Profile of Bridget Atkins
- Full Name
- Dr Bridget Atkins
MA, MSc, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath
- Job Title
- Hon. Consultant Physician, Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford
- Specialist Interests
- Musculoskeletal and device related infection, microbiology and infectious diseases, infection control
Dr Atkins is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Oxford University and Training Programme Director, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.
She qualified 1987 (Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Royal London Hospital, London University) - her core medical training was undertaken at the Royal London Hospital and Oldchurch Hospital Medical Rotation.
Specialty training in Infectious Diseases, HIV medicine and Microbiology was at the Royal London Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Concord Hospital, Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
Dr Atkins was appointed to her current position in 2000. She has been particularly interested in Orthopaedic Infection since 1994.
She is one of 6 BIU ward physicians, and one of 4 leads on the BIU research group. (The latter has regular publications.)
Dr Atkins is a regular speaker at National and local conferences and educational events on orthopaedic infection: both diagnostics and management.