Mr Edward Powell-Smith

Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon

I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire specialising in hand and wrist surgery. I offer appointments and surgery in Harrogate and Leeds.

Profile

I was appointed as a consultant Hand and Wrist surgeon at Harrogate District Hospital in 2013. Since taking up my post I have continued to develop my understanding of the complex relationship between anatomy and function that makes treating hand and wrist problems so unique.

As a specialist surgeon I treat all conditions of the hand and wrist.

Specialist Training

I have extensive registrar training in Hand surgery as well as fellowship training in both Orthopaedic and Plastic surgery.

I undertook fellowships (advanced training) in prestigious departments:

  • Chelsea and Westminster Hand Surgery Unit
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) fellow at the St Andrews centre for plastic surgery, Broomfield Hospital.

Plastic surgery training

Working with plastic surgeons I gained a detailed understanding of the innate relationship between soft tissue healing, scar formation and improved functional outcome. By utilizing these skills during routine operations I have seen less post operative soft tissue swelling resulting in less stiffness and improved patient outcomes

Qualifications

  • CCT in Orthopaedics and Trauma and entered onto GMC Specialist Register (2011)
  • Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (University of Winchester)
  • MBBS – University College London (2000)
  • BSc (Hons) Anatomy and Developmental Biology University College London (1997)

Key Facts

  • Medical Training at University College London
  • Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) Fellow
  • BSSH Travelling Fellowship (2007)
  • Orthopaedic & Plastic surgery trained hand specialist

Specialist Interests

  • Finger Joint replacements
  • Traumatic Injuries
  • Tendon injuries
  • Soft tissue hand injury

When not at work

I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking, skiing and I have recently rediscovered the joys of running.

Publications & Education

In addition to my clinical work I have a strong interest in medical education. I have a diploma in medical education and currently sit on the BSSH Education and training committee where I am involved in creating a large e-learning project to benefit all hand surgeons in training.

Published Journal Articles

Enchondroma of the distal phalanx causing rupture of flexor digitorum profundus: successful fixation avoiding a pull-out suture.
Merchant J, Powell-Smith E.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2014 Nov;39(9):1012-3.

Iatrogenic Ulna fracture following Kirschner wire fixation of the distal radius in a 98-year-old lady
B Kendrick, C Pailthorpe and E Powell-Smith
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2012 July;37: 579-581

Efficacy of locking plate fixation in stabilizing distal radius fractures in patients aged 50 years or over
J Tawfik, E Powell-Smith and A Bremner-Smith
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Jan;37(1):80-1

Medical practitioner’s knowledge of Latin
N.E.Drury, E. Powell-Smith, J.McKeever
Med Educ Dec;36(12):1175

Accepted for publication

Acute rupture of the Ulna collateral ligament of the thumb
Book chapter and surgical DVD for “Master Techniques in Hand Surgery” to be published by the Indian society for surgery of the Hand

Powell-Smith E and Rahimtoola Z

 

Abstracts

Early results of PyroCarbon proximal interphalangeal joint replacement
E. Powell-Smith, N. Davies, S. Phillips, I. Lowdon, J. Hobby

Abstract proceedings of the BSSH Spring Meeting 2007
Abstract proceedings of the 62nd ASSH Annual Meeting 2007
Abstract proceedings supplement of the JBJS 2007

Anatomic PIPJ Replacements: 3-5 year outcome from three centers
Langley C, Hobby J, Powell-Smith E, Lowdon I, Phillips S.

Abstract Proceedings of the BSSH Spring meeting 2010

Presentations

Oral

Anatomic PIPJ Replacements: 3-5 year outcome from three centers
Langley C, Hobby J, Powell-Smith E, Lowdon I, Phillips S.
Podium presentation BSSH April 2010

Early results of PyroCarbon proximal interphalangeal joint replacement
Powell-Smith E, Lowdon I, Phillips S and Hobby J.
Podium presentations at:
American Society for Surgery of the Hand September 2007
British Orthopaedic Association September 2007
British Society for Surgery of the Hand May 2007

Multi-centre analysis of Ascension PyroCarbon PIP joint replacements
Wessex Hand Group and the British Orthopaedic Study Group Feb 2007

Fracture clinic use of radiology services in Portsmouth Hospitals
Presented at Orthopaedic and Radiology Meetings. 2006
Hand trauma services at Portsmouth Hospitals
Presented to a local Orthopaedic meeting. 2006

Poster Presentations

Anatomic PIPJ Replacements: 3-5 year outcome from three centers
Langley C, Hobby J, Powell-Smith E, Lowdon I, Phillips S.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand October 2010

Digital photography: An essential tool in the Accident and Emergency department
McKeever JA, Carty J, Drury NE, Powell-Smith E
Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine. London 2003.

 

Invited Faculty

BOA instructional course in hand surgery. Annual congress. Liverpool. September 2015
Lecture on the management of phalangeal fractures and live panel discussion

Hand and Wrist trauma symposium. University of Arnhem, Netherlands. September 2012
Invited to give lectures on scaphoid and carpal fracture fixation techniques and give live surgical demonstrations.

BOA instructional course in hand surgery. Annual congress. Manchester. September 2012
Lecturing on the impact of screw design on scaphoid fixation