Mr Nick Downing

Hand Surgery, Orthopaedics

Professional profile

Mr Downing is a Consultant Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Clinical lead for Hand Surgery at the Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre.

He completed general orthopaedic training on the Mid-Trent Rotation (Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield) and undertook specialist hand surgery fellowships in Nottingham, Derby and Sydney, Australia.

Undertakes all aspects of hand and wrist surgery including surgery of the peripheral nerves. Areas of special clinical interest include hand and wrist trauma and the reconstruction of complex distal radius fractures. Research interests include aspects of the management of scaphoid and distal radius fractures.

Mr Downing sees and treats both NHS and private patients at the Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre.

Current NHS or research position

Consultant Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Year of first medical qualification

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies

Member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.