QUALIFICATIONS
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| 28.07.2001 |
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Full Fellowship |
30.10.2000 |
Certified Independent Medical Examiner |
29.02.2000 |
Senior Spinal Fellow
The Centre for Spinal Studies & Surgery, Queens Medical Centre,
Nottingham UK |
01.01.1998 |
Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Full Fellowship |
13.12.1988 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
University of Queensland
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ACADEMIC TRAINING |
| 1994 – 1997 |
Training Program in Orthopaedic Surgery
Year 1 – Gold Coast Hospital
General, paediatric elective orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Year 2 – Princess Alexandra Hospital |
| 1992 – 1993 |
Surgical Principal House Officer
Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Rotations in vascular plastic and general surgery
- Six month term allocations in orthopaedic surgery
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| 1989 – 1991 |
Resident Medical Officer
Royal Brisbane Hospital
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FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS |
| March 1999 – February 2000 |
Clinical Fellowship – Spine Surgery
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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| April – June 2008 |
ABC Travelling Fellowship
Canada & United States of America
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| October 2008 |
Subspecialty Showcase Award
Australian Orthopaedic Association, ASM, Hobart 2008
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PRESENT APPOINTMENTS |
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Associate Professor, University of Queensland
School of Medicine
Senior Visiting Medical Officer, Orthopaedic Surgery
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Senior Visiting Medical Officer, Orthopaedic Surgery
Brisbane Private Hospital
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PREVIOUS CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS |
| 2004 |
Member AOA Accredited Educational Unit
Princess Alexandra Hospital |
| 2002 |
Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon
Princess Alexandra Hospital |
| 2002 |
Tier 1 Visiting Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Greenslopes Private Hospital |
| 2001 |
Director of Orthopaedics
Princess Alexandra Hospital |
| 2001 |
Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon – Private Practice
Brisbane Private Hospital (Holy Spirit Hospital) |
| 2000 |
Deputy Director of Orthopaedics
Princess Alexandra Hospital |
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS |
| Memberships |
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Queensland University of Technology
- AOSpine International and Australia / New Zealand Chapter
- Spine Society of Australia
- Australian Medical Association
- Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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| Appointments |
Australian Orthopaedic Association |
2007 -
2005–2007
2003–2005
2004–2006
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Qld Branch President
Qld Branch Secretary
Qld Branch General Director
Qld Regional Board of Studies - Research Officer
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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| 2004–2005 |
AOA Representative Qld RACS Council |
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Queensland University of Technology
Mechanical Manufacturing and Medical Engineering. Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering |
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Adjunct Professor
Director, AOSpine Reference Centre, Brisbane
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AOSpine International and Australia / New Zealand Chapter |
2006–2007
2007 -
2001–2007
2007 Feb |
International Scientific and Marketing Commission
Chairman, Australia / New Zealand Chapter
ANZ Country Councillor (Research and Reference Centres)
Regional Guest Editor
“Evidence Based Spine Surgery” Journal, AOSpine publication
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Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons |
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A.S.O.S. Qld Branch Secretary |
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL / EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 2008 |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
San Francisco, USA |
| 2007 |
British Scoliosis Society
Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| 2004 |
Academy American Orthopaedic Surgeons
San Francisco, USA |
| 2003 |
ISSLS
Vancouver, Canada |
| 2000 |
Academy American Orthopaedic Surgeons
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & REFERRED ABSTRACTS |
| 2008 |
Spondylolisthesis – Classification Systems in “Spine Classifications and Severity Measures".
