My Approach to Treating Patients
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. 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. The unit is almost unique amongst the world's major trauma units in that it is the only trauma unit serving a population of about one million people. The trauma unit admits over 6,000 patients per year and undertakes over 5,500 surgical operations and about 43,000 outpatients are seen on an annual basis. The unit specialises in the complex reconstruction surgery of severe long-bone fractures, open fractures and multiple fractures.

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 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).

Chris Oliver 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), 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%).

Other Staff in My Practice
Professor Charles Court-Brown, Mr John Keating, Mr Tim White, Mr Mike Robinson, Miss Margaret McQueen, Mr Gary Keenan, Mr Jeff Reid

My Community Activities
I had a previous life as a expedition whitewater canoeist and paddled on rivers in Europe, Yukon, Alaska, India and Turkey. I enjoy cycling, spinning, diving, sailing, skiing and computing. Also reading the "Harry Potter" books.

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