About Jonathan Lucas

Mr Lucas was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in Spinal Surgery in October 1999. He was Head of Trauma at Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) in the early 2000s, before developing his subspecialty of Spinal Surgery for adults and paediatrics, leading to an appointment as Head of the GSTT Spine Service from 2006 to 2019.

He further refined his special interest into paediatric spine surgery, and was appointed Head of Paediatric Spine and Orthopaedic Surgery for the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, GSTT in 2019.

From 2005, Mr Lucas also worked privately at HCA Healthcare UK, treating adults at London Bridge Hospital and children at The Portland Hospital. In 2019, he was approached to head up the new paediatric spine service at The Portland.

Mr Lucas sees more than 150 cases of paediatric spinal deformity surgery  each year, and has overseen more than 1,200 paediatric spinal deformity surgical cases to date in total.

Mr Lucas completed his undergraduate training from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, part of the University of London, gaining the MBBS in 1988. His basic surgical training was on the St Bartholomew’s surgical rotation, and he was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS(Eng)) in 1992.

He undertook his orthopaedic training as a Registrar and Senior Registrar on the South East Thames Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training Program, gaining the Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS (Orth and Tr)) in 1998, with completion of training and admission onto the Specialist Register (CCST) that same year.

Mr Lucas undertook specialist spinal surgical training as Senior Spinal Fellow at The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham for 14 months.

This then followed by a British Orthopaedic Travelling Fellowship to the USA, visiting  University Hospitals Spine Institute at the Case Western Reserve University of Medicine, Cleveland; the Twin Cities Spine Centre at the University of Minnesota; and the University of California’s Department of Orthopaedics.

Following this, Mr Lucas was appointed as Orthopaedic Consultant to Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Best Paper at Meeting – BritSpine 2006
Courtier NJ, O’Dowd JK,  Wil EA, Lucas JD, Lam K, Wraige E
The Effect of Spinal Surgery on Function in Children with Neuromotor Disorders and Scoliosis: A Prospective Study using Standardised Measures.
4th Combined Meeting BritSpine, Cardiff UK, 2006.

Best Paper at Meeting – BritSpine 2016
Solomon E. Shortland A.P. Meyer A.K. Lucas J.D.
The development and validation of a 3D Ultrasound system for monitoring curve progression of patients with scoliosis.
BritSpine 2016, Nottingham, 6th to 8th April 2016

Nursing Times Awards 2017 – Infection Prevention and Control – Finalist
Zero Avoidable Harm Possible – A Paediatric Spinal Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Success Story
Lillian Chiwera, Rachel Hunt and Jonathan Lucas

NHS Improvement NHS Confederation NHS England  - Supporting NHS 70
Health and Care’s Top 70 Stars  2018
Voted as one of the top 70 Stars Health and Care  - No 27th

Nursing Times Awards 2020 – Infection Prevention and Control – Finalist
A Prospective Surgical Site Infection Reduction Pathway and  Surveillance Program in Paediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery – a Six Year Program at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Lillian Chiwera, Rachel Hunt and Jonathan Lucas

Present
Deputy Chairman of the British Scoliosis Society Research Committee, from 2022
Royal College of Surgeons of England Review Panel, from 2019
Royal College of Surgeons of England Representative for UK Consultant Interviews, from 2016

Past
Spinal Training Interface group Committee member 2018-2021
British Scoliosis Society Education Secretary 2017-2019
Co Chairman South East London and England Spinal Network 2016 to 2019
Former Chairman of AO Spine UK 3 years Jul 2002 – June 2005

Grants

NHS Executive South Thames, Research and Development Directorate: £68,748.00, February 1997.
Principle investigator Mr JD Lucas. Supervisors: Mr MA Smith & Dr MJ O`Doherty. Collaborators: Dr PK Marsden, Dr PH McKee & Prof CDM Fletcher.
Grant reference:SPGS 431.
Metabolic Imaging of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using [18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography. Wishbone Trust, British Orthopaedic Association: £15,000, December 1996.
Principle investigator Mr JD Lucas. Supervisors: Mr MA Smith & Dr MJ O`Doherty. Collaborators: Dr PK Marsden, Dr PH McKee & Prof CDM Fletcher.
Metabolic Imaging of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using [18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography.
(The full amount of this grant has not been accepted as some of the costs were met by the NHS Executive South Thames, Research and Development Directorate grant.)

Nuvasive Inc. £148,831 September 2019
A 2 year funding program to provide
Updating of the Evelina Paediatric Spinal Data Base
2  year Funding of Data Collection Officer and Research assistant

Advisory Contributions

Participant in the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Funded Workshop on Management of Scoliosis in Duchenne Muscular Atrophy, 24 January 2005, London, UK.
Neuromuscular Disorders 2006; 16:210-19
Muntoni F,  Bushby K, Manzur AY.

Participation in the 2nd ICCBH-ERN BOND Spinal Complications in Children and Adults with Achondroplasia Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 2nd July 2022. Moira S. Cheung, Klaus Mohnike.  Bone 165 (2022) 116574.

Editorships

Editor – Orthopaedic Section – The New Aird’s Companion in Surgical Studies: 3rd Edition 2005
Editors:  Professor KG Burnand, Mr AE Young and Mr JD Lucas

Books

1. New Aird’s Companion in Surgical Studies, 2nd Edition. Editors, KG Burnand, AE Young.
Elsevier Churchill Livingstone 1998.
Chapter 54:  Sarcomas of Soft Tissue and Bone.  JD Lucas.
Churchill Livingstone 1998.

