Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Sports Medicine
University of Nottingham
Honorary Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr Alan Norrish
BSc, MB BChir, MBA, LLM, PhD, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Alan Norrish works full-time as a Clinical Associate Professor of Trauma, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Nottingham and as a Honorary Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Nottingham University Hospitals, based at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, which hosts the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, serving 4 million people, the busiest Level 1 Major Trauma Centre in England.
Alan Norrish finished his specialty training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in July of 2007, having completed training in the East of England. During his more than 30-year career studying and practicing medicine, Alan Norrish has focused on complex lower limb trauma and orthopaedics with sub-specialty interests in reconstruction of complex lower limb fractures, bone and joint infection and fracture non-union. Alan Norrish also regularly performs hip replacement. Alan Norrish has had a wide-experience having worked as Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon in Zambia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in King’s Lynn and now Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Alan Norrish has a strong interest in teaching, education and research. Alan Norrish has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Zambia (Lecturer), the University of Cambridge (Associate Lecturer), Anglia Ruskin University (Honorary Senior Lecturer and Course Director) and now at the University of Nottingham (Clinical Associate Professor). Alan Norrish is a member of the Board of Examiners for the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa.
Alan Norrish has had significant experience of curriculum design and course organisation for all levels of healthcare staff. Alan Norrish was a taskforce member of AOTrauma designing an innovative programme of nurse education given internationally to thousands of nurses and he continues to be active in that group. Alan Norrish helped to design a medical education programme for junior surgeons in Myanmar and was part of a team that was awarded a £250,000 grant to implement this training over several years (2015-2018). Alan Norrish is faculty on many annual courses and have directed two cadaveric courses in Australia. Alan Norrish has given invited lectures in Myanmar, Zambia, Malawi, India, Australia, Canada, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the United Kingdom.
Expertise Summary
Since first being appointed as a Consultant in 2007, lower limb trauma and reconstruction surgery has been Alan Norrish’s main subspecialty interest. From Africa to Afghanistan, Alan Norrish has treated a full range of patients with complex acute and chronic orthopaedic and trauma conditions. Alan Norrish founded and co-led a multidisciplinary regional bone and joint infection service when working in Cambridge. Alan Norrish also has significant experience of the use of mega-prosthesis for complex trauma and infection indications as well as experience in periprosthetic fracture and non-union surgery, in addition to lower-limb frame reconstruction and amputation. The majority of Alan Norrish’s current practice is complex lower limb trauma, general orthopaedic trauma and hip replacement. Alan Norrish can act as an expert witness, including the preparation of medico-legal reports and appearing in court, in personal injury and clinical negligence cases relating to his specialist areas of expertise, including:
Mr Norrish can take instructions on behalf of either claimant or defendant or as a Single Joint Expert.
