Personal Profile
Mr Budair is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon and specialises in all aspects of routine and complex foot and ankle surgery for all age groups. He gained his specialist training in the West Midlands culminating in the award of Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) in Trauma & Orthopaedics. During his training, he completed a visiting foot and ankle reconstruction fellowship at a centre of excellence in Canada, and his final year comprised of a senior fellowship in adult & paediatric foot and ankle surgery in Birmingham. He went on to complete a second fellowship in advanced foot & ankle surgery and diabetic foot reconstruction from the internationally renowned unit at King’s College Hospital in London. Both fellowships are accredited by the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society.
Mr Budair worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham, a major trauma centre, before being appointed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, an internationally acclaimed and one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. He also provides a tertiary level specialist paediatric foot and ankle care at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Alongside his clinical practice, Mr Budair is passionate about research and surgical innovation. He achieved his Master’s degree at the University of Edinburgh and was awarded Distinction for his research work on surgical education. He served as the Birmingham Orthopaedic Network Lead for Research and Audit in 2019/2020. Mr Budair has authored a textbook chapter and has published articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded various academic prizes.
Mr Budair is actively involved in the teaching of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate surgical trainees. He is a clinical supervisor of Biomedical Engineering PhD and Master’s students at Aston University, and he is a regular faculty member of multiple national and international FRCS (Tr & Orth) courses.
