Mr Amit Shah
GMC: 6056833Professional statement
Mr Amit Shah is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with over 15 years of professional expertise. As a subspecialist in hip and knee conditions, he assists patients with the diagnosis and management of all hip and knee pathologies, including hip arthritis, knee arthritis, unstable joints and sports injuries of the hip and knee.
Furthermore, Mr Shah is highly trained and skilled in numerous non-invasive and invasive procedures. He regularly performs knee injections, hip injections, various forms of joint replacement for the knee and hips, and minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery along with other treatments.
Since 2003, Mr Shah has been based in the North West of England, where he continued his medical and surgical training after studying in Mumbai. In England, his training included working at Wrightington Hospital, one of the centres for excellence in orthopaedics, in which he furthered his specialist expertise on complex hip and knee problems.
He dedicates his medical services to both the private and public health sectors. Private patients can access his professional and personalised care at the Spire Fylde Coast Hospital in Blackpool as well as at BMI The Lancaster Hospital, Euxton Hall Hospital and BMI The Beardwood Hospital.
Mr Shah's objective is to provide an ethical and sensible consult in the beginning, followed by comprehensive understandings of management options. By doing so, he ensures his patients are fully informed about their condition and treatment at all times.
Clinics
The Lancaster Private Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
Lancaster, Meadowside, LA1 3RHMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 22 years of experience
- Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon, Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool (2013-present)
Subspecialties
- Hip arthritis
- Hip injections
Professional memberships
- British Orthopaedic Association
- Associate Members of ACT Academy’s Quality Service Improvement and Redesign Teaching Faculty
Education
- FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedics Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2011)
- MSc Orthopaedics Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust (2009)
Teaching posts
- He offers training to GP trainees and MCh candidates that are attached to the Orthopaedic Program run by Wrightington Hospital and Edge Hill University
- Faculty for the Trusts Quality Improvement Program(QSIR)
Prizes and awards
- Gold Medal Research Day, Wrightington hospital, 80 th anniversary celebrations. Best Poster Presentation for the project Early Discharge Schemes in Lower Limb Arthroplasty, A Patient Perspective (2013)
- The NorthWest Musculoskeletal Day, Wrightington. Best Audit Presentation for the project ‘Hyponatraemia in fracture neck of femur patients' (2006)
Languages spoken
- English
- Urdu
Reviews
- Would you recommend this doctor?
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- Excellent care and surgery replacing my right hip . Mr Shah was very caring and gave me good advice and surgery I would recommend Mr Shah for replacement surgery and will have my left hip replaced by him in the future.
- Mr Shah was professional & considerate and answered every question as though it had never been asked before. I felt heard & valued as a patient. The surgery went amazingly well. I would not hesitate to recommend this true gentleman. The entire team at Spire were excellent.
- I had a total left hip replacement on 28th August 25 and had surgery done by Mr Shah and am very pleased with everything. Was a bit nervous about having it done but Mr Shah explained everything and his good wit and professional manner made it all the easier, he has a great team .
- Mr Shah is very pleasant & courteous, explaining everything clearly pre and post surgery, with xray images of my knee. He & his team did a superb job and I am recovering well. After consultation, surgery was performed within a couple of weeks at lovely Spire Fylde Coast Hospital.
- I can not recommend the Spire hospital Blackpool enough from the moment you walk into reception until discharge Mr Amiit Shah and staff are first classDoctor's response -thank you. its been a pleasure to have been able to help!
- I cannot thank Dr Shah enough for my new hip. He is a wonderful Doctor & surgeon discussing everything with you before & after your surgery in a professional but leisurely manner, allowing you to ask questions along the way. I would most definitely recommend Dr Amit Shah.Doctor's response -thank you. its been a pleasure to have been able to help!
- If you need a hip or knee replacement then this is the gentleman to see, absolute expert in this field, would recommend him highly, brilliant.Doctor's response -thank you for your feedback. glad you have done well!
- I cannot thank Mr Shah enough for the first-class care I received. He listened to me and understood how important it was to have my surgery promptly. I am a self-employed fitness instructor so it was incredibly important to not become increasingly disabled and deconditioned by myDoctor's response -always a challenge to deliver to my patients expectations and am delighted that you have done well!