

Medical School in

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(1959–1964) and his specialty training at St George's Hospital in London, under

Alan Graham Apley Alan Graham Apley FRCS (10 November 1914, London – 20 December 1996) was a British orthopaedic surgeon and educator known for his textbook, ''Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures'', and for the Apley grind test in meniscal injury. B ...

. Since 1975 he was with the Hand Surgery Unit at St. Luke's Hospital in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, New South Wales, Australia and became Director of that section. He retired in 1996 at the age of 55.Buck-Gramcko, Dieter. Ein Leben für die Handchirurgie: 100 Lebensbilder. Darmstadt: Steinkopff, 2007. p.–99-101.

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