2. New Aird’s Companion in Surgical Studies, 3nd Edition.
Editors, KG Burnand, AE Young. JD Lucas.
Elsevier Churchill Livingstone 2005.
Chapter 45 Paediatric Orthopaedic JD Lucas
Chapter 52 Principles of Fractures and Complications RM Atkins & JD Lucas
Chapter 56 Spinal Fractures JD Lucas

3. Critical Care Medicine at a Glance
Wiley Blackwell
2nd Edition 2009
Dr Richard Leech
Contributor to Chapter 52, Trauma – Spinal Trauma JD Lucas

4. Critical Care Medicine at a Glance
Wiley Blackwell
3nd Edition 2014
Dr Richard Leech
Contributor to Chapter 71, Trauma – Spinal Trauma
JD Lucas

5. Critical Care Medicine at a Glance
Wiley Blackwell
4nd Edition 2014
Dr Richard Leech
Contributor to Chapter 71, Trauma – Spinal Trauma
JD Lucas

6.  Browse’s Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease
Edited by KG Burnand 2015
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group
Chapter 9 The Spine and Pelvis  JD Lucas

7.  French’s Index of Differential Diagnosis. 16 Edition
Editors MK Kinirons, H Ellis
Chapter 16 The Spine
FW Heatley JD Lucas

8.  Acute Cervical Spine Trauma in Adults for BMJ – Peer Reviewer and contributor
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/preview/en-gb/3000128

Publications

1. Todd, B. Butler-Manuel, A. Lucas, J.
Increasing incidence of serious leg injuries in motorcycle despatch riders. An unacceptable occupational hazard. 
Injury 1991: 22(1), 9-10.

2. Lucas, J; O`Dowd, J.
Giant Rheumatoid pseudocyst in the acetabulum. 
J.Orthopaedic Rheumatology 1993: 6.2, 34-35.

3. Lucas, J.D; Apthorp, H.D; O`Doherty, M.J; Wong,  J.C.H; Bingham, J.B; McKee, P.H; Fletcher, C.D.M; Smith, M.A.
Evaluation of the role of Fluoro-Deoxy Positron Emission Tomogaphy in the follow-up management of soft tissue sarcomas.
J Bone J Surg (Br) 1998;80-B:441-447.

4. Second Opinion: A pig in a poke: or the case of mistaken identity.  FW Heatley; JD Lucas.
Current Orthopaedics 1996: 10(4), 271-78.

5. Reynolds, D.A; Lucas, J.D; Klaue, K.
Acetabular Mal-Alignment into retroversion: A newly-determined condition. Anatomy, Clinical Presentation, Pathology and Management.
J Bone J Surg (Br) 1999:81(B),281-8.

6. Lucas, J.D; O`Doherty; M.J, Cronin; B.F, Marsden; P.K, Lodge; M, Mckee; P.H, Smith, M.A.
A prospective evaluation of soft tissue masses and sarcomas using FDG PET.
British Journal of Surgery 1999;86(4),550-6.

7. Lodge, M.A; Lucas, J.D; Marsden, P.K; Cronin, B.F, O`Doherty, M.J; Smith, M.A.
A PET study of 18FDG uptake in soft tissue Masses.
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1999:26,22-30.

8. Hains, S; O`Doherty, M.J; Lucas, J.D;  Smith, M.A.
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in the evaluation of amputations in soft tissue sarcomas.
Nuclear Medicine Communications 1999: 20, 845-848

9. Ferner, RE; Lucas, JD; O’Doherty, MJ; Hughes, RAC; Smith, MA; Cronin, BF; Bingham, J.
Evaluation of 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG PET) in the detection of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours in neurofibromatosis 1.
Journal of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery 2000:68, 355-357.

10. Hatrick, N.C; Lucas, J.D; Timothy, A.R; Smith, M.A.
The surgical treatment of pain in metastatic disease of the spine.
Radiotherapy and Oncology 2000:56,335-339

11. Mcintyre, J.D; Lucas, J; Smith M.A; Mckee, H.
Intramuscular glomus tumour: sixth reported case.
Histopathology 1999:35,281-2.

12. Al-Nammari, SS; Khan, AA; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS. 
Pathological hangman’s fracture after successful renal transplantation.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica December 2006; 72(6): 775-778.

13. Al-Nammari, SS; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS. 
Hematogenous Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Spondylodiscitis.
Spine. 32(22):2480-2486, October 15, 2007

14. Samolades, EP; Anbar, AS; Lucas, JD; Fotiades, H; Chalides, BE.
Spinal cord compression by a solitary metastasis from a low grade Leydig cell tumour: A case report and review of the literature.  World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6:75-80. http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/75

15. Edwards, MR; Panteliadis, P; Lucas, JD.
Neuromuscular scoliosis as a sequelae of Guillian-Barre syndrome. Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics B. 2010 Jan;19(1):95-7

16. Campbell, V; Lucas, JD.
Fifteen-minute consultation: neuromuscular spinal deformity in disabled children.
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2015 100:6-10

17. Al-Kaisy, A; Palmisani S; Smith, TE; Pang, D; Lam, K; Burgoyne, W; Houghton, R; Hudson, E; Lucas, J.
10KHz High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Axial Low Back Pain with No History of Spinal Surgery: A Preliminary, Prospective, Open Label and proof-of-Concept Study.
Neuromodulation 2017;  20:63-70 onlinelibrary.wiley.com DOI: 10.1111/ner.12563

