Mr Alex Sims

Mr Alexander Liam Sims is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 16 years’ experience in postgraduate medicine in diverse NHS settings. He has built an in-depth awareness surrounding diagnosis of clinical disorders of bones, joints and soft tissues as well as associated treatment modalities. He is Clinical Lead for Major Trauma North Devon.

As a fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeon Mr Sims has broad operative experience of arthroplasty, periarticular and periprosthetic injuries and complex trauma including pelvic trauma. With 2 years’ experience as a consultant surgeon within the NHS he has over 2,800 surgical procedures recorded.

Mr Sims has Post CCT experience in complex general and pelvic & acetabular trauma. He evaluates and manages trauma patients with a broad range of complex injury patterns. His subspecialties include lower limb arthroplasty, including peri prosthetic injuries; periarticular injuries; trauma & clinical research.

He has completed a Master’s Degree in Orthopaedic Engineering with Cardiff University. This has provided the opportunity to obtain a firm grasp of basic sciences whilst developing research and writing skills. 

Mr Sims is widely published and has made many presentations.

Selected courses include; Training Orthopaedic Trainers 2019, Advanced Trauma Life Support Reverification, Kings College Hospital 2019, Heraeus Knee Arthroplasty, Dublin 2017, Exeter Hip Arthroplasty 2017

Undertaken Medilaw expert witness training

Fellow, The Royal College of Surgeons of England (Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery) (FRCS), Member of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), General Medical Council (GMC), Medical Protection Society (MPS), British Medical Association (BMA), British Mensa