Author, Orthopedic Surgeon. He gained world-wide acclaim for his research, practice and publishing on various orthopedic surgical procedures during 19th century England. He was first published in 1840 at the Royal College of Surgeons and in 1844 was made a member. After a year in London, he traveled to Paris, France to study with noted orthopedic surgeons; followed by Vienna, Austria where he studied in a 4,000 bed hospital for a year; and then to Berlin, Germany and Prague, Czechoslovakia before going to Italy. Arriving in Rome early 1849, the city was occupied by the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi's troops. On April 28, 1849, French troops under Lt. General Charles Oudinot advanced with 5,000 men. Hundreds of the French were wounded and taken prisoners. Afraid to be treated by Italian surgeons, the French wounded requested to be treated by foreign physicians if any were available. A few English physicians were available including Brodhurst, and all agreed to treat the wounded French soldiers, yet all except Brodhurst escaped Italy on April 30th. With about a dozen non-medical persons, he agreed to stay in the hospital to the end of the conflict. Of the group was Arthur Clough, an English poet and assistant to Florence Nightingale; he had been traveling with Brodhurst to Italy. On June 30th the greatest part of the besiege happened. This would be a true learning experience for any surgeon. On leaving Rome, Brodhurst was presented with the cross of the Legion of Honor by the Commander-in-Chief of the French troops, Marshall Baraquay d'Hilliers. With this experience he was elected in 1852 as surgeon to the Royal Orthopedic Hospital, and in 1862 assistant surgeon at St. George's Hospital. He was not able to devote time to the hospital by 1869 as he had a large private practice. He was then elected surgeon on the Orthopedic Ward and held that position until 1874. He remained a lecturer at St. George's Hospital. He was on staff at the Royal Hospital for incurables and consulting surgeon at Belgrave Hospital for Children. In 1855 the Royal College of Surgeons published his book, "On Lateral Curvature of the Spine: Its Pathology and Treatment." In 1856 he was published in the Medical Times and Gazette “On the Nature and Treatment of Club-foot, and Analogous Distortions Involving the Tibio-tarsal Articulation.” In 1871 he published "Deformities of the Human Body,” and presented a series of lectures in St. George's Hospital on the deformities of limbs. In September of 1895, he was a guest lecturer at the American Orthopedic Association meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. He published in their periodical in 1892, “Gonorrhea Rheumatism: The Effects and Treatments.” His “Practical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints” is still in print as a hardback textbook. Strangely not in his specialty, he published “On the Crystalline Lens and Cataract” and “The Human Iris; Its Structure and Physiology” in 1851. Even today, students state that his texts are written simple for easy understanding. For many years, he had the chief orthopedic practice in England, hence he offer his service for unduly high fees. He was well-known with memberships in medical societies in Rome, Paris, and the United States along with being a lecturer at two medical schools in Rome. He was the father of six children with Ethel, and after Ethel's death, married Mary Browne in 1885.