Alder Hey Orthopaedics is led by a team of consultants who benefit from national and international training in their subspecialty areas. We are fortunate to work with a talented and experienced team of allied health professionals from a variety of backgrounds. If you would like your child to be seen by one of our specialists please contact us.
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Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeons
Mr Colin Bruce
Spinal Deformity
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Karen Day
Mr Bruce was born and educated in North Liverpool. He qualified in Medicine from Liverpool University in 1985.
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He developed his interest in children’s orthopaedics after a student elective at the A. I. Du Pont institute in Delaware, USA. Mr Bruce gained his FRCS(Eng) in 1987 and thereafter was trained in orthopaedics on the Liverpool orthopaedic training circuit. During his training he spent three months studying at Massachusetts General Hospital and a further six months studying children’s orthopaedics on the residency programme at Connecticut Children’s Medical Centre, USA.
After completing his training in Stanmore, London as the National paediatric orthopaedic fellow Mr Bruce was awarded his CCST and took his consultant post at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool in 1997.
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Mr Bruce is a past President of the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS) and helped found and maintain the North West Children’s Orthopaedic Group (NWCOG). He regularly lectures for BSCOS, NWCOG, and holds Honorary Senior Lecturer posts in Liverpool, Dundee and Edge Hill Universities. His practice previously encompassed the full spectrum of children’s orthopaedics and trauma with a special interest in paediatric hip and spine disorders. Currently Mr Bruce treats spine disorders only.
Prof. Daniel Perry
Hip Surgery
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Michelle Okeefe
Professor Perry specialises in Children’s Hip Disease (Perthes’ Disease, Hip Dysplasia and Slipped Epiphysis), Bone Cysts and Trauma. Prof Perry trained in Liverpool and Warwick, before completing a children’s orthopaedic fellowship at SickKids Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He has gained additional experience from periods spent in Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Texas, USA, and Gillette Children’s Hospital, Minnesota, USA.
He is a Hunterian Professor from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and recipient of the Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize from the British Orthopaedic Association.
Dan’s major research interests are in epidemiology and effectiveness research. He has developed nationwide collaborative cohorts, clinical trials and is experienced in the analysis of existing (routine) datasets. He has been awarded over £30m of grants for NIHR and NIH studies including BOSS and Big BOSS, FORCE, SCIENCE, CRAFFT, ODD SOCKS and many, many more!
Dan is a member of the NIHR HTA Commissioning Board, is Paediatric Editor of the Bone and Joint Journal and Orthopaedic Trials Lead for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He also sits on the research committee of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the research committee of BSCOS (British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery). Dan is also the clinical lead for hip screening within Public Health England.
Mr Roger Walton
Neuromuscular Disease
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Ann Kershaw
Mr Walton graduated from the University of Liverpool and joined the Mersey rotation for his orthopaedic training.
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He completed a fellowship at the Starship children's hospital in Auckland, New Zealand and has spent time with Kerr Graham in Melbourne.
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Mr Walton is passionate about education and has been a convenor of several courses as well as being an invited speaker both nationally and internationally. He is the educational lead for the department and during this tenure Alder Hey was awarded training hospital of the year.
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When not working Mr Walton endures life as a Newcastle United fan and enjoys skiing and travelling.
Mr Chris Prior
Limb Reconstruction Surgery
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Kate Lowey
Mr Prior trained in Glasgow before moving to Liverpool to complete his orthopaedic training. He later went on to complete fellowships in Leeds and Melbourne, Australia.
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Mr Prior has published work on a variety of orthopaedic topics and won regional prizes during his training for research.
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He is a regular contributor to the education of trainee surgeons and has previously organised the Alder Hey FRCS instructional course. He is a faculty member on several orthopaedic courses teaching general paediatric orthopaedic surgery, basic science and paediatric limb reconstruction.
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Mr Prior has a specialist interest in the correction of congenital and acquired deformities in the upper and lower limbs. He also has a professional interest in the management of complex trauma in children and is the orthopaedic trauma lead for Alder Hey.
Miss Vittoria Bucknall
Hip Surgery
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Clare Wishart
Miss Bucknall trained in Birmingham before further graduating from the University of Dundee with honours in Orthopaedic Sciences. Following this, Miss Bucknall joined the Edinburgh Orthopaedic Programme where she completed her higher surgical training.
Miss Bucknall went on to complete her fellowship in paediatric orthopaedic surgery at Alder Hey where she joined the team as a consultant.
