Mr Henry AtkinsonOrthopaedic Surgery in North London
Mr Henry Atkinson
MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCS, FRCS Ed (Tr & Orth)
GMC: 4532129Professional statement
Mr Henry Atkinson is one of London's most reputable orthopaedic surgeons. He specialises in sports injuries of the lower limb, biological treatments, and hip, knee, foot and ankle reconstructive and replacement surgery. He practises at a number of prominent clinics around the capital such as the London Sports Orthopaedics. He is the Divisional Director for Surgery and Cancer Services at his NHS base, North Middlesex University Hospital, a partner to the Royal Free Hospital.
Henry qualified in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in July 1998, and completed basic surgical training in Edinburgh on the South-East of Scotland BST rotation; attaining the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) in 2001. He became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2006, and completed his Specialist Registrar training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Imperial College North West Thames rotation in July 2008.
His UK Orthopaedic training has included periods at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, Central Middlesex Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, The Hillingdon Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.
Henry was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at North Middlesex University hospital in September 2009. He was the hospital Trauma Director until 2012, the Clinical Director for Surgery and Orthopaedics in 2015 and 2016, Clinical Director for Surgical Services 2016 and 2017, and then the Divisional Director for Surgery, Cancer Services and Associated Specialities between 2017 and 2019. He was the Medical Advisory Committee Chairman at The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals between 2018 and 2021.
He now holds several strategic roles within the North Central London ICB. He is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, and is the Clinical Chair at the Circle Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals.
Special interests
Sports injuries of the lower limb and internal bracing techniques
Knee arthroscopy, Meniscal repairs, Meniscus transplants, Cartilage grafting
ACL and augmented ligament reconstruction surgery, Revision ACL surgery
Hip and knee joint replacement surgery, Custom patient-specific implants, Revision joint replacement surgery
Foot and ankle surgery, bunion and failed bunion surgery
Shockwave therapy
Specialist Fellowships
During the first half of 2008 Henry undertook a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the University of Toronto, St Michaels Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, working with Dr Tim Daniels. He gained Fellowship training in:
Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
Bunion surgery
Forefoot reconstruction
Complex hindfoot deformity
Diabetic foot management
Total ankle replacement
Henry then undertook a 12-month Sports Medicine and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at SportsMed SA, in Adelaide, Australia, working with Drs Greg Keene, Roger Oakeshott and David Martin.
Henry gained Fellowship training in:
Sports injuries of the knee, hip and ankle
Arthroscopic and minimally invasive sports medicine surgery
Ligament reconstruction, Meniscal surgery and soft-tissue reconstruction
Hip and knee primary and Revision replacement surgery
Computer navigation surgery
Henry undertook a four-month Trauma Surgical Elective in Belgrade, Serbia in 1997 where he was first exposed to major trauma patients and the consequences of the civil war. He worked with Drs from the Clinical Centre for Serbia, the VMA Military Hospital in Belgrade, The Special Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Banjica in Belgrade, and The Institute of Medicine at Sremska Kamenica, Novi Sad, Serbia. He has regularly visited Belgrade since that time and in 2009 underwent further specialist trauma fellowship training before taking up his consultant post back in the UK.
Henry gained Fellowship training in:
Complex orthopaedic trauma surgery
Lower limb deformity and limb reconstruction
Circular frame fixation
During his surgical elective Henry established good links with the Belgrade Medical School and the University Hospitals, which continue to this day. Over a decade of conflict and economic sanctions placed an enormous strain on a previously robust public healthcare system, and witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of civil war strengthened his desire to support the medical community there. Apart from lecturing at the medical faculty, senior staff regularly asked him for guidance and assistance in promoting quality research.
He is proud that even at a distance, and in subjects not directly related to his speciality, that he has been able to share these ideals and important developments with the wider medical community.
Henry is committed to excellence in patient care and believes that research, development and audit are important components to the promotion of high-quality healthcare in the UK.
Henry was awarded an NHS Clinical Excellence Award in both 2012 and 2018 for the work he has done at North Middlesex Hospital. Clinical Excellence Awards are given to recognise and reward the exceptional contribution of NHS consultants, over and above that normally expected in a job, to the values and goals of the NHS and to patient care.
