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Bill Ribbans is a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Northampton. His main surgical interests are Foot and Ankle, Knee and Sports Injuries. He undertook Fellowships in Sheffield and at Harvard before becoming a Consultant at the Royal Free, London in 1991. Five years later he returned to his home town in Northampton where he continues to work. Since 2012, he has been in full-time private practice.
He joined the University of Northampton in 2005 as a Visiting Porfessor in Surgical Sciences. In 2010, he was awarded a Personal Chair in Sports Medicine.
He has been involved in the medical care of elite Sports people since 1981. He is Chief Medical Officer to Northamptonshire CCC, Honorary Surgeon to Northampton Town FC and the English National Ballet. He has worked with numerous sports organisations and international teams as both Surgeon and pitch-side Physician during that time.
Bill has over 140 scientific publications and lectures widely both nationally and internationally. He has an eclectic range of research interests including outcomes in foot and ankle surgery, the genetics of ligament and tendon injury, Vitamin D activity in the musculoskeletal sphere, cryotherapy in recovery and rehabilitation, the ethics of sports medicine and sports injury surveillance.
In 2020, Bill published 'Knife in the Fast Lane'. It is a review of his 40 years of medical involvement in sport at all levels. It is semi-autobiographical and semi-commentary
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Sports Injuries
Musculoskeletal Genetics
Achilles Tendon
Cryotherapy
Medical Ethics in Sport
Vitamin D
Charlotte Brookes. PhD. Sports, Exercise and Life Science.
Does variations within the NOS2 gene influence risk of Achilles tendon pathology in a British Cohort
2017-
Adnan Haq; PhD. Sports, Exercise and Life Science.
An Evaluation of the Effects of Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) Treatment for Sports Recovery.
2015-
Rebecca Rickaby. PhD (completed). Faculty of Health and Society.
Genetic basis of human soft tissue pathology.
2012-2016
Louis El Khoury. PhD (completed). Faculty of Health and Society.
An investigation into genetic variants that might predispose to musculoskeletal sfot tissue injuire with emphasis on Achilles tendon pathology
2011-2015
Paul Beeson. PhD (completed). Faculty of Health and Society.
An evidence based classification of hallux rigidus.
2005-2009
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):
PhD, Aspects of Orthopaedic Surgical Research with emphasis on Surgery in Haemophilia and Immunocompromised patients., University of Glamorgan
… → 2003
Master, Master of Orthopaedic Surgery. The Orthopaedic and Trauma Problems of the Epileptic., University of Liverpool
… → 1990
Bachelor, B.Sc(Hons), Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
1986 → 1987
Bachelor, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
1973 → 1980
Chief Medical Officer, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Sept 2013 → …
Medical Director, Chris Moody Rehabilitation Centre, Moulton College. Northamptonshire.
2011 → …
Director, The County Clinic
2011 → …
Member of the Court of Examiners, The Royal College of Surgeons of England
2003 → …
Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northampton Town FC
1999 → …
Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, English National Ballet
1996 → …
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Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Ribbans, W. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
Ribbans, W. (Author)
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Ribbans, W. (Examiner)
Activity: Examinations › Examination › Research
Ribbans, W. (Speaker)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
Ribbans, W. (Speaker)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
Ribbans, W. (Speaker)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
Ribbans, W. (Speaker)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
Ribbans, W. (Speaker)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching