Trauma Expertise
Consultant Trauma Surgeons
Most of our consultants have expertise in trauma. Depending on what the injuries are will depend on which subspecialist would be best.
If multiple experts are required in complex cases then Rebus is able to co-ordinate the reports to ensure no delays in the process.
Meet the Trauma Experts
Mr Ewan Bigsby
Mr Ewan Bigsby
Mr Ewan Bigsby
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant in Upper Limb and Trauma Surgery, working across Gloucestershire. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the whole Upper Limb.
Appointment: Consultant Upper Limb and Trauma Surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mr Bigsby treats all conditions affecting the soft tissues and joints of the clavicle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. He has regular trauma lists and fracture clinics where he manages both general trauma as well as specific complex upper limb trauma. He treats patients both in the provate and NHS sectors.
He holds a Masters degree in Medical Education and continues this interest by helping to train the next generation of surgeons. He also has a PhD and is the research lead for the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mr Bigsby is currently the Specialty Director for Trauma at his NHS Trust, as well as the Trauma Unit Lead, working closely with the wider network. As a consequence he is able to keep up to date with the latest guidelines.
Mr Bigsby has attended expert conferences run by Bond Solon, and has been writing medico-legal reports since 2017.
Mr Damien Clark
Mr Damien Clark
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Knee & Trauma Surgeon working at a University Hospital and Major Trauma Centre in the UK. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma Surgeon at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
Mr Clark regularly cares for soft tissue and bone injuries, sporting injuries and chronic disease. He performs surgery for various knee ligament injuries, including ACL rupture. He also treats meniscal injuries, the knee’s shock absorber, with repairs or partial excisions where required. When damage to the joint surface is irreparable, Mr Clark also undertakes knee replacement surgery. He has an interest in treating unstable knees, particularly knee cap instability and pain.
He brings a modern approach to sports injuries and arthritis care. Much of his experience was gained from fellowships in Australia, Canada, India and the UK. He has worked with medical teams caring for several professional sports teams in North America and Australia, including working with American footballers and Australian rugby players.
Mr David Hollinghurst
Mr David Hollinghurst
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Hip & Knee and Trauma Surgeon working at a Trauma Unit. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Hip & Knee and Trauma Surgeon at Great Western Hospital and the Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon.
Having gained a degree in physiology, specialising in the biology of nerve and muscle, from Cambridge University, Mr Hollinghurst qualified in Medicine also from Cambridge in 1996. He completed orthopaedic training in Oxford, during which time he was awarded a Research Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England to study the function of partial and total knee replacements. Mr Hollinghurst also holds honorary consultant posts at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford and Oxford Children’s Hospital.
Mr Hollinghurst gained further experience during fellowships working with world class surgeons at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver and a visiting fellowship in joint preservation of the young adult hip in Children’s Hospital Boston.
Training in both children’s and adult hip and knee surgery has fostered a strong interest in managing problems in patients of all age groups. The varied experience and different philosophies gained from training in four different health care systems has helped Mr Hollinghurst provide individual solutions for young, active or athletic patients.
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon working at University Hospital and Major Trauma Centres within UK. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at the Centre for Spinal Studies & Surgery, Queens Medical Centre (QMC) Nottingham University Hospitals.
Additional roles: Paediatric Spinal Surgery Lead (2021-) & Clinical Governance lead (2021 -) Nottingham representative to the East Midlands spinal network.
Mr Patel specialises in all aspects of spinal surgery from the cervical spine to the sacrum with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. Treatments include spinal and facet joint injections, discectomies, decompressions, spinal fusions as well as adult and paediatric spinal deformity corrections. Although practice covers the breadth of spinal pathologies, Mr Patel has a specialist interest in both complex paediatric and adult spinal deformities.
Mr Patel partakes in the complex spine on-call rota for advice and emergency surgery including for cauda equina syndrome (covers all aspects of spinal conditions except intra-dural pathology), QMC, Nottingham University Hospitals, East Midlands Trauma Centre.
Mr Patel attends regular Regional, National and International spinal meetings as faculty and delegate ensuring specialist knowledge and presentation skills remain at highest level.