He was listed in the Tatler Best Doctors Guide 2013, as one of Britain’s top 250 Doctors. He has achieved the “I Want Great Care” Certificate of Excellence in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Publications
Henry has a keen interest in his own research and medical education. In recent years Henry has assisted in the publication of many scientific papers in a variety of subject areas. He has been involved in the design and overseeing of studies, ensuring appropriate use of statistical tools and interpretation of results, and has gained invaluable experience as a supervisor, reviewer and editor of medical literature.
He has published over 90 original scientific journal articles, and has over 200 other publications.
Henry is also dedicated to passing on his expertise, serving as a Visiting Professor at Belgrade Medical School, Assistant Professor at St George's University and a Clinical lecturer at London Metropolitan University and Queen Mary University London (QMUL).
He is President of the Orthopaedic World Literature Society (OWLS) and Journal Reviewer or Journal Editor for:
New England Journal of Medicine
British Medical Journal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The Annals of Surgery
The Knee
The British Journal of Sports Medicine
Elite Reviewer for the Journal of ISAKOS (JISAKOS)
Nature
The World Journal of Orthopaedics
The Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery and Research
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
Collegium Anthropologicum
WebMedCentral
Traffic Injury Prevention Journal
International Orthopaedics
The World Journal of Clinical Cases
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Advances in Therapy
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Progress in Orthopaedic Science
Biomaterials
Journal of Clinical Medicine
International Journal of Environmental Research
Public Health and Applied Sciences.
and many more!
Henry qualified in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in July 1998, and completed basic surgical training in Edinburgh on the South-East of Scotland BST rotation; attaining the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) in 2001. He became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2006, and completed his Specialist Registrar training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Imperial College North West Thames rotation in July 2008.
His UK Orthopaedic training has included periods at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, Central Middlesex Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, The Hillingdon Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.
Henry was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at North Middlesex University hospital in September 2009. He was the hospital Trauma Director until 2012, the Clinical Director for Surgery and Orthopaedics in 2015 and 2016, Clinical Director for Surgical Services 2016 and 2017, and then the Divisional Director for Surgery, Cancer Services and Associated Specialities between 2017 and 2019. He was the Medical Advisory Committee Chairman at The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals between 2018 and 2021.
He now holds several strategic roles within the North Central London ICB. He is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, and is the Clinical Chair at the Circle Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals.
Special interests
Sports injuries of the lower limb and internal bracing techniques
Knee arthroscopy, Meniscal repairs, Meniscus transplants, Cartilage grafting
ACL and augmented ligament reconstruction surgery, Revision ACL surgery
Hip and knee joint replacement surgery, Custom patient-specific implants, Revision joint replacement surgery
Foot and ankle surgery, bunion and failed bunion surgery
Shockwave therapy
Specialist Fellowships
During the first half of 2008 Henry undertook a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the University of Toronto, St Michaels Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, working with Dr Tim Daniels. He gained Fellowship training in:
Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
Bunion surgery
Forefoot reconstruction
Complex hindfoot deformity
Diabetic foot management
Total ankle replacement
Henry then undertook a 12-month Sports Medicine and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at SportsMed SA, in Adelaide, Australia, working with Drs Greg Keene, Roger Oakeshott and David Martin.
Henry gained Fellowship training in:
Sports injuries of the knee, hip and ankle
Arthroscopic and minimally invasive sports medicine surgery
Ligament reconstruction, Meniscal surgery and soft-tissue reconstruction
Hip and knee primary and Revision replacement surgery
Computer navigation surgery
Henry undertook a four-month Trauma Surgical Elective in Belgrade, Serbia in 1997 where he was first exposed to major trauma patients and the consequences of the civil war. He worked with Drs from the Clinical Centre for Serbia, the VMA Military Hospital in Belgrade, The Special Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Banjica in Belgrade, and The Institute of Medicine at Sremska Kamenica, Novi Sad, Serbia. He has regularly visited Belgrade since that time and in 2009 underwent further specialist trauma fellowship training before taking up his consultant post back in the UK.
Henry gained Fellowship training in:
Complex orthopaedic trauma surgery
Lower limb deformity and limb reconstruction
Circular frame fixation
During his surgical elective Henry established good links with the Belgrade Medical School and the University Hospitals, which continue to this day. Over a decade of conflict and economic sanctions placed an enormous strain on a previously robust public healthcare system, and witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of civil war strengthened his desire to support the medical community there. Apart from lecturing at the medical faculty, senior staff regularly asked him for guidance and assistance in promoting quality research.
