Cervical spine trauma

Mr Will Kieffer, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Target audience: Candidates preparing for the FRCS (Orth) examinations or equivalent, and trainees who are in their earlier years of training.

Organised jointly by Orthopaedic Research UK and the Orthopaedic Academy

Mr Will Kieffer, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Will is a consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare. He completed two spinal fellowships, one at Frimley Park in the UK and another at Auckland City in New Zealand where he treated elite sportsmen and was On-call for spine and major trauma. He is actively involved in training at local and regional levels within the KSS Deanery. He teaches regularly on FRCS revision courses and sits on the Regional STC and ARCP Panels. His main clinical interests are degenerative spinal disorders and his research interests include spinal balance and adult deformity and has published widely with numerous peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters to date. He is also the Principle Investigator for Orthopaedic NIHR Trials at his NHS Trust.