| Name |
| Mr Paul Thorpe |
| Qualifications |
| MB ChB, FRCS Ed, FRCS Ed(Orth) |
Hospital Details
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Musgrove Park Hospital (NHS Practice)
England - South West SHA
;
Taunton
Phone: 01823 344825
Fax: 01823 343444
Email: paul.thorpe@tst.nhs.uk
Spinal Surgery (MondayPM, TuesdayPM, FridayAM)
Children's Orthopaedics (FridayAM)
Fracture/Acute Trauma (MondayAM)
|
Nuffield Hospital Taunton (Non NHS Practice)
England - South West SHA
;
Taunton
Phone: 01823 433232
Fax: 01823 250610
Email: plpjt@doctors.org.uk
Spinal Surgery (MondayAM, WednesdayAM)
Fracture/Acute Trauma (MondayAM, WednesdayAM)
|
| Specialist Society |
BASS, BSS
view abbreviation detail |
| Personal Profile |
| I am a Fellowship trained Consultant Spinal surgeon working in the Somerset Spinal Surgery service, providing an adult and paediatric deformity service, and care for cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spinal pathology.
I am married to Joanna, with 4 children and enjoy rugby, winter sports, scuba diving, aviation, medical journalism and have an interest in organisational psychology |
| Research Interest |
| Biomodelling in spinal deformity
Minimal Access spine deformity correction
Vertebroplasty
Perioperative Pain in spinal surgery
Outcome statistic collection in orthopaedic surgery |
| Management Roles within Hospital Trust |
| Patient Outcomes Group
Audit Committee
T & O Risk and Governance representative
Lead on Bone graft/substitutes |
| Professional Activities |
| Clinical Advisor to Healthcare Commission
AO Spine Faculty member
ATLS instructor
Clinical Lecturer University of Bristol
Previous Chairman of BMA Junior Doctors Committee, Junior Members Forum, BMA Council
|
| Education Background |
| University of Leicester 1986-1991
Anatomy Demonstrator University of London (St Barts/London)/RMO St Lukes Hospital for the Clergy 1992-3
SHO training 1993-1997 Sheffield, Bristol, Cheltenham
Specialist Registrar training Bristol rotation 1997-2003
Spinal Fellowship Frenchay Hospital Bristol 2002-2003
AO Spine Centre Fellow, Brisbane, Australia 2003-2004 |
| Last Updated |
| 09/08/2008 09:37:15 |