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Curriculum Vitae
Mr. D .I .S . Sweetnam
MBBS. FRCS(Eng.) FRCS (Orth.)
Dip. Sports Med (Ed.)
MEDICAL EDUCATION The Middlesex Hospital Medical School
1982-1987 MB BS, June 1987
POSTGRADUATE Primary FRCS (Glas), January 1989
QUALIFICATIONS Primary FRCS (Eng), February 1989
ATLS. Provider, March 1991
FRCS (England), October 1991
FRCS(Orth) ,March 1996
Diploma of Sports Medicine (RCS Ed) September 1998
PRIZES / FELLOWSHIPS The Fitton Prize for Orthopaedic Surgery
The Middlesex Hospital, Medical School, 1987
The Royal College of Surgeons, Ethicon Foundation
Travelling Fellowship 1997
The Kings Fund Travelling Fellowship 1997
DEFENCE ORGANISATION Medical Defence Union. Number 21897OF
GMC REGISTRATION Full. Number 3201763
PRESENT APPOINTMENT Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Whittington Hospital Highgate, Hill, London N19 5NF
& The Wellington Knee Unit, London NW8 9LE
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
Royal Free & University College Medical School.
Publications
CHAPTERS
The Biology Of Bone Healing , Orthopaedic Basic Science, Harwood Academic Publishers
Metals in Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Basic Science, Harwood Academic Publishers
Currently responsible for preparation of The Royal College of Surgeons of England Distance Learning Course Orthopaedic Author Royal College of Surgeons MRCS
PAPERS
D. I. S. Sweetnam, F. Morris, A. Cope
The Injured Motor Cycle Messenger
Archives of Emergency Medicine 1993; 10: 193-196
D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. Williams, Britton
An Audit of the effect of a 24 hours Emergency Operating Theatre in a District General Hospital
Annals Royal College Surgeons Eng (Suppl) 1994; 75: 59-62
D. Norman-Taylor, D. I. S. Sweetnam, J. Fixsen
Distal Fibulectomy for Ewings Sarcoma
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [Br] 1996; 76-B: No4 559-562
D. I. S. Sweetnam, J. Lavelle, W. M. Muirhead-Allwood
The Poor Result of an Early Cementless Hip Replacement. A Six Year Follow-up
The Journal of Bone Joint Surg [BR] 1995; 77-B: 366-8
D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. Williams, M. Stanislas
Skiing Injuries - The Increasing Workload
The British Journal of Sports Medicine 1995 Vol. 29 No. 4 pp 252-254.
A. Williams, D. I. S. Sweetnam, P. Rhys-Davies, R. Pusey
Review of Graduated Compression Stockings in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis. The Case for Knee Length against Thigh Length Stockings
The British Journal of Surgery 1996,Vol 83 p1553
Submitted for publication
G. Blunn, D.I.S. Sweetnam, G Bentley, P. Walker.
Bone Implant Interface in retrieved long term Charnley Total Hip Replacements
British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
W. Ribbans, D.I.S. Sweetnam, P. Griffiths, A. Manktelow.
Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C in Orthopaedic Trauma Admissions
British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Oral Presentations: International, National and Regional
D. I. S. Sweetnam, W. J. Ribbans, M. Philips
Reducing the Risk - Barrier Protection in Orthopaedic Operating Theatres
Finish Arthroplasty Society,
Tampere, Finland.
April 1995
D.I.S Sweetnam W. Ribbans, P. Griffiths A. Manktelow
Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Orthopaedic Trauma Admissions
The third EFORT Congress
BarcelonaSpain
April 1997
D.I.S. Sweetnam ,W. Ribbans, P. Griffiths, A. Manktelow.
The Risks of Viral Transmission to Orthopaedic surgeons
Combined Meeting of Orthopaedic Associations
Auckland, New Zealand.
February 1998.
D. I. S Sweetnam, J Lavelle, W. M. Muirhead-Allwood
Failure of an early Cementless Total Hip
The Royal Society of Medicine
February 1993
D. I. S. Sweetnam, J. Lavelle, B. Cohen
The Mark One Failure Syndrome
The British Hip Society, Stanmore
March 1993
M. Bishay, A. Ross, D. I. S. Sweetnam
Stress Shielding in cemented Total Hip Replacement with the Multi Dual-Lock Femoral Prosthesis
The British Hip Society, Stanmore
March 1993
D. I. S. Sweetnam, J. Lavelle, B. Cohen
Unsatisfactory Performances of a Hip Replacement in Current Use
The British Orthopaedic Association, Torquay
September 1993
M. Bishay, G. Kyritsis, D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. C. Ross
The Muller straight stem: Seven years on.
