Alan Norrish
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Biography
Alan Norrish is a Clinical Associate Professor of Trauma, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Nottingham and a Honorary Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Nottingham University Hospitals, based at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, which hosts the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, serving 4 million people, the busiest Level 1 Major Trauma Centre in England. Alan Norrish finished his specialty training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in July of 2007, having completed training in the East of England. During his more than 30-year career studying and practicing medicine, Alan Norrish has focused on complex lower limb trauma and orthopaedics with sub-specialty interests in reconstruction of complex lower limb fractures, bone and joint infection and fracture non-union. Alan Norrish also regularly performs hip replacement. Alan Norrish has had a wide-experience having worked as Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon in Zambia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn and now Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Alan Norrish has a strong interest in teaching, education and research. Alan Norrish has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Zambia (Lecturer), the University of Cambridge (Associate Lecturer), Anglia Ruskin University (Honorary Senior Lecturer and Course Director) and now at the University of Nottingham (Clinical Associate Professor). Alan Norrish is a member of the Board of Examiners for the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa. Alan Norrish has had significant experience of curriculum design and course organisation for all levels of healthcare staff. Alan Norrish was a taskforce member of AOTrauma designing an innovative programme of nurse education given internationally to thousands of nurses and he continues to be active in that group. Alan Norrish helped to design a medical education programme for junior surgeons in Myanmar and was part of a team that was awarded a £250,000 grant to implement this training over several years (2015-2018). Alan Norrish is faculty on many annual courses and have directed two cadaveric courses in Australia. Alan Norrish has given invited lectures in Myanmar, Zambia, Malawi, India, Australia, Canada, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the United Kingdom.
Expertise Summary
Since first being appointed as a Consultant in 2007, lower limb trauma and reconstruction surgery has been Alan Norrish's main subspecialty interest. From Africa to Afghanistan, Alan Norrish has treated a full range of patients with complex acute and chronic orthopaedic and trauma conditions. Alan Norrish founded and co-led a multidisciplinary regional bone and joint infection service when working in Cambridge. Alan Norrish also has significant experience of the use of mega-prosthesis for complex trauma and infection indications as well as experience in periprosthetic fracture and non-union surgery, in addition to lower-limb frame reconstruction and amputation. The majority of Alan Norrish's current practice is complex lower limb trauma, general orthopaedic trauma and hip replacement.
Teaching Summary
Alan Norrish is currently the Acting Course Director for the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine Sports and Exercise Medicine and Allied Sports and Exercise Medicine Master's of Science… read more
Research Summary
Alan Norrish currently has 100 publications listed on Google Scholar with >1800 citations and a h-index of 19 and an i10-index of 24. The following are a selection of Alan Norrish's recent… read more
Alan Norrish is currently the Acting Course Director for the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine Sports and Exercise Medicine and Allied Sports and Exercise Medicine Master's of Science Degree. Alan Norrish has acted as module convener for modules including Sports Injury Anatomy, Physical Activity in Health and Disease and Wilderness and Expedition Medicine.
Alan Norrish is the Deputy Director for Postgraduate Education and Student Experience for the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine, overseeing 15 postgraduate courses and around 350 postgraduate students.
Alan Norrish is the Lead for Professional Practice (Fitness to Practice) for the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine.
Current Research
Alan Norrish currently has 100 publications listed on Google Scholar with >1800 citations and a h-index of 19 and an i10-index of 24. The following are a selection of Alan Norrish's recent publications:
- Austin, I. S., Norrish, A., Lloyd, R., Brassett, C., & Pasapula, C. (2023). Differential contribution of lateral plantar foot ligaments to lateral column stability-A cadaver based sectioning analysis. The Foot, 56, 102003.
- West, C., Norrish, A., Brassett, C., & Pasapula, C. (2023). Evaluation of the heel external rotation test in soft tissue deficiencies associated with adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD). A cadaver sectioning analysis. The Foot, 55, 101984.
- Tucker, A., Norrish, A. R., Fendius, S., Uzoho, C., Thorne, T., Del Hoyo, E., ... & Ollivere, B. J. (2022). Definitive Taylor Spatial Frame management for the treatment of high-energy open tibial fractures: Clinical and patient-reported outcomes. Injury, 53(12), 4104-4113.
- Smith, A. H., Brassett, C., Gooding, C., Abood, A., & Norrish, A. (2022). Vastus lateralis versus rectus femoris muscle flaps for recalcitrant hip joint infection: An anatomical study comparing the effectiveness of acetabular dead space control. Clinical Anatomy, 35(7), 961-973.
- Singh, Y., Pettit, M., El-Hakeem, O., Elwood, R., Norrish, A., Audenaert, E., & Khanduja, V. (2022). Understanding hip pathology in ballet dancers. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 30(10), 3546-3562.
- Ikram, A., Norrish, A. R., Marson, B. A., Craxford, S., Gladman, J. R., & Ollivere, B. J. (2022). Can the Clinical Frailty Scale on admission predict 30-day survival, postoperative complications, and institutionalization in patients with fragility hip fracture?: a cohort study of 1,255 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal, 104(8), 980-986.
- Barker, T., Yan, M., Hussain, A., Kapur, K., Brassett, C., Pasapula, C., & Norrish, A. R. (2022). The role of cadaveric simulation in talus fracture research: A scoping review. Foot and Ankle Surgery.
- Ikram, A., Norrish, A., Ollivere, L., Nightingale, J., Valdes, A., & Ollivere, B. J. (2022). Has a change in established care pathways during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to an excess death rate in the fragility fracture population? A longitudinal cohort study of 1846 patients. BMJ open, 12(5), e058526.
Past Research
Alan Norrish has had a wide experience of research, both laboratory and clinical. Alan Norrish received his scientific training at both the bachelor's and doctorate level.
1999 - 2019: Clinical Research Projects
Post PhD, Alan Norrish has been involved in a number of research projects as can be seen by his publications. Alan Norrish has experience of working with the Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN) as a principal investigator (FORTIFY trial, IRAS ID: 213821), registered investigator (FaB trial: IRAS ID: 74133) and Alan Norrish has been an active patient recruiter for several national clinical portfolio clinical trials: HEALTH (hip replacement vs hemiarthroplasty), FAITH: (screws vs plate for hip fractures), FixDT (plate vs nail fixation, distal tibial fractures), AIM (ankle fracture operative vs nonoperative treatment), WOOLF (dressings for open fractures).
2019-pres: University of Nottingham
Alan Norrish was involved in a Innovate UK funded project to create an antimicrobial coating for intramedullary nails. This involved the collection an analysis of qualitative data from patient and public involvement focus groups and the development of a patient information leaflet for a future clinical trial. Alan Norrish was involved in research projects and paper writing including subjects such as hip fractures in younger adults, urogenital trauma and trauma in the elderly.
Alan Norrish has also studied the excess mortality in patients with fragility fractures, working on the PANdemic Tracking of HEalthcare woRkers (PANTHER) study and assessing the patient-reported outcomes of individuals with grade 3 open tibial fractures treated by a 2-ring circular frame.
Future Research
Alan Norrish future research is exploring the outcomes after orthopaedic trauma and optimising outcomes after hip fracture and limb reconstruction surgery.