Rate My Professor Fraser Harrold

Mr. Fraser Harrold is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery and Critical Care within the Dunedin School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago. He holds the positions of Head of the Orthopaedic Surgery Section and Deputy Head of the Department. A United Kingdom-trained orthopaedic surgeon, Harrold earned his MBChB from the University of Dundee in 2003, followed by MRCS from Glasgow, a PhD from Dundee, FRCSEd (Trauma & Orthopaedics) from Edinburgh in 2013, and CCT (UK) in Trauma & Orthopaedics in 2014. His clinical training commenced with Basic Surgical Training at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, progressed to Higher Surgical Training on the East of Scotland Rotation, and culminated in a specialist fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, UK. In New Zealand, he serves as Senior Medical Officer at Dunedin Public Hospital, combining clinical practice with academic responsibilities.

Harrold's academic and research focus centers on trauma and orthopaedic surgery, with special interests in foot and ankle surgery, fractures and trauma, and sports injuries. He contributes to orthopaedic surgical research projects at the University of Otago and supervises related initiatives. Notable publications include "The increasing complexity of femoral fragility fractures: Incidence, fracture patterns and management over a 10-year period" co-authored with A. Gibson et al. in HIP International (2024); "Effect of platelet-rich plasma injection vs. sham injection on tendon dysfunction in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A randomised clinical trial" with R.S. Kearney et al. in JAMA (2021); "Forecasting posttreatment outcome of hallux valgus surgery patients" with A. Sawah et al. in Foot & Ankle International (2021); and "Patient-Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) with nonoperative and operative management of Morton’s neuroma" with A. Faulkner et al. in Foot & Ankle International (2021). Additionally, he co-authored "Vision impairment and falls" in 2024 proceedings. Harrold is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, British Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and New Zealand Foot and Ankle Society. His scholarly contributions enhance understanding and management of orthopaedic conditions, particularly in trauma and foot/ankle domains.