Chris Oliver retired surgeon and professor. Inspirational cyclist and expedition kayaker.
Highlights
- 2021 Old Oswestrians Gold Medal Lecture, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. Lecture.
- 2021- Ambassador MiST Mobile International Surgical Teams. Humanitarian surgical aid teams to Gaza and global.
- 2020 Endoscopic Gastric ByPass Surgery 6 years after broken LapBand. 6+ stone weight loss.
- 2018-19 King James IV Professorship Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. “Improving data visualisation, information and knowledge transfer for surgeons”. Professorial Lecture Product Forge Digital Health Hackathon, Edinburgh. Surgeons News.
- 2018 Lifetime career profile British Medical Journal “From orthopaedic surgeon to fitness professor”.
- 2018 “NHS at 70: Celebrating a Revolution in Scotland’s Healthcare”. The Sunday Herald leader of Scottish health innovation.
- 2018-22 Spokesperson. Spokes – The Lothain Cycling Campaign.
- 2016 Sir Alexander Morison medal Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for lecture. “Health and Fitness, are we part of the problem or the solution?”.
- 2014 LapBand snapped whilst kayaking and was removed 2016.
- 2013 Cycled 3,415 miles from Los Angeles to Boston, USA with daughter.
- 2007 Gastric LapBand 12.5 stone weight loss.
Previous
- Associate Research Fellow. School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University. 2019-2021.
- Expert Adviser Swinfen Charitable Trust Humanitarian Aid 2001-20.
- Patron MiST Mobile International Surgical Teams 2014-21.
- Trustee Board Member Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust 2015-20.
- 2020 “Analytics of Learning Strategies: Association with the Personality Traits” shortlisted best full research paper. #LAK2020.
- Trustee Secretary Scottish Mens Shed Association 2020.
- Emeritus examiner FRCS (Tr&Orth) South-East Scotland Postgraduate Orthopaedic In-Training Exam 2019.
- Study Steering Committee Member NIHR Grant. Do 20mph speed limits reduce casualties and increase cycling, walking, and liveability in the general population? 2017-20.
- 2018 Julian M. Bruner. Overall Winner Best Poster Annual Meeting American Society for Surgery of the Hand. “Long-term outcome following early percutaneous screw fixation of acute scaphoid fractures”.
- Trustee Board Member. Drug, Alcohol and Psychotherapies Fife Ltd 2016-20.
- Honorary professor Physical Activity for Health at the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), University of Edinburgh 2015-18.
- Consultant Trauma Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh & Shawfair Park Hospital 1997-18.
- Member Council Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh 2002-12.
- Chairman Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE). Surigical membership (MRCS) and Head and Neck Surgery exams (DOHNS). 2008-11.
- Chairman Scotland & Member National Council Cycling UK (CTC) 2012-14.
- Chairman Roadshare (presumed liability) 2014-15.
- Chairman Surgical Editor SIGN Guidelines 2006-08.
- Member Holyrood Cross Party Group on Cycling 2012-17.
- Chairman AO Foundation Fracture Fixation Courses 2004-08.
- Champion Advocate World Heart Federation 2013-20.
Curriculum vitae
- BSc (Hons), MB. BS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr and Orth), FRCS (Ed), FRCP (Ed), DMI RCSEd, FFSTEd, DM, FRSA
- 1985 MBBS University College Hospital Medical School, University College London. 1981 Intercalated BSc Neurophysiology.
- House jobs Cuckfield Hospital, Sussex & Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow.
- 1986 Prosected anatomy University College London.
- 1986-8 Basic surgical training Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow.
- 1988-9 Registrar Neurosurgery National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London.
- 1989 FRCS (Eng).
- 1989-96 Orthopaedics and trauma surgery, registrar in Yorkshire, senior registrar Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Oswestry.
- 1992 MD Doctorate University College London. Spinal muscle fatigue, artificial intelligence.
- 1997 Orthopaedic trauma training, fellowships in trauma orthopaedic surgery Harborview Medical Centre, Seattle, USA & John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
- 1997 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon special interest Hand Surgery. Part-time senior lecturer Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, University of Edinburgh.
- 2002-12 Member Council Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) .
