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About me

I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon working in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. I started my Private Practice in 1999.

I graduated from Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School and completed my specialist orthopaedic training in the North East of England.

I spent one year at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia where I specialised in sports injuries of the knee, as well as hip and knee joint replacements.

I have 18 years experience as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a major interest in sports injuries of the knee with particular focus on anterior ligament reconstruction and cartilage surgery.

I perform around 120 anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operations per year.

I also specialise in knee and hip joint replacement surgery and performs around 200 hip and knee replacements each year.

Areas of interest

Sports injuries of the knee;
Cartilage surgery including meniscus repair;
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction;
Knee replacement (arthritis);
Hip replacement (arthritis);

Medical secretaries

• Denise Patterson
• Wansbeck General Hospital Woodhorn Lane Ashington NE63 9JJ
• 01670 529707
• 01670 529656
• denise.patterson@nhct.nhs.uk

Anaesthetists worked with (Bupa members, please ask your consultant whether your anaesthetist is fee-assured)

• Dr Ian Harper

• Dr Bajarang Lal FRCA