During training, Miss Bucknall received a number of national prizes for research and education and was awarded the Scottish national prize for best trainee. Miss Bucknall has served as President to the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association and has sat as council on the boards of the British Orthopaedic Association, the Intercollegiate Royal Colleges of Surgeons and the Joint Committee of Surgical Training.
Miss Bucknall is avid about surgical education and delivers both international and national conferences and teaching as well as being a nationally invited guest speaker. As a member of the Selection Design Group, Miss Bucknall continues to organise national recruitment to orthopaedic training.
Miss Bucknall has a specialist interest in paediatric hip surgery from birth to adolescence.
Miss Ana Jeelani
Foot Surgery
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Michelle Okeefe
Miss Jeelani is from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, and completed her medical degree at the University of Liverpool.
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She then went on to train in orthopaedics in the Manchester Deanery, and developed a specific interest in paediatric orthopaedics, and particularly clubfoot and the Ponseti method.
After completing 12 months as senior clinical fellow at Alder Hey in 2022, Miss Jeelani joined the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon before moving back to Liverpool to join the team at Alder Hey again, this time as consultant.
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Miss Jeelani is keen to develop and continue the well established Ponseti service at Alder Hey and has a wealth of experience in the management of paediatric orthopaedic trauma and general paediatric orthopaedic pathology.
Perhaps the biggest Liverpool FC fan in the City, when not at the hospital you are most likely to find Miss Jeelani on the terraces at Anfield. YNWA!
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Mr Jayesh Trivedi
Spinal Surgery
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Sheila McKenzie
Mr Trivedi is an adult and paediatric spinal surgeon working at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry as well as at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
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Mr Trivedi treats the whole range of acquired and congenital spinal pathologies in children and young people.
Mr Sudarshan Munigangaiah
Spinal Surgery
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Zach DeAsha
Mr Munigangaiah was born and brought up in Bangalore , Karnataka, India. His early schooling was in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Doddaballapur, Bangalore. He then graduated in medicine from Rajiv Gandhi university of medical sciences, Bangalore.
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Mr Munigangaiah completed his Basic surgical training, Trauma and Orthopaedic training in the Republic of Ireland before completing two prestigious fellowships including the EuroSpine accredited European Spine Diploma fellowship at Galway University Hospitals, Ireland and the Combined Paediatric and Adult post CCT spine fellowship at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool.
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His practice focuses on both adult and paediatric spinal disorders including, degenerative, deformities, tumours, trauma and infections of spine.
Mr Coupe
Mr Gilbert
Mr Sales
Knee Surgery
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Meghan Kearney
Mr Coupe, Mr Gilbert & Mr Sales are Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons with a specialist interest in conditions of the knee affecting children & adolescents. These consultants treat adult patients at Wrightington Hospital as well as providing their services for children and young people at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Mr Alf Bass
Neuromuscular Disease
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Jill Constantine
Mr Bass specialises in the treatment of children with neuromuscular disease and has been a key figure in developing the orthopaedic department at Alder Hey to its current position.
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Having overseen the creation of one of the most advanced neuromuscular services globally, including a world class gait laboratory, Mr Bass currently practices as part of the neuromuscular team at Alder Hey as well as managing complex paediatric trauma.
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In 2018 he was named Doctor of the Year by the 'Well Child' charity. He is a previous clinical director of the orthopaedic department and is currently the Medical Director at Alder Hey.
Mr David Wright
Neuromuscular Disease
Movement Analysis
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Jill Constantine
Mr. Wright qualified in 1999 from the University of Liverpool Medical School. He continued his higher surgical training in orthopaedics in Merseyside. He completed an international fellowship at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, Canada before starting his consultancy at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in 2011.
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Mr Wright’s specialist interest is in the management of children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. He is the Director of the North West Movement Analysis Centre and has an international reputation for excellence in this field.
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Mr Wright coordinates the annual Instructional Course in Paediatric Orthopaedics at Alder Hey alongside Mr Widnall, as well as being a regular faculty member for national courses in Children’s Orthopaedics.
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Mr Wright is an Honorary Senior Lecturer for the University of Liverpool, and is the current Clinical Director of the Trauma & Orthopaedic department at Alder Hey.
Mr Harvey George
Hip Surgery
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Kate Lowey
Mr George trained in India before undertaking further training and paediatric orthopaedic fellowships in the UK.
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He later visited the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in the USA in order to develop his specialist interest in paediatric and adolescent hip pathology including developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Mr George benefits from several degree level qualifications in the orthopaedic sciences and has published and presented widely on the subject.