Chapman et al 2009 Stuttgart New York. Thieme Verlag
A Case of Pneumorachis as a Consequence of Thoracic Spinal Fractures Dennis Hartig. Richard Williams
ANZ J. Surg. 2008. 78:812-813 |
| 2007 |
CT-based Classification of Long Spinal Allograft Fusion
G H Tan, B.G. Goss, P. J. Thorpe, R. P. Williams
Eur Spine J (2007) 16:1875 – 1881
Cardiovascular Changes after Pulmonary Cement Embolism: An Experimental Study in Sheep
J Krebs, N Aebli, Ben G. S. Goss, K Wilson, R Williams, S. J. Ferguson
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:1046-50 2007 |
| 2006 |
Laminin, VEGF, and Bone Matrix Protein Expression in Uroepithelial Bone Induction - A Canine Model
In Vivo Temperature Profile of Intervertebral Discs and Vertebral Endplates During Vertebroplasty: An Experimental Study in Sheep
Nikolaus Aebli, Ben G. S. Goss, Paul R. P. J. Thorpe, Richard P. Williams, Jorg Krebs
Spine 2006, 31(15), 1674-8 |
| 2000 |
Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis with Low Dose Aspirin: Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) Trial
R P Williams, Member of the PEP Trial Collaborative Group
The Lancet 2000 355, 1295-1302
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| 1998 |
Wound Healing Following Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease
I B McPhee and R P Williams
Spine 1998 March edition
Lumbar Root Innervation of the Medial Foot and Ankle Region
R P Williams and W Sugars
ANZ Journal of Surgery 1998 68, 565-567
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NON-REFERRED JOURNAL PAPERS PUBLISHED |
| 2006 |
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Pseudofracture of the Cervical Spine: A Pain in the Neck!
J. R. Crawford, D. Dillon, R. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings 88-B: 451-c
A Comparison of Outcomes of Discectomy for Far Lateral Versus Posterolateral Herniations
S. Hatcher, R. Williams, D. Dillon, B. G. Goss
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings 88-B: 451-d
Effects of Vertebral Bone Augmentation on Intervertebral Discs
B. G. Goss, N. Aebli, S. J. Ferguson, R. P. Williams, J. Krebs
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings 88-B: 460
Anatomical Considerations of Burst Fracture Morphology: A Sheep Spine Model
D. Dillon, G. G. Goss, R. P. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings88-B: 460-a
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| 2005 |
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Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Instability with Interbody Fusion Cages.
A Prospective Controlled Study
Michael Schuetz, Lennel Lutchman, Ben G. S. Goss, Richard P. Williams, F
Kandziora
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Sep 2005; 87-B: 402
Charcot’s Arthropathy of the Spine: A Late Complication of Spinal
Instrumentation
Kosh Hazratwala, Lennel Lutchman, John Earwaker, Richard P. Williams, Paul. Licina
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Sep 2005; 87-B: 401
The Influence of the Timing of Surgical Intervention on Neurological Outcome in Cervical Spine Injuries
Simon Gatehouse, Lennel Lutchman, Monica Steel, Ben G. S. Goss, Richard P. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Sep 2005; 87-B: 402
Differential Expression of Bone Matrix Proteins in Endogenous Uroepithelial
Bone Induction in a Canine Model
Yin Xiao, Ben G. S. Goss, Wei Shi, Mike Forsythe, Alistair Campbell, David Nicol,
Richard P. Williams, Ross Crawford
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Sep 2005; 87-B: 409
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| 2004 |
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Cervical Spine Injuries in Football
Richard P. Williams, Richard A. Emery, Jon Dick, and Ben G. S. Goss
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Apr 2004; 86-B: 93
A Review of Spino-Pelvic Fixation
Neville Lee See, Ben G. S. Goss, and Richard P. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 463
Reliability of CT Based Classification of Incorporation of Femoral Allograft in Anterior Column Reconstruction of the Thoracolumbar Spine
Richard P. Williams, Paul L.P.J. Thorpe, Ben G. S. Goss, Geoffrey N. Askin
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 463
Radiological Results and Functional Improvement in Patients Undergoing Anterior
Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Paul L.P.J. Thorpe, Richard P. Williams, Paul Licina
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 463
Massive Spinal Epidural Haematoma Causing Neurological Deficit in an Anticoagulated Patient Treated Non- Operatively
Jason R. Harvey and Richard P. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 457
Asymptomatic Vertebral Osteolytic Lesion in a Child – Haemangioma or Metastatic Ewing’s Tumour?
