At the outset I would like to express my sincere gratitude to
Dr. Pushpinder Bajaj, Dr. Lalit Maini, Dr. Raju Easwaran and team ISKSAA, for giving me an amazing opportunity to interact with the experts and absorb the finer aspects of Shoulder Surgery.
I was awarded the ISKSAA travelling Aberdeen fellowship of
2 weeks in ISKSAA BESS 2019 held at Delhi.

It was an absolute pleasure to meet Dr. Kapil Kumar, a humble, dedicated and passionate man. His patience to address and dispel doubts plaguing us in decision making towards shoulder pathologies, makes him a mentor par excellence.
Couple this with his wealth of experience and a formidable skill set in surgery of the Shoulder makes it a unique opportunity to assimilate the finer points of Shoulder Surgery.

Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen is a great hospital catering to a wide spectrum of patients. We were given our Initial orientation by Dr. Avinash Rai, an MTI Fellow, who was ever helpful with invaluable inputs. During the programme, we attended six theatres and observed a wide variety of surgeries which included Arthroscopic Rotator cuff repair, Arthroscopic Bankart Repair, Arthroscopic Sub acromial decompression, Arthroscopic removal of calcific deposits, Chronic AC joint disruption treated with Arthrex dog bone technique, Total and Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, many Arthroscopic Shoulder Cuff repairs, Shoulder Instability cases, Arthroscopic SLAP repairs, Shoulder replacement, Reverse shoulder replacement, total hip replacement, total knee replacement and many more.

It was also a delight to observe and interact with other Surgeons at Woodend Hospital, who were warm and receptive. This gave a platform for a discussion on their protocols and approach towards the cases.

I also had the opportunity to accompany Dr. Kapil Kumar to Albyn Hospital for his Outpatient Clinic. The Icing on the cake was the Aberdeen Shoulder Meeting where we had the likes of Dr. Cormac Kelly, Dr. Mark Falworth, Dr. Simon Bell absolute masters of the craft, brainstorming and giving an insight into their wealth of experience.

Dr Kapil ever the gracious host invited us over for dinner at his house and we had the pleasure of sampling his culinary skill and scintillating conversation.
I also crowded in a visit to Stonehaven and Dufftown, the legendary whiskey capital home to The Speyside cooperage, Glenfiddich and Cardhu Distilleries.
This altogether made up for a truly memorable experience both in terms of Work and play.

Once again I would like to convey my earnest respects and gratitude I also thank my friends and fellow partners in the journey Dr. Anil Gulia and Dr. Vinit Verma for their support and cooperation during the stay.