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He regularly passes on his expertise as a faculty member of educational courses such as the Mersey FRCS course and the
Alder Hey paediatric orthopaedic instructional course.
Mr Chris Talbot
Adolescent Hip Surgery
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Ann Kershaw
Mr Talbot trained in Manchester and completed a fellowship in paediatric orthopaedic surgery at Alder Hey before joining the team as a consultant.
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He has visited international centres in order to develop his specialist interest in the management of paediatric and adolescent hip conditions.
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Mr Talbot runs a transition service that enables him to provide ongoing care for young people with hip pathology as they move into adulthood.
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Mr Talbot is passionate about patient safety and risk management, and has a leadership role within Alder Hey on these topics.
Mr Nick Peterson
Limb Reconstruction Surgery
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Meghan Kearney
Mr Peterson graduated from Liverpool University and spent time working in Melbourne, Australia before returning to join the Mersey trauma and orthopaedic rotation.
During training he was awarded national and regional prizes, published and presented at a national and international level and co-created the mobile application OrthoFlow.
His specialist interest is limb reconstruction surgery and after completing his training in Liverpool he has visited units in Baltimore (USA), Cape Town (South Africa), Fukushima (Japan), Florida (USA) and Milan (Italy).
Mr Peterson also has an adult limb reconstruction practice at the Broadgreen site of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and uses his experience in the treatment of congenital and acquired conditions affecting the upper and lower limbs in children to transition their care into adult services.
His practice includes the use of internal and external devices for deformity correction including limb lengthening with lengthening intramedullary nails.
Along with his colleagues in the limb reconstruction department he offers treatment of congenital and acquired deformity, non-unions, post-traumatic deformities and bone infections. Mr Peterson also offers treatment for knee and ankle arthritis.
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Mr James Widnall
Neuromuscular Disease & Foot Surgery
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Jill Constantine
Mr James Widnall was born in the North East of England and completed his medical
degree at the University of Liverpool.
He was trained in orthopaedics in the Mersey Deanery and developed an interest in foot and ankle surgery as well as paediatric orthopaedics.
During training Mr Widnall published widely and won a number of awards including the Hugh Owen Thomas Research prize on two separate occasions. He was also awarded the 'Best of the Best' presentation at the British Orthopaedic Association in 2018.
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Mr Widnall completed a fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics in Sheffield before returning to Alder Hey to complete a further fellowship focusing on paediatric neuromuscular disease and movement disorders.
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He is passionate about providing world class care for the children of Liverpool and the UK and has a particular interest in abnormalities of gait and the management of the neuromuscular foot.
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In his spare time, James masterminded the popular orthopaedic mobile app OrthoFlow which has now sold many thousands of copies worldwide. He has completed NIHR funded research on the FORCE trial and is widely published in book chapters and
journal articles.
Mr Nisarg Mehta
Limb Reconstruction Surgery
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Michelle Okeefe
​Mr. Nisarg Mehta is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, having completed a fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics and Limb Reconstruction at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Mehta graduated from the University of Liverpool and, following his general orthopaedic specialty training in Liverpool, developed a strong interest in Limb Reconstruction Surgery working closely with Mr. James, Mr. Prior, and Mr. Peterson.
During his training, Mr. Mehta authored numerous publications and developed an interest in teaching and holds a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Medical Education. He regularly teaches on various national and international courses, including the European Trauma Course, and has also completed the British Orthopaedic Association’s Future Leaders Programme (FLP). Outside of work, Mr. Mehta is an avid Manchester United fan, a passion he shares with his colleague, Mr. Talbot (Despite the aggregate score of the last 10 premiership games being LFC 28 - 6 MUFC, including notable wins of 5-0, 4-0, 7-0 and 3-0 for Liverpool).
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Mr Neil Davidson
Spinal Surgery
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Sheila McKenzie
Mr Davidson underwent surgical training on the Mersey Deanery rotation following graduation from the University of Leeds.
He completed his spinal surgical fellowship at RJAH Oswestry and Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. He also completed a visiting spinal fellowship at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Mr Davidson was appointed as Consultant Spinal Surgeon to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and RJAH Hospital in 2011. He specialises in spinal conditions including all aspects of spinal deformity including scoliosis & kyphosis.
Mr Mohamed Mohamed
Spinal Surgery
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Karen Day
Mr Mohamed is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon treating adult and paediatric patients, working at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry as well as at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Mr Marcus De Matas
Spinal Surgery
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Zach DeAsha
Mr De Matas leads the spinal surgery unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and is a visiting surgeon at Alder Hey providing services for young people with congenital and acquired pathology of the spine.