Paul R.P.J. Thorpe, Jason R. Harvey, Richard P. Williams
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 456 – 457
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| 2000 |
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A Case of Cutaneous Anthrax Treated Surgically
R P Williams and A Nabavi-Tabrizi
Internet Publication
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NATIONAL, REGIONAL & LOCAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES HOSTED / ORGANISED |
| 08.11.2008 |
Synthes Basic Surgical Spinal Skills Seminar Cadaver Course
MERF, Queensland University of Technology, Chermside, Australia
- Patient Positioning & Laminectomy Technique
- Thoracic Pedicle Screws – Anatomy & Technique
- Vertebroplasty – Indications & Technique
- Posterior Fixation Techniques C1/2
- Approaches Anterior Lumbar + Video
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| 22-24.02.2008 |
AOSpine Education Group Meeting, Port Douglas, Australia
- Techniques of Augmenting Bone Fusion
- Spinopelvic Fixation
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| 24-26.02.2006 |
AOSpine Education Group Meeting, Noosa, Australia
- Spine Trauma Surgery – The Next 5 Years
- Biologic Bone Production – The Next 5 Years
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| 04.06.2005 |
Spine Super Saturday , Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Anatomy / Clinical History in Spinal Disorders
- Cervical Trauma
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Scheuermann’s Disease
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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL |
| 2008 |
12–16.10.2008 |
Spine Society, Hobart, Tasmania
- En Bloc Resection of Metastatic & Extensive Spinal Malignancy |
| 25–27.09.2008 |
AOSpine Interactive Course, Tokyo, Japan
- Classification & Diagnosis of Thoracolumbar Trauma
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Case Presentation – Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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| 25–26.04.2008 |
AOSpine Interactive Course, Tokyo, Japan
- Management of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures |
| 18–20.04.2008 |
Spine Society, Adelaide, South Australia
- A Multilayered Composite Granule for Controlled Release of Growth Factors for Osteogenesis
- Reliability of Plain Film, Flexion Extension and CT Imaging in Fusion Assessment ~ An Experimental Study with a Sheep Pseudarthrosis Model
- Initiation of Bone Healing by a Platelet Activating Biomaterial |
| 22–24.02.2008 |
AOSpine Education Group Meeting, Port Douglas, Australia
- Techniques of Augmenting Bone Fusion
- Spinopelvic Fixation
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| 2007 |
13.10.2007
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AOSpine Asia Pacific / North America Hong Kong
- How Do You Manage – Cervical Disc Prolaps |
| 01.09.2007 |
AOSpine Australia / NZ Masters Course, Queenstown NZ
- Extirpative Treatment of Spinal Tumours |
| 20–22.04.2007 |
Spine Society of Australia Hobart, Tasmania
- An Early Radiological Comparison Between Structural Allograft & An Expandable Cage in Anterior Column Reconstruction Following Burst Fracture
- A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Corporectomy Reconstruction in a Thoraco-lumbar Calf Spine Fracture Model: Does Posterior Instrumentation Confer Additional Stability? |
| 11.03.2007 |
AOSpine Australia / NZ, Auckland NZ
- Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty – The Evidence
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| 2006 |
| 10.11.2006 |
Elevating Best Practice in Spinal Surgery Meeting DePuy, Sydney, Australia
- Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures - Why I Operate from the Back
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| 19.09.2006 |
AOSpine Monsoon Seminars, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, India
- Clinical Pathoanatomy of a Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc
- Video of Conventional Discectomy
- Long-term Outcomes of Surgery for Disc Prolapse
- Cauda Equina Syndrome |
| 15–16.08.2006 |
Invitational Lecture Tour, University Hospitals of Niigata & Shizuoka, Japan
- Spinal Trauma – AOSpine Techniques
- Comparison between TLIF, PLIF and ALIF |
| 29–30.07.2006 |
AOSpine Course, Advanced Surgical Techniques and Operating Room Personnel, Sydney, Australia
- Spinal Alignment & Biomechanics
- Internal Fixation of the Cervical Spine
- Upper Cervical Injuries – Classification & Management
- Surgical Approaches – Thoracolumbar Spine |
| 20.03.2006 |
AOSpine Trauma Seminar, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Thoracolumbar Fractures – AO Classification, Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty
- Cervical Spine – Sub-axial Cervical Trauma
- Anterior Column Reconstruction & Fixation |
| 16–18.03.2006 |
AOSpine Masters Course, Phuket, Thailand
- Thoracolumbar Fractures – AO Classification, Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty
