Mr Jonathan R Johnson is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Spinal Surgery. He Qualified at Barts and trained in Trauma and Orthopaedics at UCH and the Westminster Hospitals. His Spinal training took place at UCH and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital with a European Fellowship in Gothenburg Sweden and Oslo Norway.

He was appointed to St.Mary’s Hospital and Medical School in 1984 and to the staff of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital as a Spine Surgeon in 1992. In 2003 he left to help set up and lead the spinal services at Ravenscourt Park Hospital part of the Hammersmith Hospitals Trust. He is a member of the Honorary Consulting Staff at King Edward the VII’s Hospital – Sister Agnes and on the staff of the Princess Grace Hospital

He is a member of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) and the North American Spine Society (NASS) He was a founder member of the European Spine Society (SSE) and a founder member and later President of The British Association of Spinal Surgeons

EDUCATION:
St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, University of London

QUALIFICATIONS:
MRCS, LRCP, July 1971
MBBS London University, November 1971
FRCS England, November 1975

HONOURS & AWARDS:
UK/European Travelling Fellowship from the British Orthopaedic Association, 1983

PRESENT APPOINTMENTS:
Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon, St. Mary’s Hospital, London W2
Ex-Director of Surgery at Ravenscourt Park Hospital, Chiswick London
Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers.

NON NHS Posts
Ex-President of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Current examiner for the F.R.C.S (orthopaedics)
Previously Surgical Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons
Have examined for MBBS finals examination & MD thesis for London University.
Previous Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons on the Court of Examiners
Ex Council Member, Royal Society of Medicine.
Council Member of the Society of Back Pain Research, 1995 to 1998.
Treasurer of the British Cervical Spine Society, 1997 to 2001.
Treasurer of the British Orthopaedic Spine Society 1996 to 2001.

PUBLICATIONS:
1. Cervical Spine Fractures in Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Edited by Critchley & Eisen. 1996
2. Chapters on Fractures & Orthopaedics in Hamilton Bailey's Emergency Surgery. 1995
3. Papers on Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Venus Thrombosis Prophylaxis.
4. Papers & Chapters on various aspects of Spinal Surgery.