18. Nash, W; Walker, R; Lucas, J; Ajuied, J.
Seminal papers in Spinal Surgery
Orthopaedics and Trauma 2017: http://www.orthopaedicsandtraumajournal.co.uk/article/S1877-1327(15)00114-1/abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2015.10.009

19. Russo, S; McGhee, E; Lucas, J.
Spinal Tuberculosis: The Modern Management
123 DocEDUCATION 2017. Online
https://www.123library.org/123fastreader/131/987894561321/1490884530/ad3f692b3d49946c26f320ef6d548123/1031/?sp=52

20. Al-Kaisey, A; Palmisani, S; Smith, TE; Carganillo, R; Houghton, R; Pang, D; Burgoyne, W; Lam, K; Lucas, J.
Long-Term Improvements in Chronic Axial Low Back pain Patients without Previous Spinal Surgery:  A Cohort Analysis of 10-KHz High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation over 36 Months.
Pain Medicine 2018; 19:1219-1226  Doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx237

21. Campbell, V; Lucas, J.
Beware the Syndromic Spine.
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2019; 104(1):5-6
https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/20/archdischild-2018-315395

22. AG Dick, RJ Pinder, SA Lyle, T Ember, C Mallinson, J Lucas
Reducing allogenic blood transfusion in paediatric scoliosis surgery – reporting fifteen years of a multidisciplinary, evidence based quality improvement project.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2192568219837488
Global Spine Journal 2019;9(8):843-849

23. Tipper, G; Chiwera, L; Lucas, J.
Reducing surgical site infection in paediatric scoliosis surgery: a multidisciplinary improvement program and prospective 4-year audit.
Global Spine Journal 2020; 0(5):633-639

24. Aminul, AI and Lucas, JD
Pathophysiology and Strategies for Regeneration of Spinal Cord Injury
Orthopaedic and Trauma 2020;34(5):272-277

25. DN Wright, DC Kieser, G Cunningham, 1EAC Pereira, P Liantis, MM Kumar (BSc), R Hunt, TM Ember, JD Lucas.
Halo Femoral Traction for 1 week Between Staged Anterior and Posterior Fusion Surgeries for Severe Adolescent Scoliosis is Effective and Safe. World Neurosurgery 2020;141:E998-E1004.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.103

26. A teenage Girl with Asymmetrical Shoulders.  K Eseonu, U Oduoza, JD Lucas.  BMJ 2022;376:e067392
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmj-2019-067392?ijkey=z0gdzxsmlJxzamM&keytype=ref

27.  A preoperative spinal education (POSE) intervention for spinal fusion surgery designed using the rehabilitation treatment specification system (RTSS) is safe and could reduce hospital length of stay, normalize expectations, and reduce anxiety.  A Prospective Cohort Study.  R. Edwards, J.Gibson, E. Mungin- Jenkins, R. Pickford, J. D. Lucas, G. D. Jones
Online version: https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/full/10.1302/2633-1462.32.BJO-2021-0160.R1
PDF version: https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.32.BJO-2021-0160.R1

28.   Meeting Report from 2nd ICCBH-ERN BOND Spinal Complications in Children and Adults with Achondroplasia Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 2nd July 2022. Moira S. Cheung, Klaus Mohnike.  Bone 165 (2022) 116574.
3.2  Jonathan Lucas (Paediatric Orthopaedics, London UK)
3.2.1  Against the Motion:  Spinal Bracing has a Role in the Management of Kyphosis in Achondroplasia.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2022.116574

Abstracts Published

1. Lucas, JD; Mansoor, J; James, SE.
Manual Percutaneous Discectomy : A 2 year experience in a District General Hospital .
J Bone Joint Surg[Br] 1995; 77-B supp 1:8.

2. Lucas, JD; Reynolds, DA.
Acetabular Mal-Alignment into retroversion. A newly-determined condition. 
J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1997;79-B Supp 1:95.

3. Apthorp, HD; Lucas, J.D; McNally, S; Reynolds, DA.
The Berne Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy in the management of symptomatic acetabular dysplasia in young adults.
J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1997;79-B Supp 1:95.

4. Lucas, JD; Wong, JCD; Apthorp, HD; O’Doherty, MJ; Fletcher, CDM; Smith, MA.
[18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography and the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas. 
J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1997;79-B Supp 1:97.

5. Lucas, JD; Wong, JCD; Apthorp, HD; O`Doherty, MJ; Fletcher, CDM; Smith, MA.
[18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography and the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Br J Surg 1997; 84 supp 1: 20.

6. Lucas, JD; Reynolds, DA.
Acetabular Mal-Alignment into retroversion:  The plain X-Ray Findings of a Newly Determined Condition.
Br J Radiology 1997; 70 supp 1:  20.

7. Lucas, JD; O’Doherty, MJ; Maguire, BM; McKee, PH; Smith, MA.  
A prospective evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using [18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Feb 1997 Supplement.  In press.

8. Lucas, JD; Apthorp, HD; O’Doherty, MJ; Wong, JCH; Bingham, JB; McKee, PH; Fletcher, CDM; Smith, MA.
Evaluation of the role of FDG PET in the follow up management of soft tissue sarcomas.
European J Nucl Med 1997:24(8), 936.

9. Lucas, JD, O’Doherty, MJ; Cronin, BF; Marsden, PK; McKee, PH; Smith, MA.
A prospective evaluation of 40 soft tissue masses and sarcomas using FDG PET.
European J Nucl Med 1997:24(8), 1027.

