Personal profile
Research overview
I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the National Treatment Centre, Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy, with a specialist interest in complex knee surgery. Alongside my clinical practice, I am a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews.
My medical degree was completed at the University of Manchester, followed by surgical training in the North-West of England and Higher Surgical Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in Edinburgh. Following CCT, further fellowship training in sports knee surgery and revision lower limb arthroplasty took me to centres of excellence in Edinburgh, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2018, I was selected for the prestigious ABC Travelling Fellowship to North America.
From 2017 to 2025, I served as Associate Postgraduate Dean (Quality) with NHS Education for Scotland. I also hold an MD in Orthopaedic Surgery from the University of St Andrews, where my doctoral research examined outcomes and survival following total knee replacement.
My current research interests include using routinely collected health data to improve outcomes in lower limb arthroplasty, rapid diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, management of bone loss in revision knee surgery, and advancing both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training.
Research interests
Healthcare Informatics
Total Knee Replacement
Revision Total Knee Replacement
Bone Loss
Prosthetic Joint Infection
Medical Education
Teaching activity
ScotGEM Agents of Change
MD4000
MD4002
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, The Survival and Outcome of a Contemporary Total Knee Replacement up to 10 years post Surgery, School of Medicine
Award Date: 24 Jun 2016
External positions
Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, NHS Fife
9 Mar 2009 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Non-surgical casting versus surgical reduction for children with severely displaced distal radial fractures (the CRAFFT Study): a multicentre, randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial and economic evaluation
Perry, D. C., Zimmermann, A., Achten, J., Nicolaou, N., Metcalfe, D., Kounali, D., Lyttle, M. D., Frempong, S., Appelbe, D., Mason, J., Kandiyali, R., Gibson, P., Costa, M. L. & CRAFFT Study Investigators (TOTS Research Collaborative and the PERUKI Network), 8 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Lancet. In PressResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study): a multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial and economic evaluation
Perry, D. C., Achten, J., Zimmermann, A., Kandiyali, R., Appelbe, D., Wright, J. G., Ferguson, D., Wang, K., Wilson, N., Moscrop, A., Mason, J., Kounali, D., Costa, M. L. & SCIENCE Study Collaborators, 20 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Lancet. In Press, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Survival of the Exeter V40 hemiarthroplasty femoral component and associated complications: an eight-year review of 3,050 cases from a major trauma centre
Kennedy, M. J., Nair, G., McColm, C., Paterson, A. V., Walmsley, P. J., Clement, N. D., Clarke, J. V. & Jenkinson, M. R. J., 1 Feb 2026, In: The Bone & Joint Journal. 108-B, 2, p. 226-233 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agents of change: preparing Scotland’s future doctors to lead health system transformation
Flynn, A., O'Malley, A., Stuart, J., Millar, A., Walmsley, P. & Denvir, L., 23 Oct 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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A novel approach for tissue analysis in joint infections using the Scattered Light Integrating Collector (SLIC)
Assaf, E., Amerschläger, C. F., Nessler, V. B., Ali, K., Ossendorff, R., Jaenisch, M., Strauss, A. C., Burger, C., Hischebeth, G. T., Walmsley, P. J., Wirtz, D. C., Hammond, R. J. H., Bertheloot, D. & Schildberg, F. A., 4 Dec 2025, In: Biosensors. 15, 12, p. 1-15 15 p., 795.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Creating agency through education: designing a toolkit to foster collaborative improvement in healthcare
Flynn, A. (Speaker), Stuart, J. (Speaker), Walmsley, P. (Speaker) & Alexander, K. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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British Orthopaedic Association Research Committee (External organisation)
Walmsley, P. (Participant)
5 Mar 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Specialty Advisory Committee Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (External organisation)
Walmsley, P. (Participant)
5 Mar 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (Journal)
Walmsley, P. J. (Member of editorial board)
20 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Surgical Philosophy In TKR: Standard mechanical instrumentation is the gold standard?
Walmsley, P. J. (Speaker)
22 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
Prizes
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ABC Travelling Fellowship
Walmsley, P. (Recipient), 28 May 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Walmsley, P. (Recipient), 30 Mar 2016
Prize: Election to learned society
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Best Poster - Knee & Lower Limb
Holland, G. (Recipient), Brown, G. (Recipient), Goudie, S. (Recipient), Brenkel, I. (Recipient) & Walmsley, P. (Recipient), 6 Jun 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellowship of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers
Walmsley, P. (Recipient), 29 Jul 2016
Prize: Election to learned society