- First director RCSEd Faculty Medical Informatics. Led development of innovative health informatics Diploma/ MSc courses.
- Developed global e-Learning website AO Foundation for AO Surgery.
- 2006-8 Co-convener of examinations RCSEd.
- 2008-11 National Chairman Intercollegiate Committee Basic Surgical Examinations Membership Royal College Surgeons MRCS & DOHNS. examination for the UK and overseas. Introduced, stabilised Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) exam. Led surgical exams teams for Surgical Royal Colleges in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Oman, Kuwait, Malaysia, Sudan and Sri Lanka.
- 2014 Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers RCSEd .
- Past Fellow British Society Surgery of the Hand.
- 2013 Early development Play on Pedals, getting every preschool child in Glasgow cycling.
- 2016 Edited multi-author Trauma surgery section of Oxford Textbook “Fundamentals of Surgery – Oxford Textbooks in Surgery” .
- 2015-18 Honorary Professor Physical Activity for Health to Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) University of Edinburgh. PAHRC was a research centre within the Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences Moray House School of Education which aims to provide evidence of how to encourage people of all ages to ‘sit less and walk more’. Led the development of teaching and examination of undergraduate education in physical activity throughout the United Kingdom. Developed first massive open online course (MOOC) in physical activity and evaluation. British Journal of Sports Medicine Blog post in 2016 described first year as Professor Physical Activity for Health.
- 2016 Sir Alexander Morison Medal Lecture Royal College Physicians of Edinburgh.
- 2017 Fellowship Royal Society Arts, FRSA in recognition expertise to develop strategies and policies for public health, including physical and active living and the delivery of public health care.
- 2017 International Futures Forum Capability Transformative Innovation Accelerator training.
- 2018 Medically retired clinical surgery.
- 2018 Led Qube Inspiration on Longevity. Global workshop.
- 2018 Associate Research Fellow, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University.
- 2019 Emeritus examiner FRCS (Tr&Orth) South-East Scotland Postgraduate Orthopaedic In-Training Exam.
- 2020 Member Royal Photographic Society.
- 2020 Silver Velotech Bicycle Mechanic.
- 2020 Cycling Scotland Cycle Ride Leader.
- 2021 Gold Velotech Bicycle Mechanic.
- 2021 Member Faculty Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare. Royal College Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Fellowships
- 1994 Doctorate of Medicine MD thesis, University of London entitled “Development of surface electromyographic spectral analysis techniques for assessing paraspinal muscle function.”
- 1995 AO Major Trauma Fellowship Seattle, USA.
- 1996 Consultant Trauma Fellowship. John Radcliffe Oxford Trauma Unit. Major Trauma.
Expeditions
- 2022 Sailed, The Swan LK243. Outer Hebrides.
- 2021 Sailed, Bessie Ellen. Caledonian Canal. Oban to Inverness.
- 2019 Sailed, The Swan LK243. Shetland to Faroes (return).
- 2019 Cycled, Provence, France.
- 2018 Cycled, Provence, France.
- 2017 Cycled, Chile.
- 2015 Cycled, Rajasthan, India.
- 2015 Cycled, Knighthood of Sufferlandria – Sir Chris Oliver 65th UK Knight – 250 miles static spin bike in 12 hours.
- 2014 Cycled, 1,100 miles St Malo-Nice, France.
- 2013 Cycled, 3,500 miles Los Angeles-Boston, USA.
- 2012 Expedition Medic. Wilderness Medical Certificate. Glenmore Lodge.
- 2012 Whitewater kayaking. Bhutan (East), Trashigang. Doctor.
- 2011 Whitewater kayaking. Grand Canyon, Colorado River. Doctor.
- 2010 Whitewater kayaking. Nepal, Sun Kosi River. Doctor.
- 2009 Cycled, 1,000 miles Land’s End to John O’Groats.
- 2008 Whitewater kayaking. Bhutan (West), Paro & Thrimpu. Doctor.
- 1993 Whitewater kayaking. India. Descent of upper River Ganges. Doctor.
- 1983 Whitewater kayaking. British Universities expedition River Zap. Turkey. Doctor & Team Leader.
- 1981 Whitewater kayaking. British Expedition to British Columbia, Yukon & Alaska. Doctor.
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