Mr Jonathan Phillips
Mr Jonathan Phillips
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Knee and Trauma Surgeon working at a Trauma Unit. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
Mr Phillips He treats patients with conditions of the knee, specialising in knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery), knee joint replacement and trauma surgery. He performs unicompartmental, total and revision knee replacements.
Mr Phillips was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Exeter in January 2015 after completing his specialist training in the East Midlands. He undertook Fellowships training in knee surgery in Exeter and Nottingham, and he undertook a Travelling Fellowship to Chicago. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He now works as one of the knee specialists at the renowned Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
To complement his training, Mr Phillips also completed a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine at the University of Bath (receiving a merit award and was a Medical Team Leader on the athletics track at the London 2012 Olympics treating injured athletes.
Mr Phillips is currently the revision knee network lead for the South West Peninsula region, and is a member of national working groups setting standards for primary and revision knee replacement.
Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Peter Robinson
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Foot & Ankle and Trauma Surgeon working at a University Hospital and Major Trauma Centre. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle and Trauma Surgeon at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
Mr Peter Robinson completed foot & ankle fellowship training in the North Sydney, Australia, before going onto complete a trauma fellowship in Bristol. He was appointed as a foot & ankle and Trauma Surgeon at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital in Bristol in 2019.
He treats all conditions related to the adult foot & ankle, including degenerative conditions, sports injuries, trauma & deformity. Mr Robinson has a specialist interest in minimally invasive surgery including arthroscopy and percutaneous techniques. He additionally offers fusions, cartilage procedures, ankle replacements, tendon transfers, ligament reconstruction, osteotomies & diabetic foot surgery. He is a trauma surgeon at the Major Trauma Centre in Bristol, where he treats all areas of orthopaedic trauma. He is the orthopaedic lead for the Bristol Diabetic Foot Service.
Mr Robinson has a strong interest in medical education and is an honorary lecturer at the University of Bristol, where he is the orthopaedic academy lead for undergraduate training and the junior doctor departmental lead at North Bristol NHS Trust.
Mr Neil Upadhyay
Mr Neil Upadhyay
Mr Neil Upadhyay
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons working at University Hospital and Major Trauma Centres within UK. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at Southmead Hospital & Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Additional roles: Paediatric Spine Surgery Lead (2022-), Spinal Surgery Governance & Clinical Audit Lead (2017-), Surgical Site Infection Lead (2017-). University Hospital Bristol representative to the Severn Spinal network (2022-). Spine Editor, OrthOracle: The Online e-learning Orthopaedic Surgery Atlas (2018-).
Mr Upadhyay specialises in all aspects of spinal surgery from the cervical spine to the sacrum with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. Operative practice includes reconstructive spinal surgery for adult and paediatric deformity, degenerative, congenital, trauma, infection or tumour conditions of the spine.
Mr Upadhyay partakes in the complex spine on-call rota for advice and emergency surgery (all aspects of spinal pathology except cauda equina syndrome and intra-dural pathology), at both adult and paediatric major trauma centres and tertiary referral centres in the South West of England.
Attends regular Regional, National and International spinal meetings as faculty and delegate ensuring specialist knowledge and presentation skills remain at highest level. Attended expert conferences run by Bond Solon.
Mr Bobby M Siddiqui
Mr Bobby M Siddiqui
Mr Bobby M Siddiqui
Appointment: Consultant in Foot & Ankle and Trauma at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Additional Roles: Lead for regional Complex Foot & Ankle Case network (2022 – ); Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (2022- ); Departmental Clinical Audit Lead (2024- ).
Mr Bobby M Siddiqui completed his orthopaedic training within the East Midlands and expanded his expertise in Foot and Ankle surgery by completing his fellowship in Nottingham City Hospitals. He was appointed a Foot & Ankle and Trauma consultant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals in 2022.
He treats all aspects of foot and ankle conditions, particularly focussing on degnerative joint disease, deformity and dedicated foot and ankle trauma. He also works as part of the trauma service for The Northern General Hospital, a major trauma centre in Sheffield, where he treats all aspects of orthopaedic trauma.
Mr Siddiqui attends regular Regional, National and International foot and ankle meetings and courses, ensuring his specialist knowledge and surgical skills remain at the highest level.