Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Chairman of Examinations at Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations
- Member of Council at Royal Colege Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon at Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit. Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, National Health Service, NHS
- Honorary Senior Lecturer Orthopaedics at Edinburgh University
- Consultant Trauma Orthopaedic Surgeon at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Education
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- University College London, U. of London
- University of London
- University of London
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Chris Oliver’s Summary
Chris Oliver is a busy surgeon and is responsible for the supervision and training of specialist orthopaedic trainees and visiting overseas trainees. The unit is almost unique amongst the world's major trauma units in that it is the only trauma unit serving a population of about 900,000 people. The unit admits about 6,000 patients per year and undertakes about 5,500 surgical operations and 43,000 outpatients are seen on an annual basis. Approximately 40% of the workload concerns fractures in the elderly with proximal femoral fractures accounting for just fewer than 20% of all admissions. The unit specialises in the complex reconstruction surgery of severe long-bone fractures, open fractures or multiple fractures. Chris Oliver spends at least one day a week in theatre, conducting trauma operations, normally emergencies, and a further half day every week performing more routine emergency reconstructive surgery. He has a special interest in hand sports injuries, scaphoid fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal instability, wrist pain, chronic upper limb regional pain syndrome, Dupuytren's Disease and ganglions. The remainder of his week is spent in outpatient clinics, in carrying out training and teaching commitments and participating in an on-call rota for emergency work. Chris Oliver has been in medico-legal practice since 1995. He is a member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses and is a refereed expert by the Law Society of Scotland. He prepares reports for the pursuer (60%), defence (30%) and medical negligence (10%). Chris Oliver is a Member of Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2002-2007). He was Co-Convener of Examinations for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2006-208). He is Chairman of Intercollegiate Board of Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE 2008-2011). He is a member of Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board (PMETB) - Assessment Working Group.
Chris Oliver’s Specialties:
Trauma Surgery, Hand surgery, Examination assessmant
Chris Oliver’s Experience
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Chairman of Examinations
Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Not a paid job, governance and administration of surgical examinations
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Member of Council
Royal Colege Surgeons of Edinburgh
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
November 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)
2002 to 2012 Member of Council of this organisation. Governance of Surgery.
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Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit. Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, National Health Service, NHS
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
April 1997 — Present (12 years 8 months)
Mr Christopher Oliver BSc (Hons), MB. BS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr and Orth), FRCS (Ed), FRCP (Edin), DMI RCSEd, DM is a specialist Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at The New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France in Scotland. His specialist interest is upper limb problems especially involving the hand and elbow. The Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit in which he works is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom.
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Honorary Senior Lecturer Orthopaedics
Edinburgh University
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
April 1997 — Present (12 years 8 months)
teaching orthopaedics and trauma surgery
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Consultant Trauma Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
1997 — Present (12 years )
Chris Oliver’s Education
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University College London, U. of London
MB BS , Medicine , 1978 — 1985
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University of London
MB BS , Medicine , 1978 — 1985
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University of London
MB BS , Medicine - University College Hospital , 1978 — 1984
intercalated BSc Neurophysiology
- Activities and Societies:
- rugby, white water kayaking
Additional Information
Chris Oliver’s Websites:
Chris Oliver’s Interests:
sailing motorsport gym
Chris Oliver’s Groups:
Convener of Examinations RCSEd 2006-09
Member College Council RCSEd 2002-12
Member SIGN Council RCSEd Representative 2005-2006
Editor of; Musculoskeletal Trauma National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH),
Injury, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research 1999-
Chairman RCSEd Q&A examination committee 2003-2005
Chairman AO principles operative surgery course Scotland 2003-2006
Member Examinations Committee RCSEd 2002-04
Member RCSEd Healthcare Informatics Board 2000-04
Member Director RCSEd Surgeons Hall Trust Board 2004-2006
Advisor to Scottish Telemedicine Action Forum Scottish Office 1999-01
Editor of "He@lth Information on the Internet".
Webmaster British Orthopaedic Association 1998-01
Internet Communications Advisor American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1999-2004
Web Editor of RCSEd Surgeons News 2002-2005
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Chris Oliver’s Honors:
MB BS
BSc
DM
FRCP
FRCS (Tr & Orth)
FRCS (Ed & Eng)
DMI RCSEd
Chris Oliver’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- getting back in touch
