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Anatomical

Arm, Elbow, Hand and Wrist

Treatment

Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Deformity, Disability, Osteoporosis, Pain, Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures, Hand and Elbow Surgery

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Scope of surgical practice

Mr Christopher Oliver BSc (Hons), MB. BS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr and Orth), FRCS (Ed), FRCP (Edin), DMI RCSEd, DM is a Specialist Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland. Chris Oliver runs the Edinburgh Hand Surgery Clinic at the private Murrayfield and Shawfair Hospitals. 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. He is responsible for the supervision and training of specialist orthopaedic trainees and visiting overseas trainees. Chris Oliver spends at least one day a week in theatre, conducting trauma operations, normally emergencies, and a further half day alternate weeks performing more routine emergency reconstructive surgery. Most of his routine operating timetable involves surgery of the upper limb joints, with a large number of complex cases of hand trauma. 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 is a Fellow of The British Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Chris Oliver is Chairman of the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE) (2008-2011). He is Member of Council of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2002-2012). He was: Co-Convener of Examinations for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2006-2008), member of Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board (PMETB) - Assessment Working Group (2005), lead surgical member of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Council (2005-2006). Chris Oliver has been in medico-legal practice since 1995. His medical legal practice is now almost extensively concerned with hand problems. 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%).

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Contact Information

Edinburgh Hand Surgery Clinic, Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 122 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, GBR EH12 6UD View map Phone 0131 334 0363 Fax 0131 316 2561

Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, GBR EH16 4SU View map Phone 0131 242 3402 Fax 0131 242 3467

Edinburgh Hand Surgery Clinic, Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, Opening Spring 2010, spirehealthcare.com/ShawfairPark Edinburgh, GBR EH22 View map Phone 0131 334 0363 Fax 0131 316 2561

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