Sam Vollans is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow and upper limb procedures. He deals with all aspects of shoulder, elbow and wrist trauma in addition to elective shoulder and elbow complaints, and he is passionate about patient education, from assessment through to treatment, with or without surgery. Furthermore, he has worked alongside and been trained by three of the world's most renowned elbow surgeons (Mr D Stanley, Prof D Eygendaal, Dr van Riet). Patients describe him as considerate, kind and professional.

• Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon - Chapel Allerton, Leeds
• Upper Limb Trauma Surgeon - Leeds General Infirmary
• Paediatric Shoulder & Elbow Surgery - Leeds General Infirmary
• Virtual Fracture Clinic Lead - Leeds General Infirmary
• Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Leeds
• Lead Consultant for Virtual Fracture Clinic, Leeds General Infirmary
• Clinical Lead for the Personal Health Record
• Elective Recovery in Orthopaedics for West Yorkshire
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Nuffield Leeds

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Tr & Orth, Sept 2013
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, May 2008
• Diploma in Sports & Exercise Medicine (UK), Nov 2008
• 1999-2005 University of Leeds BSc Hons (1st) Clinical Sciences in Relation to Medicine
• MB.ChB; Distinction in Final Year Clinical University of Leeds

• British Elbow & Shoulder Society
• European Wrist Arthroscopy Society
• British Orthopaedic Association
• North & West Yorkshire Shoulder & Elbow Society
• General Medical Council (GMC) 6128355

• Wrist fusion using an induced membrane technique for forearm salvage in a patient with an infected open injury with segmental bone loss: A case report. Chowdhury JMY, Wilks DJ, Bhat W, Vollans S, Foster N, Wiper J, Harwood PJ. Trauma Case Rep 2021; 25; 36:100550.
• Predictors of psychological distress following major trauma. Johnson L, Lodge C, Vollans S, Harwood PJ. Injury 2019; 50: 1577-1583.
• Symptomatic venous thromboembolism following circular frame treatment for tibial fractures. S Vollans, A Chaturvedi, K Sivasankaran, T Madhu, Y Hadland, V Allgar, HK Sharma. Injury, Accepted April 2015.
• Hormone Releasing Contraceptive Implants; our experience of complex removals using preoperative ultrasound. Vollans SR, Grainger A, O’Connor P, Limb D. Contraception, April 2015 (Epub ahead of print).
• Use of the DePuySynthes® Ulna Osteotomy System for Large Ulnar Shortenings S R Vollans, R Jeffers. Journal of Hand Surgery Eur 2014; 39: 1008-12
• Association between smoking and wound infection rates following calcaneal fracture fixation A Soni, S R Vollans, K Malhotra, C Mann. Foot and Ankle Specialist 2014; 7: 266-270.
• Bilateral Medial malleolus stress fractures due to osteoarthritis of the knee. A case report and review of literature. Soni A, Vollans S, Haendlmayer K, Ng A. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2014; 6C: 266-268.
• The Basic Science and Clinical Applications of Neurophysiological Investigations. S R Vollans, S Hasan. Orthopaedics & Trauma 2011; 25: 57-63
• Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in Type II Diabetes: a case report of an undiagnosed ureteric colic. S.R. Vollans, R. Sehjal, J.A. Forster, K.M. Rogawski Journal of Medical Case Reports 1: 192
• Effect of Patellar Tendon Shortening on Tracking of the Patella N Upadhyay, S R Vollans, B B Seedhom, R W Soames American Journal of Sports Medicine Oct 2005; 33: 1565-1574.
• Abstracts
• Effect of a Shortened Patellar Tendon on Patellar Tracking. A Simulative Cadaveric Study N. Upadhyay, S.R. Vollans, B.B. Seedhom, R.W. Soames Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Br 2006; 88-B: 367-368.
• The Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on Tracking of the Patella S.R. Vollans, N. Upadhyay, B.B. Seedhom, R.W. Soames Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Br 2006; 88-B: 367.
• Effect of Patellar Tendon Shortening on Tracking of the Patella N. Upadhyay, S.R. Vollans, B.B. Seedhom, R.W. Soames Clinical Anatomy 2004; 17: 284
• Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on Patellofemoral Biomechanics S.R. Vollans, N. Upadhyay, B.B. Seedhom, R.W. Soames Clinical Anatomy 2004; 17: 284