10. Lucas, JD; Lodge, MA;  O’Doherty, MJ; Cronin, BF; Marsden, PK; McKee, PH; Smith, MA.
Determination of the absolute metabolic rate and the variation in SUV over time for soft tissue masses using FDG PET.
European J Nucl Med 1997:24(8), 993.

11. Hatrick, NC; Lucas, JD; Smith, MA.
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of pain in metastatic disease of the spine.
J Bone Joint Surg 1998:80-B supp 1,48.

12. Apthorp, HD ; Cornell, MS ; Lucas, JD; Reynolds, DA.
The Berne periacetabular osteotomy via the ilioinguinal approach in the management of symptomatic acetabular dysplasia in young adults.
J Bone Joint Surg 1998:80-B supp 1,55.

13. Lucas, JD ; Lodge, MA ; Marsden, PK; Cronin, BF; O’Doherty, MJ; Smith, MA.
Evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using FDG PET over 6 hours.
Nuclear Medicine Communications 1998:19(4),369.

14. Lodge, MA; Lucas, JD; Marsden, PK; Cronin, BF; O’Doherty, MJ.
A six-hour study of soft tissue masses using FDG PET.
J Nucl Med 1998:39(5),255p.

15. Al-Nammari, SS; Khan, AA; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS. 
Pathological hangman’s fracture after successful renal transplantation.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica December 2006; 72(6): 775-778.

16. Al-Nammari, SS; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS. 
Adult Haematogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) spondylodiscitis 
British Journal of Neurosurgery 2007; 21(1): 156.

17. Anbar, AS; Simcik, J; Lam, KS. Lucas, JD; O’Dowd, J. 
Pedicle screws versus pedicle hooks for correction of thoracic scoliosis using the universal spinal system II.  A modification of the original technique.
J Bone J Surg 2008; 90-B suppl III: 449.

18. Courtier, NJ; O’Dowd, JK; Will, EA; Lucas, JD; Lam, K; Wraige, E.
The effect of spinal surgery on the function in children with neuromotor disorders and scoliosis: A prospective study using standardize measures.
J Bone J Surg 2008; 90-B suppl III: 450.

19. Nadarajah, R; Al-Nammari, SS; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS. 
Demographic and clinical presentation of adult haematogenous methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) spondylodiscitis.
Eur Spine J 2010; 19 Suppl 3: S330

20. Lyle, SA; Martyn-Hemphill, C; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson C; Lucas JD.
10 year rolling-audit of paediatric spinal corrective surgery:  reducing blood transfusion using a multidisciplinary evidence based quality improvement project. Eur Spine J 2012; 21 Suppl 2:  S248

21. Lyle, SA; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson, C; Lucas, JD.
A multi-disciplinary Approach to improving blood transfusion practice in paediatric scoliosis surgery. IJSU 2011 9(7), pp 493-582

22. Solomon, E;  Shortland, AP; Meyer, AK; Lucas, JD.
The development and validation of a 3D Ultrasound system for monitoring curve progression of patients with scoliosis
Spine J 2016 16(4S); pS51

23. McGee, E; Chengappa, K;  Breen, R; Milburn, H; Lucas, JD.
Should Spinal MRI scans be used to determine the duration of therapy for spinal tuberculosis.
Spine J 2016 16(4S); pS58-S59

24. McGee, E; Chengappa, K; Breen, R; Milburn, H; Lucas, JD.
Should Spinal MRI scans be used to determine the duration of therapy for spinal tuberculosis.
E Resp J 2015; 46 suppl 59
http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA3342

25. Kumar, M; Al-Mousa, A; Ember, T; Lucas, JD; Liantis, P; Pereira, EAC.
Halo-femoral traction between anterior release and posterior fusion is safe and effective for severe adolescent scoliosis.
British Journal of Neurosurgery 2016;Apr:13(2):130-186 for the SBNS

26. Rehman, A; Al-Mousa, A; Hester, T; Liantis, P; Lucas, JD, Lam, KS; Pereira, EAC. Spondylodiscitis after endovascular aortic repair – an increasing phenomenon?
British Journal of Neurosurgery 2016;Apr:13(2):130-186 for the SBNS

27. Panteliadis, P; Lucas, J; Martinez-Alier, N.
Discitis in Children:  an evolution in diagnostic success with the use of 16s rDNA PCR
Spine J 2017;March:17(3S):S15

28. Lakkol, S; Lyons, O; Price, N; Lucas, J.
Natural History and Management of Spinal Column Infections Following Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) Surgery.
Spine J 2017; March:17(3S):S29

29. Owen Keating1, Emily McGhee1, Paramita Palchaudhuri2, Jonathan Lucas3, Heather Milburn1,4  
To what extent does demographic, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data provide useful information on the possible treatment duration of spinal tuberculosis (TB)? 
Thorax 2018; 73 S4:  A222

Oral presentations to national and international societies

1. Lucas, JD; Mansoor, J; James, SE.
Manual Percutaneous Discectomy : A two-year experience in a District General Hospital.
British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting Nottingham 14-16 Sept.1994.

2. Lucas, JD; Smith, MA.
Complication of Salmonella Osteomyelitis in Sickle Cell Disease.
Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of Medicine, 7 Feb 1995.

3. Lucas, JD; O’Doherty, MJ; Maguire, BM; McKee, PH; Smith, MA.  
A prospective evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using [18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography.
Presented at:-
British Orthopaedic Research Society meeting, Brighton, 9-10 Sept 1996.
British Association of Surgical Oncology, Royal College of Surgeons, 29 Nov 1996.