- Anterior Cervical Fixation
- Degenerative Scoliosis
- Spino-Pelvic Fixation – Principles of Management
- Idiopathic Scoliosis – Strategy for Anterior Approaches |
| 24–26.02.2006 |
AOSpine Education Group Meeting, Noosa, Australia
- Spine Trauma Surgery – The Next 5 Years
- Biologic Bone Production – The Next 5 Years
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| 2005 |
| 08–17.12.2005 |
AOSpine Interactive Spine Trauma Course, Davos Switzerland
- Techniques of Fixation C1 – 2 Instability
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| 14–16.10.2005 |
AOSpine Masters Course, Perth, Australia
- Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Fractures
- Fixation to the Pelvis
- Case for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion |
| 29.09–02.10.2005 |
AOSpine Trauma Symposium, Japan
- Thoracolumbar Trauma
- Upper Cervical Fractures |
| 08–10.09.2005 |
Australia and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society, Gold Coast, Australia
- Influence of Timing of Interventions on Neurological Outcomes in Cervical Spine Injuries |
| 21.07.2005 |
Invitational Seminar, Tokyo, Japan
- Degenerative Scoliosis of the Lumbar Spine
- Thoracolumbar Trauma
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| 2004 |
| 02.11.2004 |
AOSpine Registrars Seminar, Marriott Hotel, Gold Coast
- Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine Disease
- Classification of Thoracolumbar Fractures
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| 30.09–04.10.2004 |
AOSpine Masters Interactive Spine Course, Tokyo, Japan
- Occipitocervical Spinal Trauma
- Management of Lower Cervical Spine Injuries
- Anterior Approach Thoracolumbar Injuries
- Degenerative Scoliosis |
| 06.07.2004 |
Stryker Course, Queenstown, New Zealand
- Use of Orthobiologics in Spine Surgery |
| 16–20.04.2004 |
Spine Society of Australia, Coolum, Queensland
- Use of Femoral Allograft in Anterior Vertebral Reconstruction – A New System of Grading |
| 2004 |
AOA/COE Update in Orthopaedics, Launceston, Tasmania
- Role of Surgery and Corticosteroids in Cervical Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Regeneration
- Lumbar Spinal Fusion – How I Do It |
| 2004 |
AOSpine Masters Course, Barossa Valley, South Australia
- Idiopathic Scoliosis – Classification Systems
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| 2003 – 1994 |
| 08–13.12.2003 |
AOSpine Interactive Spine Trauma Course, Davos, Switzerland
- Adult Spinal Deformity – Which Curves Progress? |
| 2003 |
AOSpine Masters Course, Taiwan
- Vertebroplasty
- Subaxial Cervical Trauma
- Thoracolumbar Fractures |
| 2003 |
AOSpine Educators Group Meeting, Sydney, Australia
- Cervical Myelopathy |
| 1998 |
Annual Conference of the Australian Orthopaedic Registrar’s Association 1996 and at the AOA Meeting
- Cutaneous Innervation of the Medial Foot and Hallux |
| 1995 |
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association and at the Annual Conference of the Australian Orthopaedic Registrar’s Association
- Wound Healing Following Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease
Drs I B McPhee and R P Williams
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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS – REGIONAL & LOCAL |
| 10–13.06.2005 |
QAOA ASM, Palm Cove, Queensland
- Lumbar Facet Cysts
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MOVIES, SOUND SLIDE PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS AUDIO TAPES & VIDEO TAPES |
| 20 – 24.09.2006 |
AOSpine Monsoon Seminars , Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, India
- Lumbar Discectomy - Instructional Video |
| 14 – 17.08.2006 |
University Hospitals of Niigata and Shizuoka, Japan
- TLIF Techniques – Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Video
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RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED |
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1. Prospective Randomised Trial into BMP influences on Transforaminla Interbody Fusion
Williams, Richard P, Goss, B, Mehta, S
Queensland Orthopaedic Research Trust P/L - $135,000
2. Identification of Molecular Components in Transitional Epithelium Induced Bone Formation
Gen G. S. Goss, Richard P. Williams, Ross Crawford
Queensland Orthopaedic Research Trust - $13,000
3. Continuation of AOSpine Reference Centre
Mark Pearcy, Richard P. Williams
AO Foundation / Synthes P/L - $529,000
4. Establishment of AOSpine Reference Centre, Brisbane
Mark Pearcy, Richard P Williams, Paul Licina, Ben G. S. Goss
AO Foundation / Synthes P/L - $390,000
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SPECIAL NON-MEDICAL & NON-ACADEMIC AHCIEVEMENTS, ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS |
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- Chevalier, Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Queensland Chapter
- Tattersalls Club, Brisbane
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