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About Mr Richard Jeavons
Personal Profile
Mr Richard Jeavons is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington. He sees NHS, self-pay and insured patients.
He is a specialist Shoulder, Elbow and Trauma Surgeon serving Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and North Yorkshire.
After completing his higher surgical training, Mr Jeavons was added to the General Medical Council Specialist Register in 2013. Following this, he undertook fellowship level training.
He undertook two specialist fellowships. The first was a British Orthopaedic Association Trauma fellowship at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough - a major trauma centre. The second was a prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of England approved Shoulder & Elbow fellowship at South Tees NHS Trust.
His current NHS shoulder, elbow and trauma surgery practice is at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust, where he is the Lead for Orthopaedic Trauma.
Mr Jeavons attended Leeds University where he attained degrees in both Medical Sciences and Medicine. He undertook basic surgical training in the Yorkshire School of Surgery, before progressing onto higher surgical training in Orthopaedics & Trauma within the Northern Deanery. He trained in Darlington, Durham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees.
He is a specialist in contemporary shoulder and elbow surgery, undertaking joint replacements for arthritis, arthroscopic (keyhole) and open solutions for impingement, instability, rotator cuff tears, nerve decompression, surgery for acromioclavicuar joint dysfunction, and management of general and upper limb specific trauma.
He is an advocate for awake shoulder and elbow surgery, performing appropriate cases without a general anaesthetic. He is one of a select group of surgeons in the North East that offer elbow joint replacement surgery and revision surgery for failed or infected shoulder and elbow replacements. Mr Jeavons offers day case arthroplasty (shoulder or elbow replacements performed and patients discharged home the same day), in appropriate patients.
He is continually involved in the teaching and training of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Allied Healthcare Professionals (Physiotherapists and Surgical Care Practitioners). He organises an annual shoulder arthroscopy course and cadaveric upper limb trauma course. He teaches regularly on national and regional courses about the shoulder, elbow, trauma and preparation for the FRCS examination. He is Treasurer for the OrthNorth Teaching and Educational Association, which oversees the training of the specialist orthopaedic trainees in the Northern Deanery.
He is involved in research, publishing work in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting work at national and international meetings. He is a reviewer for the BJJ (Bone and Joint Journal) and Shoulder and Elbow (official publication of the British Elbow & Shoulder Society).
Mr Jeavons undertakes personal injury medicolegal work, specialising in injuries of the upper limb.
Clinical Interests
- Management of acute and chronic shoulder and elbow conditions
- Shoulder and elbow arthroscopy (minimally invasive procedure to examine and treat joint conditions)
- Shoulder and elbow joint replacement surgery
- Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
- Surgery for ulnar nerve compression
- Rotator cuff surgery
- Shoulder and elbow sports-related injuries
