TALONS (TrAuma LONdon Surgery) is an expert-led, interactive, scenario-based surgical course focusing on life threatening injuries and damage control techniques.


TALONS has an unashamed surgical bias, discussing the thought processes required by trauma surgeons to make decisions on the severely injured patient. It is of course, however, open to all those who wish to know more about damage control surgery, and feedback from non-surgeons has been excellent.


This course is targeted towards Higher Surgical Trainees and may be best suited for those of General or Vascular Surgical backgrounds. However, it is open to all who care for Major Trauma operative patients.


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Welcome to TALONS!


We believe in providing accessible education in life saving methods specific to Major Trauma for all - delivered by a world leading faculty from across all four London Major Trauma Centres.

Our faculty is composed of:

Christopher Aylwin

Mr Aylwin trained in North East London as a General and Vascular Surgeon, as well as a trauma fellowship in Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He is a Vascular and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and Reader in Trauma Sciences at QMUL.

Elaine Cole

Prof Cole is Professor of Trauma Sciences at the London Major Trauma System. She is the chief investigator for a number of national research studies including MODET, ELOTS and ORDIT.

Ross Davenport

Mr Davenport is a Consultant Trauma and Vascular Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital Reader in Trauma Sciences at QMUL. His training was in North East Thames Deanery and PhD completed at the Centre for Trauma Sciences at QMUL.

Tom Konig

Lt Col Konig is a Consultant Vascular & Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health, and a serving member of 16 Medical Regiment, with several tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mansoor Khan

Prof Khan is a Consultant Oesophagastric and Trauma Surgeon at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, and Honorary Clinical Professor of Trauma. Trained in the North of England he is also a retired Naval Surgeon.

Kate Hancorn

Miss Hancorn is a Consultant General, Colorectal and Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health. Trained in the North West, and also was the first Trauma TiG Fellow, spending a year’s fellowship at the Royal London Hospital.

Karim Brohi

Professor Brohi is the Professor of Trauma Sciences at QMUL and Consultant Vascular and Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health. Trained in London, San Francisco and Cape Town, he is also Clinical Director for the pan London Major Trauma System and leads a busy research programme at the Centre for Trauma Sciences.

Duncan Bew

Mr Bew is a General and Trauma Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. His training was in North East London, and Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Along with his clinical duties at King’s he developed and co-founded the Growing against Violence charity focussing on violence prevention.




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World Leading Experts Delivering High Quality Teaching!

Learn alongside other like-minded surgeons and trauma team members, and share in the pan-London and wider expertise!