Professional profile
Mr Williamson trained in Manchester and Hong Kong. In 1991 he was appointed as senior lecturer at the University of Manchester and honorary consultant in orthopaedic surgery.
In 1995 he was appointed as a full time NHS consultant in spinal surgery at Hope Hospital, Salford and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Since then both spinal units have expanded greatly.
His practice covers all aspects of spinal disorders and he aims to provide high quality, evidence based care for all of his patients.
Mr Williamson is research active, and is the author of over twenty peer reviewed publications as well as a number of book chapters. He currently holds grants for research into the aetiology and pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
He is also the President of the British Scoliosis Society, an examiner for the Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Orth), specialist adviser to National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), chairman of the North West Spinal Interest Group and lead clinician for Spinal Surgery at Hope Hospital Salford, as well as holding a number of other professional affiliations
Hospital and Trust activities
Clinical Lead for Spinal Surgery - Salford Royal Hospitals NHS FT
Other contributions to the NHS
I have established a continuing clinical outcomes audit in spinal sugery in our . Of 1145 possible clinical outcome data points we have gathered 1138 - every patient on whom we operate has his clinical outcome measured. This enables comparison of outcomes between surgeons and techniques This audit is unique - no other centre in the UK has data of this quality for spinal surgery.
Member of national Service Review for Children with Spinal Deformity - workstream lead, leading to he publication of
Brad Williamson (on behalf of the British Scoliosis Society and the London Specialist Commisioning Group)
Standards for Centres Providing Care for Children with Scoliosis in the UK
Reviewer for JBJS,Acta Neurochirugica, NHS HTA programme, Action Research
Programme committee for BOA meeting 2007, Scoliosis Research Society meeting 2007
Professional affiliations and memberships
- British Scoliosis Society - President 2007-8
- British Association of Spinal Surgeons - Member
- Scoliosis Research Society - Fellow
- NW Spinal Interest Group - Chair
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