Mr Selmon began his medical training in 1987 at Guy’s Hospital Medical School. He graduated in 1992 and, following basic surgical training, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1996. He undertook his Specialist Orthopaedic training in London and the South East. His final year of training was spent in the world-renowned Spinal Unit in Adelaide, South Australia, working closely for Professor R D Fraser.