Medical studies - University College & St. George's Hospital , London
1971 – 1975
Training in surgery in London, Derby and Edinburgh
1976 – 1977
Orthopaedic Registrar, Bristol
1977 – 1981
Training in General Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgery in Leeds
1981
Spinal Fellowship - Dr. Leon Wiltse - Los Angeles
1981
Appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Royal Preston Hospital
1989
Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Manchester
1992 – 1996
Clinical Director Orthopaedics
2004
Chair, Surgical Training Committee, Manchester Postgraduate Deanery
2007
Established Spinecare UK as Spinal Surgeon and Chief Executive
Number of minimally invasive spinal procedures including epidurals, disc injections, percutaneous nucleotomy facet injections
Major spinal operations
Number of scientific publications
Memberships -
> 10,000.
> 3,000.
23
Royal Society of Medicine, British Orthopaedic Association, British Scoliosis Society, British Cervical Spine Society, British Association of Spinal Surgeons
EDUCATION Westminster School , St Bartholomew's Hospital.
NEUROSURGICAL TRAINING St Bartholomew's Hospital 1974.
Maudsley Hospital 1978-1981.
National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street and Charing Cross Hospital 1981 -1986.
POSTS 1987 Consultant Neurosurgeon, Regional Neuroscience Unit for Lancashire and South Cumbria and Lancashire , Royal Preston Hospital . ( Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).
1997 Consultant Neurosurgeon for complex spine Wrightington Hospital.
Visiting Fellow University of Central Lancashire Faculty of Science 1995 – present.
Member of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons.
Council Member and Founder Member British Neuro-Oncology Society.
Founder Member British Cervical Spine Society, Member British Neurosurgery Research Society, British Stereotactic and Functional Group.
North West Representative EBIC.
Member of Board North West Neuroscience Clinical Partnership.
Preston Representative STSC Neurosurgery.
SBNS Working Party NICE IOG Brain Tumours.
Clinical Director Neurosciences Lancashire and South Cumbria 1997 to 2005.
Lead Clinician Neuro-Oncology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 1987 to present.
SPECIALIST INTERESTS Development of Neuro-Oncology Service, Meningioma Clinic, Spinal Cord Stimulator Service. Introduction of first CRW CT Stereotactic Service in Europe.
Development of only joint Spinal Clinic in the North West.
Introduction of MR Stereotaxy.
Founder and Moderator of North West Regional Training Scheme 1994 – 2004.