4. Lucas, JD; Wong, JCD; Apthorp, HD; O`Doherty, MJ; Fletcher, CDM; Smith, MA.
[18F]2-Deoxy-2-Fluoroglucose Positron Emission Tomography and the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Presented at:-
2nd British Orthopaedic Association/Affiliated Societies meeting, Brighton 11-13 Sept, 1996.
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Bournemouth 9-11 April 1997.
European Association of Nuclear Medicine Congress, Glasgow 24-28 August 1997.

5. Lucas, JD; Reynolds, DA.
Acetabular Mal-Alignment into retroversion.  A newly-determined condition.
Presented at:-
2nd British Orthopaedic Association/Affiliated Societies meeting, Brighton 11-13 Sept, 1996. Radiology 1997, Birmingham 19-21 May 1997.

6. Apthorp, HD; Lucas, JD; McNally, S; Reynolds, DA
The Berne Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy in the management of symptomatic acetabular dysplasia in young adults. 
2nd British Orthopaedic Association/Affiliated Societies meeting, Brighton 11-13 Sept, 1996.

7. Hatrick, NC; Lucas, JD; Smith, MA.
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of pain in metastatic disease of the spine.
British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 24-26 September 1997.

8. Apthorp, HD; Cornell, MS; Lucas, JD; Reynolds, DA.
The Berne periacetabular osteotomy via the ilioinguinal approach in the management of symptomatic acetabular dysplasia in young adults.

9. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 24-26 September 1997.
Lucas, JD; Lodge, MA; Marsden, PK; Cronin ,B.F, O`Doherty; Smith, MA.
Evaluation of Soft Tissue Sarcomas using FDG PET over 6 hours.
British Nuclear Medicine Society 26th Annual Meeting, Young Investigator's Prize, Brighton 28-30 April 1998

10. Al-Nammari, SS; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS.
Adult Haematogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) spondylodiscitis .
149th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Preston, September 2006.

11. Courtier, NJ; O’Dowd, JK; Wil,  EA; Lucas, JD; Lam, K; Wraige, E.
The Effect of Spinal Surgery on Function in Children with Neuromotor Disorders and Scoliosis:  A Prospective Study using Standardised Measures.
4th Combined Meeting Britspine, Cardiff UK, 2006.
Eurospine 2007 Meeting, Oct 3-6, 2007, Brussels, Belgium
61st Annual AADPDM (American Academy for cerebral palsy and developmental medicine). Vancouver, Canada, Oct 10-13th, 2007

12. AS Anbar, J Simcik, KS Lam, JD Lucas, J O’Dowd.
Pedicle screws versus pedicle hooks for correction of thoracic scoliosis using the Universal Spinal System II. A modification of the original technique. 
Bristspine 2006, Oct 26-28th 2006, Cardiff, Wales. 
SpineWeek 2008, May 26-31st 2008, Geneva, Switzerland. 
EFFORT Congress, Jun 3-6, 2009, Vienna, Austria

13. O’Brien, A; Al-Nammari, S; Lam, KS; Lucas, JD.
Adult Haematogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Spondylodiscitis – Demographics and clinical presentation 
EFFORT Congress, Jun 3-6, 2009, Vienna, Austria

14. Koc, T; Nadarajah, R; Lam, KS; Lucas, JD; Al-Nammari, S.
Demographics and clinical presentation of adult haematogenous methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) spondylodiscitis
Eurospine, Sept 15-17, 2010, Vienna, Austria

15. Lyle, SA; Martyn-Hemphill, C; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson, C; Lucas, JD.
10 year rolling-audit of paediatric spinal corrective surgery:  reducing blood transfusion using a multidisciplinary evidence based quality improvement project.  BRITSPINE, Newcastle, 2-4th May 2012.

16. Lyle, SA; Martyn-Hemphill, C; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson, C; Lucas, JD.
Reducing blood transfusion in paediatric scoliosis surgery: Reporting ten years of a multidisciplinary, evidenced based, quality improvement project. BOA Congress  11-14 Sept 2012.

17. Solomon, E; Shortland, AP;  Lucas, JD.
The development and validation of a 3D Ultrasound system for monitoring curve progression of patients with scoliosis
1. British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting, 12 March 2015.
2. BritSpine 2016, Nottingham, 6th to 8th April 2016

18. McGee, E; Chengappa, K;  Breen, R; Milburn, H; Lucas, JD.
Should Spinal MRI scans be used to determine the duration of therapy for spinal tuberculosis.
BritSpine 2016, Notingham UK, 6th to 8th April 2016

19. Kumar, M; Al-Mousa, A; Ember, T; Lucas, JD; Liantis, P; Pereira, EAC. 
Halo-femoral traction between anterior release and posterior fusion is safe and effective for severe adolescent scoliosis.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons Spring Meeting, Newcastle, 20th to 22nd April, 2016.

20. Rehman, A; Al-Mousa, A; Hester, T; Liantis, P; Lucas, JD; Lam, KS; Pereira, EAC. Spondylodiscitis after endovascular aortic repair – an increasing phenomenon?
Society of British Neurological Surgeons Spring Meeting, Newcastle. 20th to 22nd April, 2016

21. Dick, AG; Lucas, J; Ember, T; Lyle, SA; Pinder, R; Mallinson, C.
Reducing blood transfusion in Paediatric Scoliosis Surgery
British Scoliosis Society Annual Meeting 2017, 14 October, Middlesborough.

