James S. Huntley

James Huntley is Senior Attending Physician (Paediatric Orthopaedics) at Sidra Medicine Qatar, from April 2018. He also worked here June 2015 – July 2016. The essence of his practice is in general paediatric orthopaedics, trauma, neuromuscular conditions (in particular cerebral palsy), foot deformities, clubfeet, and the paediatric hip. Before joining Sidra Medicine, Dr Huntley was a full-time NHS Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill, Glasgow) from April 2009, coupling this with 2 honorary appointments at the University of Glasgow: Honorary Clinical Associate Professor and Barclay Lecturer.

He completed his medical training in 1996 at Trinity College, Cambridge University (Addenbrooke's Hospital; UK), where he won the William Harvey Scholarship. He did his preclinical studies at Oriel College, Oxford University (1988-91) where he was an Exhibitioner, and then an intercalated Doctorate (1991-4) at St Cross College, Oxford University - during which he was awarded the Theodore Williams scholarship in Physiology and the EP Abraham Major College Scholarship. He has a full Blue in Rugby League, and two higher research degrees (Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Surgery) from Oxford University. Subsequently he was Demonstrator in Anatomy at the Department of Anatomy, Oxford University (1998), and then a casualty–officer at St Mary's London (1998-9).