Mr Roger Atkins : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr Roger Atkins

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Overview

Specialises in

Foot & Ankle

Hip

Knee

Areas of interest

Ankle surgery; Foot surgery; Lower limb trauma; Fracture reconstruction; Fracture non-union; Deformity correction; Treatment of disability after injury; Limb reconstruction; Complex regional pain syndrome

Medical secretaries

Jo West
Bristol Nuffield Hospital The Chesterfield 3 Clifton Hill BRISTOL BS8 1BN
0117 982 9868
jowest@rmatkins.org

Anaesthetists worked with

Mr Roger Atkins has worked with Dr Deborah J Harris at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The Chesterfield (1-5)

Mr Roger Atkins has worked with Dr Gaurav Chhabra at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The Chesterfield (1-5)

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

University Hospitals Bristol
Brunel Hospital Bristol

Research interests

fracture healing
disability after injury
non-union and mal-union of fracture
deformity and correction
complex regional pain syndrome
robotically assisted fracture surgery

Personal interests

sailing
skiing
opera

Awards received

Open Exhibition Exeter College Oxford 1971
Pulvertaft Prize, British Society for Surgery of the Hand 1986.
Norman Capener Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons 1988
ABC Travelling Fellowship 1990
Mukherjee Prize, British Orthopaedic Association 1991
Hunterian Professorship, Royal College of Surgeons 1992/3
Robert Jones Medal and British Orthopaedic Association Prize 1994
Best paper European Anaesthetic Congress 1998
Ad Hominem Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Bristol 2006

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Publications in refereed journals: over 100. Most recent significant publications:
Howells NR, Hughes AW, Jackson M, Atkins RM, Livingstone JA. Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability Assessment of Calcaneal Fracture Classification Systems. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2014; 53: 47-51.
Hadari N Atkins RM. Use of the Spatial frame without a computer. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Feb;27(2):e42-4. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182604664
McCann PA, Jackson M, Mitchell ST, Atkins RM. Complications of definitive open reduction and internal fixation of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. Int Orthop. 2011 Mar;35(3):413-8.
Atkins RM. NICE and venous thromboembolism. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 May;92(5):609-10.
Thompson McBride AR, Barnett AJ, Livingstone JA, Atkins RM. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (type 1). A comparison of two diagnostic criteria methods. Clin J Pain. 2008 Sep;24(7):637-40.
Atkins RM. NICE work. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Jul;89(7):849-50
Rogers MJ, McFadyen I, Livingstone JA, Monsell F, Jackson M, Atkins RM. Computer hexapod assisted orthopaedic surgery (CHAOS) in the correction of long bone fracture and deformity. J Orthop Trauma. 2007 May;21(5):337-42.
Topliss CJ, Jackson M, Atkins RM. Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 May;87(5):692-7

Atkins RM. The treatment of calcaneal fracture mal-union. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America 2014 in press.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

MA Oxford University 1975
FRCS England 1983
MB BS University of London 1978
DM Oxford University 1988
ATLS provider RCS England 1992

GMC registration

Reference number 2440978

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Council Member and Trustee British Orthopaedic Association 2013
Committee member Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee National Institute of Health and Care Excellence 2013

Details of entry to specialist register

Certificate of Higher Surgical Training in Trauma and Orthoapedic Surgery , 1988

Affiliations / memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Orthopaedic Research Society
British Limb Reconstruction Society
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
British Orthopaedic Study Group

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The...
Monday
18:00 - 20:00
0117 982 9868

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The...
Wednesday
14:00 - 17:00
0117 982 9868

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The...
Thursday
18:00 - 20:00
0117 982 9868

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Jo West 01179829868
Nuffield Chesterfield Hospital 01179872727 or 01179116228

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

W0460
Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The Chesterfield (1-5)
W2380
Locked intramedullary nailing of fractured long bone - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The Chesterfield (1-5)
W1080
Osteotomy of long bone, +/- fixation (including graft) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital-The Chesterfield (1-5)

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