22. Lucas, JD; Lyons, O; Bell, R; Price, N.
Aortic Endograft Infection with Spinal Involvement. A 10 year experience from a single centre.
Indian Orthopaedic Association, Cochin.  Friday 16 December 2016

23. Panteliadis, P; Lucas, J; Martinez-Alier, N.
Discitis in Children:  an evolution in diagnostic success with the use of 16s rDNA PCR
BASS Manchester: 15-17 March 2017

24. Lakkol, S; Lyons, O; Sallam, M; Price, N; Bell, R; Lucas, J.
Management of complex spinal column infections following endovascular reapir(EVAR) surgery.  10 year experience.
Britsh Orthopaedic Annual Association Annual Congress 2017 20-22 September 2017.

25. Tipper, G; Chiwera, L; Lucas, JD.
Reducing Surgical Site Infection in paediatric scoliosis surgery  a multidisciplinary improvement program and perspective 4 year audit.
British Association of Spinal Surgeons Conference 2019, Brighton, 3-5 April 2019.

26. G. Tipper, J. Lucas, A. Siddiqui, L. Chiwera,
Reducing Surgical Site Infection In Paediatric Scoliosis Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Improvement Programme And Prospective 4 Year Audit
Global Spine Congress 2019, Toronto, Canada, 15-18 May 2019.

27. Silk, S; Dick, AC; Lyle, SA; Pinder, R; Mallinson, C; Ember, T; Lucas, JD.
Reducing Blood Transfusion In Paediatric Scoliosis Surgery:  Reporting nineteen years of a multidisciplinary, evidenced based, quality improvement project. EFFORT 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 5 June 2019.

28. Silk, S; Dick, AC; Lyle, SA; Pinder, R; Mallinson, C; Ember, T; Lucas, JD.
Reducing Blood Transfusion In Paediatric Scoliosis Surgery :  Reporting nineteen years of a multidisciplinary, evidenced based, quality improvement project. BSS Annual Meeting 2019, Cardiff, UK 21-22 Nov 2019.

Poster presentations to national and international societies

1. Lucas, JD; Vijay, V; King, T; James, SE.
Manual Percutaneous Discectomy performed as a day cases.  An audit of patient satisfaction.
British Association of Day Surgery 6th Annual Conference, 9-10  June 1995 Eastbourne.

2. Patterson, R.M, Lucas, J.D, Cooke, R.P.D, R.Ross, K.R.
Prophylactic antibiotics and Tournique inflation in Knee replacement surgery.
Royal College of Surgeons Of England:  Excellence through Audit, RCS 5 July 1996.

3. Lucas, JD; Apthorp, HD; O’Doherty, MJ; Wong, JCH; Bingham, JB; McKee, PH;  Fletcher, CDM; Smith, MA.
A prospective evaluation of 40 soft tissue masses and sarcomas using FDG PET.
European Association for Nuclear Medicine, Glasgow 24 - 28 August 1997.

4. Lucas, JD; Lodge, MA; Marsden, PK; O’Doherty, MJ; Cronin, BF; McKee, PH; Smith, MA.
Determination of the absolute metabolic rate and the variation in the SUV over time for soft tissue masses using FDG PET.
European Association for Nuclear Medicine, Glasgow 24 - 28 August 1997.

5. Lodge, MA; Lucas, JD; Marsden, PK; Cronin, BF; O’Doherty, MJ.
A six-hour study of soft tissue masses using FDG PET.
45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Canada, June 7- 11, 1998.

6. Anbar, AS; James, C; Lam, KS; Lucas, JD; O’Dowd, JK.
Perioperative Complications in Neuromuscular Scoliosis Treated by Modern Segmental Instrumentation.
4th Combined Meeting Britspine, Cardiff UK, 2006.

7. Al-Nammari, SS; Lucas, JD.
Haematogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Spondylodiscitis.
4th Combined Meeting Britspine, Cardiff UK, 2006.

8. Edwards, MR; Panteliadis, P; Lucas, JD. 
Neuromuscular scoliosis as a sequelae of Guillian-Barre syndrome. 10th EFORT Congress. 3-6th June 2009 Vienna (Poster)

9. R Nadarajah, S Al-Nammari, JD Lucas, KS Lam.
Demographic and clinical presentation of adult haematogenous methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) spondylodiscitis.
Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom 
Poster presentation at EuroSpine, 15-17 Sept, 2010 in Vienna

10. Liantis, P; Lucas, JD; Ember T.
The role of Halo-Femoral traction in the correction of the severe >90o  scoliosis curve- Initial Results:
Poster Presentation
BritSpine 2012, Newcastle.  Wed 2 May to Fri 5 May.

11. Lyle, SA; Martyn-Hemphill, C; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson, C; Lucas, JD.
A multi-disciplinary approach to improving blood transfusion practice in paediatric scoliosis correction surgery, E-poster, EFORT, Berlin, 23-25 May 2012

12. Lakkol, S; Lyons, O; Price, N; Lucas, J.
Natural History and Management of Spinal Column Infections Following Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) Surgery.
BASS 2017  Manchester 15-17 March

13. Dick, A; Lucas, J; Ember, T; Lyle, S; Pinder, RJ; Mallinson, C.
Reducing Blood Transfusion in Paediatric Scoliosis Surgery:  Reporting Fifteen years of a Multidisciplinary, Evidence based, Quality Improvement Project.
E-poster Scoliosis Research Society 52nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA 6-9 September 2017

14. Owen Keating1, Emily McGhee1, Paramita Palchaudhuri2, Jonathan Lucas3, Heather Milburn.1,4
To what extent does demographic, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data provide useful information on the possible treatment duration of spinal tuberculosis (TB)?
British Thoracic Society
5-7 Dec 2018, QE II Centre, Westminster, London

Invited lectures/faculty membership

1995-1997
Guy’s and St Thomas’ FRCS Course 1995 to 1998
Feb 1999 examination of Shoulder and elbow

The Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Surgical Oncology.
Royal Society of Medicine, General Surgical Section.  12 May 1997.

