Impartiality is considered very important by ODEP members to ensure the integrity of the work we do. The surgeon members of ODEP are not salaried employees and freely volunteer their time. The only payment they receive is reimbursement for travel expenses and subsistence.
ODEP Spine comprises the following people:
Chair
Chairman Keith Tucker, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Chairman ODEP & Beyond Compliance,
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Former Member of NJR Steering Committee
Conflicts of interest
Over 15 years ago I was in receipt of royalties from Johnson and Johnson Orthopaedics, all of which I paid into a research charity (Action Arthritis). I am a stockholder in Accentus (Medical).
I receive expenses for travel and accommodation for my ODEP related activities but otherwise I am unpaid.
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Professor Sashin Ahuja, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Welsh Centre for Spinal Surgery & Trauma University Hospital of Wales & Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales, Cardiff
Co-Chair of the Spine ODEP & BC
Chair of the UK Spine Societies Board (UKSSB)
Conflicts of interest
I receive expenses for travel and accommodation for my ODEP related activities but otherwise I am unpaid.
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Mike Hutton, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Exeter
Co-Chair of the Spine ODEP & BC
Conflicts of interest
I receive expenses for travel and accommodation for my ODEP related activities but otherwise I am unpaid.
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Stuart Blagg, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Stoke Mandeville
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Alexander Durst, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Welsh Centre for Spinal Surgery & Trauma University Hospital of Wales & Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales, Cardiff
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Kaushik Ghosh, FRCS (SN)
Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spinal Lead Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
National Lead: British Spine Registry (BSR) & EC member BASS
Almas Khan MBBS, FRCSed(Tr&Orth), PGcertClined
Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, Adult and Paediatric Spines
Leeds Centre For Neurosciences, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Julian Leong, PhD FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
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Nicolay Peev, MD, PhD, FRCS(SN)
Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Shreya Srinivas, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
BSS Governance and Registry Officer
Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp
The Netherlands
Secretary, Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
President, CSRS Europe
Katarzyna Bleszynska
Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager – Tower 4
NHS Supply Chain: Orthopaedics, Trauma and Spine, and Ophthalmology
Provided by Collaborative Procurement Partnership
