Name: Mr Abraham Odumala

Consultant Orthopaedic and Upper Limb Surgeon

Date of birth:

Year of first qualification:

1985

Year first appointment as a Consultant:

May 2010

CONTACT DETAILS FOR MEDICO-LEGAL WORK:

Dept of Orthopaedics
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP

Phone:

01226434594
01226434482

Fax:

01226434594

Email:

aoupperlimb@aol.com

odumalas@aol.com

Secretary: osmo25@aol.com

Mobile:

07799164952
07747698936 (Secretary)

MEDICO-LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Date Medico-Legal work started:

% for a) Claimant          90
            b) Defendant       10
            c) Joint

Reports produced per year: 120-150

Court Attendances per year: 1

Court Attendances in the last three years: 2

Additional Information: Urgent reports available within 72 hrs. Desktop reports also available.
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence.

MEDICO-LEGAL PRACTICE:

Waiting time for next Medico-Legal appointment: 2-4 weeks

Waiting time from appointment to report: 10 working days

Prison visits undertaken: Nil

Home visits undertaken: Nil

Weekend visits undertaken:4

Appointment locations: Barnsley South Yorkshire including Sheffield and within 25 miles radius (Leeds to Nottingham)

Additional Information:

SPECIAL INTERESTS:

All upper limb conditions, injuries (including soft tissue sports injuries) and treatment. Shoulder, elbow ,wrist and hand injuries

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualified at: College of Medicine, University of Lagos
University of Birmingham

Qualifications: MBBS, M.Med Sci, FWACS, FRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

TRAINING

Membership of Medico-Legal organisations: Registered Expert Witness

Medico-Legal training courses attended: Standard Medical-legal Course (Specialist info)

CPD points in expert evidence: 5

Additional Information: Specialist interest in Enhanced Recovery in Shoulder Arthroscopy. Involved in design of information leaflets so patients can get the best result from their treatment.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

British Medical Association

British Orthopaedic Association

Medical Defence Union

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

PRESENT APPOINTMENT:

Consultant Orthopaedic and Upper Limb Surgeon
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Gawber Road
Barnsley South Yorkshire
SE75 2EP

ANY ADDITIONAL POSTS CURRENTLY HELD:

Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Sheffield

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

(Please include payment fees and terms of payment)
£250-£300 per consultation including report (Personal Injury)
£50 for review of medical reports
£50 fee for non-attendance-including cancellations made within 24 hrs of appointment
Medical negligence (£1500-£2500) dependent on complexity.

Prison / Home Fee: Extra £300 plus £25 per mile from Sheffield

Weekend Fee: Extra £250

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: (eg. Publications)

Jawad Z, Odumala AO, Jones M . Objective sound wave amplitude measurement generated by a tuning fork. An analysis of its use as a diagnostic tool in suspected femoral neck fractures. Injury 2012 June 43 (6):835-7.

Odumala AO. Middleton G, Iqbal M . Failure of closed reduction after dislocation of Austin Moore prosthesis: An analysis of risk factors. Journal of Arthroplasty, 2010 Aug 25(5):781-4.

Prassad N, Odumala A, Jenkins T. Outcome of rotator cuff repair: An analysis of factors associated with poor outcome. Acta Orthpaedica Belg. 2005 Dec; 71(6): 662-6 (3 citations)

Odumala et al (reply): “Re- Predictors of excessive blood loss during operative treatment of hip fractures. R Coll Surg Edin 2002 47 552-556. Davis BJ, Kapoor B. Surgeon. 2003 Apr;1(2):123-4; author reply 124.

Odumala AO., Ayekoloye C., Packer G. Predictors of excessive blood loss during operative treatment of hip fractures. J R Coll Surg Edinb .2002 June , 47(3) 552-556. (13 citations)

Odumala AO., Ayekoloye C., Packer G. Prophylactic carpal tunnel decompression during buttress plating of the distal radius - Is it justified? Injury 2001 Sept ; 32(7): 577-579. (17 citations)

Odumala AO, Ayekoloye C., Perera A , Synovial knee fistula post knee arthroscopy - A cause of prolonged morbidity. Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery 2001 Jul; 17(6) : 640-1.(3 citations)

Odumala O., Aromolate A. Fluid Management in Burns
The Nigerian Family Practice 1992;2(1) :10-17.

Odumala O., Fadipe B. Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: - Case series
Ibadan Surgeon 1991; 16(1) : 3-5.

Mr Abraham Odumala

E-mail:
aoupperlimb@aol.com

Tel:
01226 434 594
07799 164 952