Specialist in spine surgery especially the treatment of disorders of the spine such as fractures, tumours, infections, spinal deformities (scoliosis and kyphosis), degenerative spinal disorders (including sciatica and spinal stenosis) and new techniques for the management of back pain and scoliosis.
Mr James Wilson-MacDonald is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with current appointments at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust and the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust. The majority of his work is in spinal surgery but he also carries out hip replacement surgery.
He graduated from Bristol University in 1978 and completed his MD thesis in bone growth and remodelling in 1988.
Mr Wilson-MacDonald is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Medical Association. He is also a member of the British Cervical Spine Society, the British Scoliosis Society and the British Association of Spinal Surgeons, and has been on the committees of all three societies in the past. In addition he has worked as an assessor for the General Medical Council and the Royal College of Surgeons.
His clinical interests include the management of back pain, deformity and infection and he has published in all these areas.
His MCh in 1988 was based on bone growth and remodelling and he is using this information to develop new techniques for the management of scoliosis and back pain. He has published on a number of randomised controlled trials in various areas of orthopaedics.
Mr Wilson-MacDonald’s NHS base is the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, an internationally acclaimed centre for diagnosis and treatments of bone, joint and muscle conditions.
Professional memberships
Mr James Wilson-MacDonald is a member of :-
Conditions and treatments
Mr Wilson-MacDonald treats the full range of spinal problems including
He has expertise in all aspects of surgical management of back and neck pain including
Appointments, consultation and treatment
All appointments should be made via Mr Wilson-MacDonald’s Practice Manager, Mrs Chris Bosley, whose contact details can be found below. Mr Wilson-MacDonald is available for private patient appointments as follows:
Most of Mr Wilson-MacDonald’s private operations are carried out at the Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery, a specialist private orthopaedic hospital. You can visit the Oxford Clinic’s website for more information about their facilities and services.
Publications
The following are some of the many books and publications written by Mr Wilson-MacDonald.
Books
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Wilson-MacDonald J., Fergusson C. - Sports Injuries. (A popular account) - Collins, London 1987.
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Dick W. - Internal Fixation of thoracic and lumbar fractures. (Translated by J. Wilson-MacDonald from German Language) - Springer, Toronto 1989.
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Wilson-MacDonald J. - Co-editor trauma section of Oxford text Book of Orthopaedics and Trauma First Edition
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Wilson-MacDonald J. - Senior editor trauma section of Oxford text Book of Orthopaedics and Trauma Second Edition
Book chapters published
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Injuries of the thoracic spine - Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedics and trauma - Oxford University Press (2002)
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Cervical Spine Injuries in Children - Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedics and trauma - Oxford University Press (2002)
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Biomechanics of the growth plate - Chapter 13 in: Bone in Clinical Orthopaedics, Edited by G. Sumner-Smith and S.M. Perren, Saunders, Philadelphia, ( 2002).
Journals
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The Diagnosis and Management of Infection Following Instrumented Spinal Fusion, Iona Collins, James Wilson-MacDonald, Fairbank J.
Accepted by European Spine Journal Nov. 2007Wilson-MacDonald, Jeremy Fairbank, Helen Frost, Ly-Mee Yu, Karen Barker, Rory Collins, Helen Campbell
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The MRC Spine Stabilisation Trial: Surgical methods, outcomes, costs and complications of surgical stabilization
Accepted by Spine Feb 2008
Contact details
Mr Wilson-MacDonald MB ChB FRCS MCh
c/o Mrs Chris Bosley
Practice Manager
St Lukes Hospital
Latimer Road
Headington
Oxford OX3 7PF
Tel: 01865 228886
Fax: 01865 744520
Email: j.wilsonmacdonald@btinternet.com
Website: Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery
