
Mr Joby JohnOrthopaedic Surgery in Nottingham
Mr Joby John
MBBS MS (Orth) FRCS (T&O) PhD
GMC: 6048452Professional statement
Mr Joby John is a highly experienced trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based in East Midlands. His main areas of interest include ACL reconstruction surgery, knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery), hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, knee injuries, partial knee replacement surgery, osteotomy surgery and revision knee replacement.
Mr John completed his initial training in India and later moved to the UK to train on the Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield and Chesterfield rotation. He completed a range of knee ligament surgery fellowships in both the UK & France. He later went on to complete adult reconstruction fellowship training in Canada, where he gained experience in knee replacement surgery, revision knee replacement and osteotomy surgery.
Mr John completed a PhD in unicompartmental knee replacements. He is involved in research projects at Sharewood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He's won awards for his research and regularly attends lectures as an invited faculty. He is passionate about teaching and is an honorary assistant professor in orthopaedics at the University of Nottingham. He actively researches and actively participates in multicentre RCTs.
Mr John completed his initial training in India and later moved to the UK to train on the Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield and Chesterfield rotation. He completed a range of knee ligament surgery fellowships in both the UK & France. He later went on to complete adult reconstruction fellowship training in Canada, where he gained experience in knee replacement surgery, revision knee replacement and osteotomy surgery.
Mr John completed a PhD in unicompartmental knee replacements. He is involved in research projects at Sharewood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He's won awards for his research and regularly attends lectures as an invited faculty. He is passionate about teaching and is an honorary assistant professor in orthopaedics at the University of Nottingham. He actively researches and actively participates in multicentre RCTs.
Clinics

The Park Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
Nottingham, Sherwood Lodge Drive, NG5 8RXMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 13 years of experience
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, BMI Park Hospital Nottingham (present)
Subspecialties
- Knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
Professional memberships
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
- Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Education
- PhD, Staffordshire University (2014)
- Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics, Dr MGR Medical University (1999)
Publications and conferences
- Ali, Mohammed & Kuiper, Jan & John, Joby. (2016). Biomechanical analysis of tension band wiring (TBW) of transverse fractures of patella. Chinese Journal of Traumatology (English Edition). 19. 10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.06.009.
- John, Joby & Pickering, Simon & Straw, Robert & Geutjens, Guido & Nanjayan, Shashi Kumar & Chockalingam, Nachiappan & Wilton, Tim. (2014). Medial Unicompartmental Knee Replacements Improve Kinetic, Kinematic And Temporospatial Parameters On Gait Analysis.
Prizes and awards
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (2011)
- Norman Schachar Award, University of Calgary
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
Registration number: 6048452
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- Excellent bedside manner discussed frankly all options and allowed us to ask questions. It was a thorough discussion of options and prognosis.
- I have had 2 partial knee replacements, very pleased with everything. Joby john is a brilliant surgeon and very funny. The staff are all amazing helpful and considerate. The food is excellent and the hospital is very clean. Thank you to all the staff for thr brilliant care
- Perfectly satisfied with care, attention and advice received. A friendly and useful consultation.
- Excellent service Very good
- Mr Joby John performed a complete knee replacement on me in September 2022. After being in severe pain for over a year I was referred to Joby John at the Woodthorpe hospital. He reassured me with everything to make me feel as comfortable as possible.I’d highly recommend Joby John
- Really helpful consultation and exceeded my expectation. Thankful.Doctor's response -Thank you for the kind feedback
- I was very happy with the whole experience and outcome could not have been treated any better thank you.Doctor's response -Thank you for the kind feedback
- Outstanding service from start to finish.Doctor's response -Thank you for the kind feedback
- Very friendly and made you feel at ease. Explained everything I needed to knowDoctor's response -Thank you for the kind feedback
- This appointment was one of the best as a more thorough consultancy session was experienced.Doctor's response -Thank you for the kind feedback