The Literature exists to keep pragmatic clinicians connected to the medical evidence that matters. We build with evolving large language models to turn open-ended questions into curated PubMed searches, structured syntheses, and transparent citations—shrinking the distance between “I need to check that” and “here’s what the literature says.”
Dr. Edward Oates is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon trained in Australia and Germany. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and an Honours Degree in Psychology (B.Psych Hons) from the University of Sydney. After entering surgical training in Sydney in 2005, he completed specialist certification in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery in Germany in 2017.
From 2018 to October 2025, Dr. Oates served as an Orthopaedic Trauma Staff Specialist at Diako Krankenhaus in Flensburg, a tertiary trauma referral centre and University of Kiel teaching hospital. His practice centred on complex articular reconstruction of the knee and elbow, post-traumatic deformity correction, and minimally invasive fixation. Between 2020 and 2022 he also acted as Assistant Medical Director of Trauma Services, co-developing pathways for major trauma and orthopaedic emergency care. He has simultaneously maintained roles within the Australian healthcare system, including senior leadership positions in regional emergency medicine.
As of late 2025, Dr. Oates is exploring new opportunities in orthopaedic trauma and reconstructive surgery while continuing research interests in biomechanics, orthobiologics, osteosynthesis strategy, and complex fracture reconstruction. The Literature reflects those interests: evidence retrieval, bias-aware synthesis, and tooling that respects clinical time constraints.
The project has grown from a personal workflow helper into a public resource used by clinicians, trainees, and medical libraries worldwide. It remains independent, advertisement-free, and driven by user feedback. Questions about the platform, collaboration ideas, or requests for institutional access can be sent to admin@the-literature.com.