1998
Spinal Surgery for Pain Control.  PANG, Charing Cross Hospital, 16 October 1998.  

1999
AO Universal Spine System Live Surgery Seminar. Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, 29-30 march 1999.

Queen’s Three Day Intensive Care Course 14-16 April 1999
Acute Spinal Trauma lecture.

Echoes from the Spine -  A one day sympodium on the cervical spine in general and  performers’ problems in particular.  30 April 1999
Operative management of degenerative disorders of the cervical spine.” lecture

The Universal Spine System, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery.  Live Surgery Seminar, 28-29 June 1999.

Live surgery and lectures – Anterior USS-Indications and techniques, Nottingham results.  

Trent Palliative medicine workshop.  Surgical management of spinal metastases.  10 June 1999.

Pain and Nociception Group: Cancer Pain, Current Issues in Management. Imperial College School of Medicine.  Monday 29 November 1999.
Spinal Surgery for Pain Control.

2000
South Thames (East) Higher Surgical Training Program Core Teaching Course.  A 15-session lecture course on the Spine. 

Radiographer Study Day Lecture, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust
Spinal Imaging

South Thames (East) Orthopaedic  Higher Surgical Training Programme FRCS Orth Revision  Course     
Lecture: The Spine

First Year Medical Student Lecture, GKT Medical School
Vertebral Column Injuries

Revision MBBS Surgery Course
Examination of Hip and Knee

AO Users Group Conference
Newport, Wales.

Rehabilitation SpR Teaching Day
Lecture; Spinal Surgery.

AO Instructional Spine Course for Surgeons
Queen`s Medical Centre, Nottingham.

Degenerative Cervical Spine-Assessment and Indications for Surgery
Faculty Member

St Thomas’ FRCS/MRCS Course
Examination of the Shoulder and Elbow

ATLS Instructors Day
Royal College of Surgeons

South-East Thames Radiographers Association
Diagnosis of the Broken Spine

Pathophysiology and Management of the Post Polio Syndrome.  A Critical Review.
The Lane Fox Unit
Spinal Surgery 
St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

St Thomas’ FRCS/MRCS Course
Examination of the Shoulder and Elbow

2001
AO Spine Education Committee Meeting

British Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course
BOA Annual Congress 
Society for Back Pain Research 
The Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Low back Pain in Sport 

St Thomas’ MRCS Clinical and Viva Course
Special Short Cases – Hip examination
Mock Vivas – Applied Surgical Anatomy

2002
Neurofibromatosis International Consensus Meeting, Aspen, USA

2003
Orthopaedic Surgery for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Guy’s Hospital.
Lecture:  Spinal Surgery in Cerebral Palsy – Assessment, operative techniques, rehabilitation and outcome.

AO Master Class in Spinal Surgery – Faculty member
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham

Spinal Surgery Seminar, The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
Lecture: Surgery for Paediatic Spinal Deformity

Trent Region Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar Training Program 
Lecture – Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis

South-East Thames Orthopaedic Higher Surgical training Program FRCS Orth Examination revision Course

Lecture to London Bridge Hospital Physiotherapist  - Back Pain and the Sportsman

2004
PANG Pain and Nociceptor Group 
London Chronic Pain Symposium
Charing Cross Hospital Postgraduate Centre
Invited Lecture
The Evidence Base for Spinal Surgery for Low Back Pain

AO Spine Instructional Course – The Injured Spine
St Thomas` Hospital Post Graduate Centre
Course Chairman

AO Nurses Course for Spinal Surgery
Faculty member

2005
Sona Positive Health CME  - Physiotherapists
Mechanical Low Back Pain – The Management of

St Thomas’ MRCS Course
Hips and Spine Examination 

AO Spine Users Meeting/AOUK Spine Education Meeting
Leeds 

South East Thames Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training Program SpR Teaching Spine
Guy’s Hospital.

AOUK Annual General Meeting and AO Spine AGM
Alton Towers

GP Update in Orthopaedics: Symposium
Spinal Examination 

2006
Royal Society of Medicine
Orthopaedic Section – Management of Spinal Trauma
Two Day Trauma Symposium
Faculty member

Dept of Microbiology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
The Management of Spinal Sepsis – Lecture STH

1st AOSPINE SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP
Cairo, Egypt
International Faculty Member

2nd AOSpine Anglo-Iberian Masterclass – Marbella
Faculty member

AO Instructional Course
The Painful Spine – Royal Society Of Medicine, London
Course Chairman and Organiser

AO Spinal Forum
Royal Society of Medicine, London
Faculty Member

FRCS Orth & Neuro Revision Course – Royal College of Surgeons of England, London
Faculty  - Biomechanics of the Spine

2007
AO Spine Europe Meeting – Zurich
Faculty member

AO Spine Masterclass for Surgeons 3rd AO Spine Anglo-Iberian Masterclass
Faculty member and Moderator
MRSA Spinal Infection
Marbella, Spain.

