Mr Sudarshan Munigangaiah

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404088

Private Telephone No:

01691 404088

Clinical/Research Interests:

Early onset scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, adult degenerative scoliosis., degenerative disorders and metastatic disease of the spine

Qualifications:

MRCSI, MSc (T&Orth), MCh (T&Orth), FRCSI (T&Orth)

Appointments:

Adult and Paediatric Spinal Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and Alder Hay Children's Hospital in Liverpool.

Speciality:

• Spinal Disorders

Sub Speciality:

Paediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery

Professional Body:

British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) and a member of British Scoliosis Society (BSS), AO Spine member and Eurospine membership

Other information:

Medical School in India -Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore India. 

Orthopaedic training in Republic of Ireland, European Spine Diploma Fellowship in Ireland, and Post-CCT Fellowship at RJAH and Alder Hay.

Dr James Neil

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Neil's interests include regional anaesthesia, anaesthetics for elbow reconstruction, critical care and quality and safety.

Qualifications:

Dr Neil gained his Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci) and his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Nottingham in 1992.

He's also completed the Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetics (FRCA) examination. 
 

Appointments:

Dr Neil was appointed to RJAH in 2012.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Neil completed his anaesthetic training in Swindon, Reading and Stoke. 

 

He is also the Trust's Clinical Lead for Learning from Deaths and the Anaesthetic departments Rota and Critical Care Lead.

Mr Matthew Ockendon

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404134

Clinical/Research Interests:

Spinal surgery with a particular interest in degenerative conditions and tumours. Treating all areas of the spine from cervical to coccyx.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS Hons), Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Eng), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Tr & Orth)

Appointments:

 

2013: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Speciality:

• Spinal Disorders

Professional Body:

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), British Medical Association (BMA), British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS), Royal College of Surgeons (RCS Eng)

Publications:

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Mr Tosan Okoro

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404089

Clinical/Research Interests:

Patient reported outcomes in ambulatory trauma, surgeon volumes in arthroplasty, biomechanics of fracture fixation, rehabilitation in arthroplasty.

Qualifications:

MBChB BSc(Hons.) PGCert.Clin.Ed. PhD FRCS

Appointments:

2019 RJAH

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement

Sub Speciality:

Arthroplasty

Professional Body:

GMC, BOA

Other information:

Mr. Tosan Okoro is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in hip & knee primary and revision arthroplasty and trauma. He attended medical school at the University of Warwick and subsequently did his core surgical training in the West Midlands Deanery. After some time as a spinal research fellow in Leicester, he was appointed as a Wales Clinical Academic Trainee (WCAT) in trauma and orthopaedics. His PhD at Bangor University was focused on exercise rehabilitation following total hip arthroplasty, with subsequent higher orthopaedic specialist clinical training across south Wales. Mr. Okoro is a graduate of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) National Future Leaders Programme (class of 2018) and has a Level 7 certificate in strategic management and leadership.

Mr. Okoro recently completed a lower limb reconstruction fellowship at the Sunnybrook Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic centre in Toronto, Canada. He has also completed an AOTrauma Fellowship at the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina (University of Sao Paolo, USP) de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; a Stephan Perren AOTrauma Research Fellowship at the Charite Hospital in Berlin; and a BOA Travelling Fellowship at the Hamburg Endo-Klinik in Germany. Whilst in North America, he visited the arthroplasty unit at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mr Aheed Eltoam Fawzi Osman

Consultant Surgeon in Spinal Injuries and Rehabilitation Medicine

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404 645

Private Telephone No:

01691 404 645

Clinical/Research Interests:

Pressure sore management, spasticity management, insertion of Baclofen pump

Qualifications:

M.B.Ch.B M.Med.Sci (Trauma) FRCS
1982 Alexandra University Egypt, 1997 University Birmingham, 1998 Glasgow, 2002 RJAH

Appointments:

2003 RJAH

Speciality:

• Spinal Injuries

Sub Speciality:

Rehabilitation

Professional Body:

International Spinal Cord Society; British Association of Spinal Cord Specialists; Multi Disciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Specialists; British Rehabilitation Medicine; BMA; Medical Defence Union.

Dr Rahul Patil

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Pre-operative assessment and ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia.

Qualifications:

MBBS – 1995, MD – 1999, FRCA – 2005

Appointments:

2010 – Glan Clwyd

2011 – Arrowe Park Hosital

June 2011 - RJAH

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Sub Speciality:

Anaesthesia for patients with significant co-morbidities.
Management of High Dependency Unit.
Pre-operative assessment clinic.

Professional Body:

Royal College of Anaesthetists, AAGBI, ESRA (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia)

Dr James Pattison

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Appointments:

Dr Pattison joined RJAH in 2013.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Other information:

Dr Pattison is the Anaesthetics department Medical Devices lead.

Mr Simon J. Pickard

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404226

Private Telephone No:

01691 404226

Clinical/Research Interests:

Hand & Upper Limb Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Qualifications:

MB,BS (Lon), FRCS (Ir), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
2005 Oswestry

Appointments:

2005 RJAH

Speciality:

• Hand, Shoulder and Upper Limb

Mr Richard Potter

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb)

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404099

Clinical/Research Interests:

All aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery including arthroscopy and arthroplasty.

Qualifications:

MB ChB, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Appointments:

2012: RJAH

Speciality:

• Hand, Shoulder and Upper Limb

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

GMC, Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)

Other information:

Qualified in Birmingham, Mr Potter undertook higher specialist training in the West Midlands and then completed an Upper Limb Fellowship in Derby.  His practice includes sports injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder and elbow and as a keen arthroscopist, he tries to treat these conditions using advanced “key-hole” techniques where possible.  He is also experienced in shoulder and elbow replacement surgery. 

Dr Victor Nicholas Cassar Pullicino

Consultant Radiologist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404 546

Private Telephone No:

01691 404 546

Clinical/Research Interests:

Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Radiology.
Spinal injury, spinal disorders, sports injury, bone / soft tissue tumors, MRI

Qualifications:

LRCP, MRCS, DMRD, MD, FRCR, FFSEM (RCSI), FFSEM (UK)
1983 London

Appointments:

1984 RJAH

Speciality:

• Radiology

Sub Speciality:

Diagnostic Radiology

Musculo-skeletal.

Dr Daniel Redfern

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Private Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Redfern's interests include enhanced patient recovery.

Qualifications:

In 1999, Dr Redfern achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Birmingham.

 

He then went on to complete the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examination in 2005.

Appointments:

Dr Redfern was previously at Glan Clwyd Hospital from September 2009 - December 2018 before joining RJAH in 2019.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Redfern completed his Anaesthetist training in Cardiff and has also completed a 12 month fellowship in Melbourne, Australia.

Mr Richard T Roach

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404039

Private Telephone No:

01743 282614

Clinical/Research Interests:

Knee surgery, Medicolegal work

Qualifications:

MBBS, BSc, FRCS, Diploma Sports Medicine

Appointments:

2004 Intercollegiate

Speciality:

• Knee

Sub Speciality:

Knees - All aspects of knee surgery both acute and elective.

Sports, Revision, Partial or Full Joint Replacements.

Treatment Outcomes:

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