Nicholas Smith

Nick Smith is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee procedures. He has one of the highest volume meniscal transplantation practices in the UK and performs meniscal repair surgery, including meniscal root repairs.

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	Medbelle position	Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
	Titles	BMedSci, BMBS, PGCertMedEd, MSc, PhD, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
	Specialisation	Knee surgery
	Specialisation	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

Summary

Nick Smith is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee conditions and procedures. His accolades include the 2017 Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize from the British Orthopaedic Association. Mr Smith has a strong research interest, having completed a PhD in meniscal transplantation and being the first person to complete a randomised controlled trial on the subject worldwide. He has been widely published in medical journals and textbooks and continues to be at the forefront of orthopaedic knee research. Patients describe him as engaged, professional and reassuring.

Positions

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Nuffield Warwickshire

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons 2018
Good Clinical Practice 2018
ATLS Provider, Royal College of Surgeons of England 2017
Doctor of Philosophy in the Health Sciences, University of Warwick 2016
Masters in the Health Sciences (Trauma and Orthopaedics) with distinction, University of - Warwick 2013
Postgraduate Certificate of Medical Education, University of Dundee 2012
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2009
European Computer Driving Licence, British Computer Society 2007
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Nottingham 2006
Bachelor of Medical Science, 2:1, University of Nottingham 2004

Awards and achievements

BOA Travelling Fellowship Award British Orthopaedic Association, London 2019
Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize British Orthopaedic Association, London 2017
Finalist – Research Poster Competition, RD&I Summit, UHCW NHS Trust 2017
Royal Society of Medicine Orthopaedic President’s Prize, 3rd place Royal Society of Medicine, London 2016
Travel Award Award to present research at the 2015 ISAKOS meeting Arthritis Research 2015 Finalist
Research Poster Competition, RD&I Summit, UHCW NHS Trust 2015
Academic Clinical Fellowship National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 2010

Professional memberships

General Medical Council (GMC) number 6147514
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
Royal College of Surgeons

Specialist surgical interests

Knee ligament reconstruction (ACL, PCL, MCL and PLC)
Meniscal surgery, including repair, partial meniscectomy and transplantation
Knee replacement (partial and total)
Cartilage repair procedures.

Locations

Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital

The Chase

Old Milverton Ln

Leamington Spa

CV32 6RW

Publications

Saunders, P., Smith, NA, Syed, F., Waite, J., Young, S. Introducing a Day-Case Arthroplasty Pathway Significantly Reduces Overall Length of Stay. BJO 2021-0106.

Smith, NA., Merchant, H., Middleton, S., Mandalia, V. Staged Reconstruction for Multiligament

Knee Injuries: The Exeter Experience. The Knee, 2020 Oct;89 (27 Supp1)

Hefny MH, Smith NA, Waite J. Cementless medial Oxford unicompartmental knee replacement.

Five-year results from an independent series. Knee. 2020 Aug;27(4):1219-1227. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32711885.

Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. Autograft or allograft for the reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: a health economics perspective.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05436-z.

Waugh, N., Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Royle, P., Smith, N. Autograft or allograft for the reconstruction of posterior cruciate ligament: a health economics perspective.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05477-4.

Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. The cost- effectiveness of osteochondral allograft transplantation in the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).

Ahmed, I., Boulton, AJ., Rizvi, S., Carlos, W., Dickenson E., Smith NA., Reed, M. The use of triclosan-coated sutures to prevent surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. BMJ Open 2019;9:e029727. doi:10.1136

Mistry, H., Metcalfe, A., Colquitt, J., Loveman, E., Smith, N., Royle, P., Waugh, N. The cost-effectiveness of meniscal allograft transplantation in the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).

Bloch, B., Asplin, L., Smith, N., Thompson, P., Spalding, T. Higher survivorship following meniscal allograft transplantation in less worn knees justifies earlier referral for symptomatic patients: experience from 240 patients Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2019).

Khatri, C., Smith NA., et al. The Natural History of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff

Tears in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis American Journal Sports Medicine 2018.

Moiz, M., Smith, NA., Smith, T., Chawla, A., Thompson, P., Metcalfe, A. Clinical outcomes following non-operative management of lateral patellar dislocation: a systematic review Orthop J Sports Med 2018 6(6).

Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. A pilot randomised trial of meniscal allograft transplantation versus personalized physiotherapy for patients with a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee compartment. Bone Joint J,

2018, 100-B(1), 56-63.

Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Hutchinson, C., Metcalfe, A., Thompson, P., Costa, M. L., & Spalding, T. Infographic: Meniscal transplantation is beneficial at one year. Bone Joint J, 2018,

100-B(1), 64-65.

Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Asplin, L., Thompson, P., Spalding, T. Factors Predicting Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Failure, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016 4(8)

Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Milner, R., Smith, NA. Current Status of Meniscal Reconstruction,

Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics. 2016 4(1)

Spalding, T., Parkinson, B., Smith, NA., Verdonk, P. Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation With Soft Tissue Fixation Through Bone Tunnels, Arthroscopy Techniques. 2015,

4(5), e559–e563

Smith, NA., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation: Rationale for treatment. Bone and Joint Journal. 2015, 97-B(5), 590-94

Smith, NA., Achten, J., Parsons, N., Wright, D., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Thompson, P., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal Transplantation and Its Effect on Osteoarthritis Risk – an abridged protocol for the MeTEOR study. Bone and Joint Research. 2015, 4(6), 93-8

Smith, NA., Parkinson, B., Hutchinson, CE., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Is meniscal allograft transplantation chondroprotective? A systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology,

Arthroscopy. 2015, 24(9) 2923-35

Smith, NA., Parkinson, B., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation and meniscal scaffolds; where are we up to now? Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2015, 29(1), 21-37

Smith, NA., MacKay, ND., Costa, M., Spalding, T. Meniscal allograft transplantation in a symptomatic meniscal deficient knee: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015, 23(1), 270-9

MacKay, ND., Smith, NA., Parsons, N., Spalding, T., Thompson, P., Sprowson, AP. Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for patellar dislocation: a systematic review. Orthopaedic

Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014, 2(8)

Book Chapters

Smith NA, Verdonk P, Monllau JC, Spalding T. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Results and

Indications. Surgery of the Meniscus, ESSKA publications. 2016, Springer pp 519 – 24

Smith NA, Spalding T. Outcome Following MAT: A Systematic Review. In: Getgood A, Spalding

T, Cole C, Gersoff W, Verdonk P. eds. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation, a Comprehensive

Review. Surrey, UK: DJO Publications. 2015, pp 349 – 60

Wright D, Parkinson B, Smith NA, Spalding T. Rehabilitation Following MAT. In: Getgood A,

Spalding T, Cole C, Gersoff W, Verdonk P. eds. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation, a

Comprehensive Review. Surrey, UK: DJO Publications. 2015, pp 349 – 60

Invited Publications

Smith, N.A. Winner of the 2017 Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize. Journal of Trauma

and Orthopaedics. 2017

Smith, NA. An academic career in trauma and orthopaedics explained. Core Surgery, 2011, 2(1),

55-56.

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