South West Orthopaedic Club, Bath
May 1992
M. Bishay, G. Kyritsis, D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. C. Ross
Stress-shielding following the straight stem Muller femoral component
Combined Greek and American Orthopaedic Associations Scientific Meeting, Athens
October 1993
J. Lavelle, D. I. S. Sweetnam
The Role of the Ultrasonic Cement Removal in Revision Hip Surgery
The British Orthopaedic Association, Torquay
September 1993
A. Williams, D. I. S. Sweetnam, P. Rhys-Davies, R. Pusey
A Review of Graduated Compression Stockings in The Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and
the Case for Knee length versus Thigh Length Stockings
The Royal Society of Medicine
June 1993
A. Williams, D. I. S. Sweetnam, P. Rhys-Davies, R. Pusey
A Review of Graduated Compression Stockings in The Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and
the Case for Knee length versus Thigh Length Stockings
The British Orthopaedic Association, Torquay
September 1993
F. Norman-Taylor, D. I. S. Sweetnam, J. Fixsen
Distal Fibulectomy for Ewings Sarcoma
The British Orthopaedic Association, London
April 1994
D. I. S. Sweetnam
Management of Complex Ligament Knee Injuries using Prosthetic Ligaments
Wellington Hospital 9th International Knee Symposium
November 2001
D. I. S. Sweetnam
The Management of Patellar Fractures
Wellington Hospital 9th International Knee Symposium
November 2002
Poster Presentations
M. Bishay, G. Kyritsis, D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. C. Ross
The Muller total hip replacement: Intermediate results of the femoral component
The British Orthopaedic Association Scientific Meeting, London
September 1992
D. I. S. Sweetnam, A. Williams, M. Stanislas
Skiing Injuries - The Increasing Workload
The British Orthopaedic Association, London
April 1994
Courses Attended
December 1989 Slome Primary FRCS Revision
February 1990 A.T.L.S. - St. Bartholomew’s' Hospital
March 1991 Whipps Cross Revision for Fellowship
April 1992 Microsurgical Workshops - Northwick Park Hospital
July 1992 AO Basic Course - Royal College of Surgeons
August 1992 External Fixator Course - Royal College of Surgeons
January 1993 British Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course, London.
July 1993 Exeter Hip Course
October 1993 Reading Shoulder Course
November 1993 Basic Arthroscopy of Knee-Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
December 1993 Hand Surgery Course - Guy's Hospital
January 1994 British Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course, Chester
March 1995 Surgical Approaches - Royal Free Hospital, London
April 1995 Controversies in Knee Surgery -Royal Society of Medicine, London
October 1995 B.O.A. Basic surgical Skills Course, Hastings
March 1996 Basic Science Course RNOH. Stanmore, Middx.
March 1996 F.R.C.S (Orth.) Clinical Course , Norfolk and Norwich.
October 1997 Reading Shoulder Course
May 1998 Medical Management Course, Charing Cross Hospital.
August 1998 Sports Medicine Course The Lister Institute RCS Edinburgh.
October 1999 Expert Evidence after Woolf – Medical & Legal Training Services RSM
London.
October 2002 Advanced Knee Ligament Reconstruction Course BASK
Courses Convened
May 2000 Update in Knee Surgery 2000, The Wellington Hospital, SPR Course
April 2001 Current Concepts in Knee Surgery 2001, The Wellington Hospital,
SPR Course
September 2001 -2005 Core Skills in Operative Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal College
of Surgeons,England
March 2002 Current Concepts of Robotic Surgery, Royal Society of Medicine
March 2005 Bomb and Blast, London
October 2005 Intelligent Knee Surgery Course, Barcelona
Specialist Interests
The main areas in which I have developed a special interest within Orthopaedic surgery are:
1. The management of trauma
2. Lower limb arthroplasty
3. Sports Injuries
4. Arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder
5. Examiner/ Author MRCS STEP Course, The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Private Practice
I have worked at The Wellington Hospital Knee Surgery Unit for over 10 years developing my continued interest in complex knee problems. The Wellington Hospital is a 266 bedded private hospital with a national and international reputation.
The Knee Unit operates within a self contained clinic and comprises 6 Surgeons with a specific interest in knee surgery. Patients are seen with both acute and chronic conditions as well as some paediatric knee surgery. The nature of the department is such that a number of complex and challenging knee problems are seen as tertiary referrals. There is an additional emphasis on teaching and research with meetings both at a local and international level as well as an in- house Research Fellow.
Society Memberships
BOA
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association
British Hip Society
The Orthopaedic Section of the Royal Society of Medicine
Barber Surgeons
BMA
BASK
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