Mr Paul Williams is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. He has been a consultant since 2002 and subspecialises in foot and ankle surgery and paediatric orthopaedics. He is the Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to Swansea City AFC and has at times held the same role with the Football Association of Wales.

Specialist Interests

• Foot and ankle surgery
• Trauma surgery
• General orthopaedics

Conditions Treated and Procedures Offered at Sancta Maria Hospital

Mr Williams offers private consultations and surgical treatment across the full range of foot and ankle orthopaedic conditions, as well as general orthopaedic and trauma surgery, at Sancta Maria Hospital.

International Fellowship Training

Mr Williams completed an exceptionally broad programme of specialist foot and ankle fellowship training following his consultant appointment, gaining experience in Bristol, Sydney (Australia), France, Holland and Switzerland. This international exposure gives him a breadth of surgical technique across foot and ankle surgery that reflects the best practices of multiple leading centres.

Training and Background

Mr Williams qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1990. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons at his first attempt in 1995 and completed his higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the All Wales Rotation, with additional time at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry. He passed the Intercollegiate Examination in 1999 at his first attempt and was appointed as a full-time consultant in March 2002.

Leadership Roles

Mr Williams has held a number of senior leadership positions within Swansea Bay University Health Board, including Clinical Director for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery (four years until August 2022), Clinical Adviser to the Neath Port Talbot Elective Surgical Development, and his current role as Assistant Medical Director.

Teaching and Education

Mr Williams is a Clinical Tutor and Examiner at Swansea University Medical School, and serves as a Clinical Supervisor and Assigned Educational Trainer for Core and Higher Surgical trainees.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Trauma and Orthopaedics) FRCS(Tr & Orth)
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS)
• British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS)

Mr Williams’ NHS practice is at Swansea Bay University Health Board, where he is currently Assistant Medical Director.