Curriculum Vitae – Gavin Bowyer MChir FRCS(Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Qualifications
BA (Camb) 1982
BM BCh (Oxon) 1985
FRCS (Eng) 1989
FRCS(Orth) 1995
Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes 1994
Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor 1994
Master of Surgery, MChir (Camb) 1998
Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery since 1997

Current Post
Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics - Southampton General Hospital
Honrary Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedics – University of Southampton

Major Career Interests -Trauma Surgery
My major interest lies in trauma surgery. This includes the management of soft tissue injuries and fractures of the limbs, spine and pelvis. I have a particular interest in reconstructive lower limb surgery and the management of osteomyelitis and the complications of fractures to the pelvis, acetabulum and lower limb.

Medico-Legal Work
I am fully conversant with the requirements of CPR 35. I produce more than 200 reports per annum. Currently about 10% are for the defence, but many reports are now produced as a Single Joint Expert (approximately 35%). I also undertake medical negligence work as an expert for claimant and defence.
I have attended course on preparation of medical reports, developing a medico-legal practice and the Society of Expert Witnesses annual meeting and the Bond Solon seminar.
I have experience as an expert witness, in Court.
I am registered on the database of experts with APIL and the Directory of Expert Witnesses.

Undergraduate Medical Education
1979 - 1982 Downing College, Cambridge.
1982 -1985 St Johns College, Oxford

Surgical Training Posts
SHO Posts in Orthopaedics, Burns, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology in London
Trauma & Orthopaedic Registrar Posts in London
Senior Registrar posts in Southampton General Hospital

Fellowship Training
I spent a one year Fellowship training in Orthopaedic Traumatology at the Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1993/4

Hunterian Professorship
Hunterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1996/7. Oration "The management of small fragment wounds in modern warfare - a return to Hunterian principles?"

Publications & Research
Papers:
More than 40 papers on a variety of orthopaedic and trauma subjects, including the Instructional Course Lecture in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery on the management of gunshot wounds to the limbs.

Books:
“Conflict & Catastrophe Medicine”, published by Springer, 2002
‘Limb Injuries’ Chapter in “Surgery”, the major text by Mosby, 2000
‘Falls’ Chapter in "Scientific Foundations of Trauma". Butterworth Heinemann 1997
‘General principles of wound management’ and ‘Wound Ballistics - Historical overview and epidemiology’ Chapters in "Ballistic Trauma". Edward Arnold, 1997
‘General Classifications’ Chapter in "Classifications in Musculo-skeletal Trauma". Heinemann Butterworth, 1999
‘The Management of Mine Wounds’. Chapter in “Trauma” Edward Arnold, 1997

Current Research
My current research is directed at the causes and treatment of instability in the injured ankle. I have recently received a £10,000 research grant for further work in this area. Work has been presented at the European Foot & Ankle Society Meeting and at the British Orthopaedic Association.