Miss Hui-Ling Kerr
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Gloucester

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Miss Hui-Ling Kerr

Consultant Spinal Surgeon in Gloucester

FRCS MSc Med Ed (Hons)

GMC: 6092170

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Miss Hui-Ling Kerr is a highly respected consultant spinal surgeon based in Longford, Gloucester. She is renowned for her expertise in sciatica, spondylolisthesis and spinal surgery and also specialises in spinal cord compression, back pain and neck pain.

After completing a bachelor’s degree in speech science and communication at the University of London, Miss Kerr qualified in medicine in 2004 from Imperial College London. She completed her orthopaedic training in the Bristol deanery where she attained her Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2017. She then undertook several specialist fellowships in Ontario, Canada and Cardiff, Wales, during which time she gained invaluable experience and expertise in degenerative and trauma spine surgery and conducted research on chronic lumbar disc herniations and biomechanical treatment of high grade spondylolisthesis. Miss Kerr was appointed as a consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she continues her specialist practice in adult degenerative spine and general orthopaedic trauma. She sees private patients at the Winfield Hospital in Longford, Gloucester.

Miss Kerr is actively involved in education and is a qualified ATLS instructor, having taught on more than sixteen provider courses. In 2013, she was awarded a Master’s in medical education with distinction from the University of Nottingham and in 2020, also completed the British Orthopaedic Association’s esteemed ‘Future Leaders’ programme. As well as training fellow medical professionals, Miss Kerr has been involved in the teaching of medical trainees at the University of Nottingham and students on the Royal College of Surgeons spinal course in Bristol and Cardiff.

Miss Kerr was the first elected female member of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons’ executive committee and currently serves as the society’s membership representative, having previously held the position of diversity representative. She is a passionate promoter of inclusion in surgery and organised the first ‘Women in Spine’ educational meeting in the UK, amongst many other events. She has travelled internationally as an invited speaker on careers in spinal surgery and has given numerous presentations at key conferences of fellow spine specialists worldwide. Miss Kerr has authored twelve academic papers which are published in peer-reviewed journals.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6092170

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant spinal surgeon, Winfield Hospital (present)
• Consultant spinal trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust (2020 - present)

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Sub-specialties

• Adult degenerative spine conditions
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Back pain
• Cervical radiculopathy
• Coccydynia (coccyx pain)
• Herniated disc
• Lumbar radiculopathy
• Lumbar stenosis
• Myelopathy
• Neck fracture
• Neck pain
• Sciatica
• Slipped disc
• Spinal cord compression
• Spinal deformity
• Spinal disorders
• Spinal infections
• Spinal stenosis
• Spinal surgery
• Spine trauma
• Spine tumours, including metastatic spine tumours
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylosis
• Sports injuries
• Thoracic radiculopathy

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Positions in public associations

• Membership representative, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (2023 - present)
• Executive committee member, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (2021 - present)
• Diversity representative, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (2021 -2023)

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Teaching posts

• Miss Kerr is a qualified ATLS instructor and has taught on numerous provider courses. She has also been involved in the teaching of medical trainees at the University of Nottingham and students on the Royal College of Surgeons spinal course in Bristol and Cardiff.

Education

• BSc, Speech science and communication, University of London (2001)
• MBBS, Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery, Imperial College London (2004)
• MRCS, Member, Royal College of Surgeons (2007)
• MSc, Distinction, Medical education, University of Nottingham (2013)
• FRCS, Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (2017)
• Spine fellowship, London Health Sciences Centre, London Ontario, Canada (2019)
• Spine fellowship, Cardiff Vale and Health Board, Cardiff, Wales (2019)
• Future Leaders programme, British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) (2020)

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Publications and conferences

• You can see some of Miss Kerr's academic work on ResearchGate.

Prizes and awards

• Winner of Medtronic Fellows prize, Medtronic Fellows Premier Event, New Orleans, USA (2019)
• Winner of 2nd Best Oral Presentation, ‘Challenges to the enhanced recovery program in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty patients?’, Kerr H. Beard L. Teichmann D. Passmore W. Nasir A. Parmar M. Mutimer J., Podium presentation, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery National Conference, Cheltenham, UK (2012)

Professional membership

• Member, British Association of Spinal Surgeons

Languages spoken

English