AO Spine Instuctional Course – The Painful Spine
Belfast
Faculty member and Moderator

2008
Kuwait Spine II Course
Invited Lecturer and Faculty Member
Complications of cervical spine approaches
Classification of Sub-axial cervical spine fractures
Primary spine tumours

2009
South East Thames Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training program FRCS Orth Exam Course
Lecturer

AO Instructional Course – The Painful Spine
Leeds
Lecturer

2010
AO Instructional Course – The Acute and The Degenerate Spine
Sheffield 

As Chairman of AO Spine UK, I organised and chaired the following scientific and teaching courses:
a. AO Instructional Course - The Acute Spine, Sheffield  - Chairman
b. AO Spine Masterclass - The Degenerative Spine, Marbella - Chairman

Invited speaker and teacher
Guys and St Thomas' MRCS Revison course 
Kings College FRCS (Tr&Orth) Revision Course 

Spinal Surgery for Orthopaedic Trainees
South East Thames Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training Circuit
Lecture – Spinal Deformity for the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Exam

2011
Kings FRCS(Tr&Orth) Intensive Revision Course
Spine for the Exam
Invited Speaker

AO Advanced Course
Adversity in Spine Surgery
Johannesburg, South Africa
Invited International Faculty Member

AOSpine Live Tissue Training
The Prevention and Management of Complications in Spine Access Surgery
IRCAD, Strasbourg, France.
Invited Instructor

Kings FRCS Orth & Tr Revision Course
Lecturer

2012
Depuy Users – Deformity Group
Birmingham
Invited Faculty

AO Spine Course – Advanced Symposium – Degenerative Spine
Tomar, Portugal
Stem cell therapies for the treatment of bone, intervertebral disk and cartilage defects
Pseudarthrosis - revision strategies
Invited Faculty

Guys and St Thomas’ MRCS Revision Course
Spinal Examination

Guys and St Thomas’ MRCS Revision Course
Spinal Examination

Royal College of Surgeons of England Rep for Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon Appointment
Royal Derby Infirmary

2013
Guy’s and St Thomas’ MRCS Course
Spinal Lecture

King’s FRCS (Tr & Orth) Intensive Revision Course -Lecturer

AO Spine Live Tissue Trainning Course
The Prevention and Management of Complications of Spinal Access Surgery
(Vascular, Lung, Bowel, ureter etc injuries)
Strasbourg
Surgical Tutor/Demonstrator

Kings College Ortho FRCS Examination Revision Course – Paediatrics
Lecturer – Paediatric Spinal Deformity for the FRCS Orth Exam

2014
St Thomas’ MRCS Revision course
Lecturer

AOSpine Live Tissue Training – The Prevention and Management of Complications of Spine Access Surgery
Table instructor

2015
Kings FRCS Orth & Tr Revision Course
Spine Lecturer

St Thomas’ MRCS Clinical Revision Course 
Spinal Clinical Examination

British Society for Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Lecture:  Spinal Deformity

Salisbury Spinal Symposium 
Spinal Cord Injuries
Central Cord Syndrome without Instability, Trends in Management
Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre
Invited Speaker

AO Spine Advanced Symposium
Guys Hospital
Chairman

2016
Aortic Graft Infection Symposium
Department of Vascular Surgery
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Surgery: Aortic (endo)graft infection with spinal involvement

APCP National Conference (Association of Paediatric Charted Physiotherapists)
Surgery for Cerebral Palsy – Surgical Management of Spinal Deformity
Invited Lecture

British Scoliosis Society Annual meeting, Middlesborough
Principles between different instrumentation systems for scoliosis correction
Invited Lecture 

Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference 
Evaluation of the Patient with Spinal Deformity
Surgical Management of Kyphosis
Sequaele of Spinal Column Sepsis
Kochin, India
Faculty and Invited Lecturer

2017/2018
AO Spine Principles Course – Spinal Trauma
Sheffield
External immobilization of the cervical spine.
Thoracolumbar classification:  Is new better?
Faculty and Invited Lecturer

British Orthopaedic Association 
BOA Spines Revalidation
The painful spine in a Child
Spine Bootcamp Thursday
The painful spine in a child
Spine Instant Updates
Epidural haematoma – spontaneous and iatrogenic
Invited lecturer

2018
Britspine Leeds 2018 21-23 March 2018
Chairperson of Free paper session
Paper Session 1 Paediatric Spine
Chairs: Elnasri Ahmed, Jonathan Lucas

South-East England Regional Network GP Education Evening
St Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup
The Regional Back and Neck Pain Pathways and an u[date of the evidence for  management then of back and leg pain.

BOA Congress Birmingham 
Spine Revalidation – The Painful Spine in a Child
Spine Boot Camp - The Painful Spine in a Child
Spine Instant Updates – Epidural Haematoma – Spontaneous and Iatrogenic
The Dislocated Spine

Passionate About Spine – DePuy Synthes
The Controversy in the Management of High Grade Spondylolisthesis
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin. 

British Scoliosis Society Education Day
Chairman
Adult Spinal Deformity.  Pre-Operative planning – Determining the Optimal Operation
All you need to know about Spinal Deformity for the FRCS Orth & Tr Exam

British Scoliosis Society Meeting
Chairman Session – Paediatric Deformity

2019
British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Spine Master Class – Faculty Member
Paediatric Scoliosis/Spinal Deformity
Brighton 

Nuvasive Travelling Fellow to USA
Dr Baron Lonner, Mt Sinai Hospital New York 
Dr Payhs and dr Sandani, Shriner’s Hospital, Philidelphia 
Dr Lark, Duke University Hospital N Carolina 

BOA Spine Education Day
The Painful Spine in a Child
Boot camp – The Painful Spine in a Child
The dislocated spine
Epidural haematoma

Find out more about Mr Lucas - his background, his work, and the importance of putting patients first, in this interview with HCA UK.