This session will cover the general assessment and management of spinel infections including surgical intervention. This session also aims to give guidance on some of the potential FRCS topics based on feedback from previous candidates.
Chair: Zacharia Silk
16:30 - 17:00 Zeiad Alshameeri, Spinal consultant surgeon
Spinal infection: simple and complicated
17:00 - 17:30 All Faculty - Zeiad Alshameeri, Zacharia Silk, Timothy Woodacre, Anna Watts
FRCS Topics
17:30 - 18:00 All Faculty - Zeiad Alshameeri, Zacharia Silk, Timothy Woodacre, Anna Watts
Examination for FRCS
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Zacharia Silk
Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Evelina London Children's Hospital
Mr Zacharia Silk is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He specialises in the treatment of spinal deformity in children and adolescents, with interests in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and complex paediatric spinal conditions, including neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis. He trained and worked in London and Oxford, and completed subspecialty fellowships in the UK, including the National Spine Fellowship in Leeds, Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, as well as in the USA. He is passionate about education, clinical leadership, improving communication with children and families, and supporting the next generation of spinal surgeons.
