About Will Eardley

Will Eardley is an academic orthopaedic surgeon. He has a specialist interest in orthopaedic trauma surgery and the management of post-traumatic complications including fracture fixation failure, nonunion, deformity and osteomyelitis. 

Will trained in surgery throughout Northern England and completed his education with a year of fellowship experience before being appointed as Consultant Surgeon to the South Tees Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in 2014. Having left the British Army in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after nineteen years of service, Will has worked in an operational capacity in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. 

Will has an acknowledged reputation in orthopaedic trauma research, publishing numerous papers, letters and book chapters. He has completed a formal period of study at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, successfully defending his thesis to be awarded Doctor of Medicine. He is a research associate at the Clinical Trials Unit at the University of York. 

In his NHS practice, Will consults on acute and chronic trauma management, with a range of patients under his care for significant limb injuries. Post traumatic deformity, fixation failure, nonunion and infection account for the bulk of his clinical work. He also carries out sport injury and rehabilitation consultations, building on his experience gained through the certificate and diploma qualifications he obtained with distinction in Sports Medicine.

This unique combination of clinical knowledge and human factors places Mr Eardley in an advantageous and respected position on which to review matters relating to injury and significant illness.