Andrew "Andy" Michael Williams (born 14 March 1964) is a British knee and sports surgeon who specialises in ligament injuries. He is known for treating professional athletes, including Premier League footballers.[1] and English Premiership rugby union players.[2] Williams is a Reader at Imperial College London and co-founder of London musculoskeletal health centre Fortius Clinic. He was named in The Times’ 2011 list of Britain’s top surgeons.[3]
Andy Williams | |
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| Born | Andrew Michael Williams March 14, 1964 England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | King's College Hospital |
| Occupation | Orthopaedic surgeon |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Imperial College London; Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre |
| Sub-specialties | Ligament injuries |
| Awards | The Times’ Britain’s Top Surgeons 2011; Honorary Reader, Imperial College London 2010; Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2005-2006 |
Biography
editWilliams qualified as a surgeon at King's College Hospital, London in 1987. He completed his orthopaedic training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore in 1996, before undertaking a year-long fellowship in Brisbane, Australia in 1996-97 with Dr Peter Myers.[4]
Williams is also a researcher and lecturer on knee-related issues. He is a Reader at Imperial College, London and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, University of Oxford.[5]
In 2014 Williams became a member of the ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Sports Committee.[6] He was also a board member at The Bone & Joint Journal[7] for which he remains a reviewer as he is for The American Journal of Sports Medicine.[8] He was a lead editor on the 39th edition of Gray's Anatomy.[9]
Notable patients
editWilliams has treated a number of Premier League footballers and many at other levels, including Virgil van Dijk, Danny Welbeck,[10] Andy Carroll,[11] Theo Walcott,[12] John Terry,[13] David Turnbull[14] and Saša Kalajdžić.[15] He treated international cricket players Andrew Flintoff[16] and Shoaib Akhtar[17] in 2009, former England rugby union captain Lawrence Dallaglio in 2011,[9] and British Olympic snowboarder Billy Morgan in 2014.[18]
References
edit- ^ Moodie, Clemmie (20 November 2014). "St George's Park boasts a sports rehab facility fit for Theo Walcott, Michael Owen - and a 3am girl". Mirror Online. MGN Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Wildman, Rob (20 May 2008). "Surgeons operate on Danny Cipriani's ankle". Telegraph Media Group Limited. The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Bupa Cromwell Hospital consultants featured in The Times "Britain's Top Surgeons" feature". Bupa Cromwell Hospital. Bupa. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Williams MB BS FRCS (Orth) FFSEM (UK)". Fisic '15. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Mr Andy Williams Consultant Knee Surgeon". Fortius Clinic. Fortius London Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "ESSKA Newsletter November 2015" (PDF). European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Editorial Board". The Bone & Joint Journal. The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "American Journal of Sports Medicine Supplementary Material". American Journal of Sports Medicine. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b Machell, Ben (10 December 2011). "The man who fixed Lawrence Dallaglio's knee". The Times. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Burt, Jason (10 May 2016). "Danny Welbeck to meet surgeon Andy Williams to discuss knee injury treatment". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Corless, Liam (18 February 2015). "Andy Carroll uploads gruesome Instagram picture after undergoing knee surgery". The Mirror. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Law, Matt (28 February 2014). "Arsenal's injured winger Theo Walcott says 'I'm learning to walk again'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Newton, Kate (12 October 2011). "Injured All Blacks are just unlucky, says doctor". Stuff. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ David Turnbull: The Comeback Story, Motherwell FC, 3 March 2020
- ^ Sasa Kalajdzic: False Start | A Wolves Studios documentary | Part One: The Injury, retrieved 6 January 2024
- ^ Hoult, Nick (21 August 2009). "The Ashes: Andrew Flintoff to have major knee surgery after Oval Test". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Shoaib Akhtar hopes knee surgery would help prolong his career". ANI. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Walter, Simon (14 January 2014). "From Shirley to Sochi - why Billy Morgan is still going to the Winter Olympics". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.