He is proud that even at a distance, and in subjects not directly related to his speciality, that he has been able to share these ideals and important developments with the wider medical community.
Henry is committed to excellence in patient care and believes that research, development and audit are important components to the promotion of high-quality healthcare in the UK.
Henry was awarded an NHS Clinical Excellence Award in both 2012 and 2018 for the work he has done at North Middlesex Hospital. Clinical Excellence Awards are given to recognise and reward the exceptional contribution of NHS consultants, over and above that normally expected in a job, to the values and goals of the NHS and to patient care.
He was listed in the Tatler Best Doctors Guide 2013, as one of Britain’s top 250 Doctors. He has achieved the “I Want Great Care” Certificate of Excellence in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Publications
Henry has a keen interest in his own research and medical education. In recent years Henry has assisted in the publication of many scientific papers in a variety of subject areas. He has been involved in the design and overseeing of studies, ensuring appropriate use of statistical tools and interpretation of results, and has gained invaluable experience as a supervisor, reviewer and editor of medical literature.
He has published over 90 original scientific journal articles, and has over 200 other publications.
Henry is also dedicated to passing on his expertise, serving as a Visiting Professor at Belgrade Medical School, Assistant Professor at St George's University and a Clinical lecturer at London Metropolitan University and Queen Mary University London (QMUL).
He is President of the Orthopaedic World Literature Society (OWLS) and Journal Reviewer or Journal Editor for:
New England Journal of Medicine
British Medical Journal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The Annals of Surgery
The Knee
The British Journal of Sports Medicine
Elite Reviewer for the Journal of ISAKOS (JISAKOS)
Nature
The World Journal of Orthopaedics
The Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery and Research
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
Collegium Anthropologicum
WebMedCentral
Traffic Injury Prevention Journal
International Orthopaedics
The World Journal of Clinical Cases
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Advances in Therapy
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Progress in Orthopaedic Science
Biomaterials
Journal of Clinical Medicine
International Journal of Environmental Research
Public Health and Applied Sciences.
and many more!
Clinics
Kings Oak Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
North London, Chase Farm North Side, EN2 8SDMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 9 years of experience
- Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon, Royal Free Hospital
Subspecialties
- Sports injuries of the lower limb
- Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair, cartilage grafting and ligament reconstruction
Education
- The University of Edinburgh (1992 - 1998)
- Westminster School (1990 - 1992)
Teaching posts
- Assistant Professor, St George’s University School of Medicine
- Visiting Professor, Belgrade Medical School, Serbia
Publications and conferences
- Journal reviewer, or Journal editor, for various peer-reviewed publications, as listed in Mr Atkinson's professional statement
- ORTHOPAEDIC PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
“Two-Year Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Synthetic Cartilage Arthroplasty for First Metatarsophalangeal Osteoarthritis”. Mahmood A, Atcha H, Khan S, Atkinson HD Cureus 16(12): e75683. (December 13, 2024) doi:10.7759/cureus.75683
Languages spoken
- English
- Croatian
Registration number: 4532129
Reviews
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- I recently had a knee consultancy with Mr Atkinson and was very pleased with the time I spent with him. Talkative and full of information he had a likeable and candid nature which isn’t always the case with surgeons. The environment, physio and staff were professional and polite.
- Everything was satisfactory. No concerns noted. Follow up as needed. Thank you for your care and support.
- Very useful consultation. Mr. Atkinson made me feel very comfortable and gave me more helpful advice than I had hoped for. He took plenty of time to discuss my symptoms connected with knee arthritis and I left feeling much more positive about my situation.
- The best Doktor which I see ever :) Toni Hristov probably change my life for good
- Mr Atkinson is kind, approachable, actually listens to you and is so knowledgeable it completely puts your mind at rest when you are being treated by him.
- Mr Atkinson gave me all the reassurance I needed ahead of my foot operation and his care and that of his team was second to none on the day of my operation. The after care over 3 months has also been excellent, with any questions I had between appointments answered promptly.
- The only issue l had was getting reminders about my appointment from top doctors which were for the wrong time
- Mr Atkinson is an excellent surgeon with a very high standard of care. He is incredibly knowledgeable, professional and is meticulous with his procedures. He is an all around pleasure to deal with and I would highly recommend him.
- Mr Atkinson was exceptional in re-doing my loose Hip. He answered all my questions and continued to reassure me even after the procedure. I highly recommend Mr Atkinson he is such an amazing and caring surgeon.