David Townshend, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot and Ankle)
Clinical Director Research and Development, Northumbria NHS Healthcare Trust
Visiting Professor Northumbria University
Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Treasurer, British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Conflicts of interest
I receive expenses for travel and accommodation for my ODEP related activities.
Consultancy agreements with Stryker – Research, Education, Advisory. Shareholder Standing CT company.
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Dave Townshend was born in Edinburgh and graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1997. He has been a Consultant in the Northumbria NHS Healthcare Trust since 2010 where he is also the Clinical Director of Research and Development. Dave is the current Treasurer of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and past Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Visiting Professor with Northumbria University and an Honorary Senior Lecturer with University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His Research fellowship was at the University of Otago, New Zealand and Foot and Ankle Reconstruction fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Dave’s research interests include outcomes of total ankle replacement, day case surgery and ankle arthritis networks.
