Mr David Nicholas Townshend: Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr David Nicholas Townshend

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Specialises in

Foot & Ankle

About me

I was born in Edinburgh and graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1997. Following a research fellowship in New Zealand, I returned to Higher Surgical Training in the Northern Region. In 2009 I spent 12 months as a foot and ankle fellow at the University of British Columbia.

I offer a comprehensive foot and ankle service and work with a range of allied health professionals.

Areas of interest

All aspects of foot and ankle surgery including hallux valgus (bunions); forefoot pain; arthritis; ankle replacement; ankle fusion; ankle arthroscopy; minimally invasive surgeries (including keyhole bunion surgery and hammer toe correction), sports injuries

Medical secretaries

Dawn McPhillips (NHS)
Department of Orthopaedics North Tyneside General Hospital Rake Lane North Shields NE29 8NH
0191 293 4021
0191 731 7856
dawn.mcphillips@nhct.nhs.uk

Penny Powell
Xilium Ltd Dobson House Regent Centre Gosforth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 3PF
0191 233 6346
Penny@xilium.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Ian Harper Fee Assured

Dr James Golding Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Northumbria NHS Healthcare Trust

Clinics held at North Tyneside General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital

Research interests

Ankle arthritis, Ankle replacement, Achilles Tendon rupture, Minimal Incision surgery, Education.

Elected member of Scientific Committee British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

Joint Speciality Lead, North East and Cumbria Clinical Research Network

Personal interests

Family, Cycling, Skiing, Tennis, Sea Kayaking.

Awards received

Member of the Northumbria NHS Healthcare Trust, awarded HSJ Provider Trust of the Year 2013.
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Travelling Fellowship 2010

Publications

Arthroscopic versus open ankle arthrodesis: a multicenter comparative case series.
Townshend D, Di Silvestro M, Krause F, Penner M, Younger A, Glazebrook M,
Wing K.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Jan 16;95(2):98-102

Major complications following foot and ankle surgery – Analysis using national hospital episode statistics
Jameson S, James P, Oliver K, Townshend DN, Reed M.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2011 Apr;93(4):490-7

(Abstract) The Use Of Thrombophylaxis For Total Ankle Replacements
DN Townshend, R Refaie, And B Lovell
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 Vol. 93-B No. Supp Iv

DN Townshend, KP Emmerson, PF Partington, SM Jones, SD Muller
Local Anaesthesia Following Knee Arthroscopy – RCT comparing intra-articular versus portal infiltration of Bupivicaine
JBJS Br. 2009 May;91(5): 601-3

Townshend DN, Greiss ME
Total Ceramic Arthroplasty for Painful, Destructive Disorders of the Lesser Metatarso-Phalangeal Joints
The Foot 17 2007 June 17: 73-75

Townshend DN, Taylor PK, Gwynne-Jones DP.
The outcome of carpal tunnel decompression in elderly patients.
J Hand Surg Am. 2005 May; 30(3): 500-5

Townshend D, Pai V.
Gouty tenosynovitis--more common than we think?
N Z Med J. 2004 Jan 30;117-118

Courses offered to GPs

On request

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

W0300
Multiple procedure on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joints, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W8640
Complex therapeutic arthroscopy of ankle, with multiple bony, joint surface and soft tissue procedures - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W0321
Osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for Hallux Valgus correction with or without internal fixation and soft tissue correction - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W5700
Excision arthroplasty of first metatarso-phalangeal joint with prosthetic implantation or interposition arthroplasty - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W1040
Osteotomy of short bone of foot (excluding hallux valgus and including internal fixation) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
T6462
Excision or partial excision of IP joint of lesser toe with tendon transfer - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
W0463
Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot without autogenous graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1-5)
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