Professional statement
Mr Minhal Chatoo is a leading consultant orthopaedic knee surgeon based in Hertfordshire and a faculty member of the Basingstoke International Knee Osteotomy Symposium, the principal knee osteotomy conference in the UK. One of the UK’s highest-volume knee osteotomy surgeons, Mr Chatoo’s practice deals exclusively with knee problems, such as sports injuries or arthritic conditions that affect the knee.
Mr Chatoo completed training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Following this, he undertook fellowship training at New York University Medical Centre and was subsequently appointed as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at East and North Herts NHS Trust in 2003. He later developed the knee osteotomy service at Lister Hospital, which is now a knee preservation surgery centre for the region. The knee osteotomy service has carried out more than 350 knee osteotomies since its establishment.
He always carries out diagnostic investigations and a full patient assessment with the objective of treating pathologies and injuries without surgery, if possible. When surgery is indicated, Mr Chatoo performs a wide range of surgical procedures, including arthroscopy, meniscal repairs, single and multiple knee ligament reconstructions, femoral and tibial osteotomies, partial and total knee replacement, and patella realignment and stabilisation.
In cases of knee arthritis, Mr Chatoo is passionate about preserving as much of the knee joint as possible and has extensive experience performing knee sparing procedures, such as high tibial and distal femoral osteotomies. When osteotomies are not possible, Mr Chatoo regularly performs partial or total knee replacements.
Mr Chatoo carries out the latest keyhole techniques for the treatment and management of ACL/cruciate ligament and meniscal/cartilage injuries. He also performs the main primary and revision ACL/cruciate ligament reconstructions in addition to multi ligament reconstructions.
Clinics
One Hatfield Hospital
Hatfield, 3 Hatfield Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9UA, UKMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 33 years of experience
- Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, One Hatfield Hospital, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (present)
Subspecialties
- Knee surgery
- ACL reconstruction
Professional memberships
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee
- British Orthopaedic Association
Education
- Fellowship, New York University Hospital (2002)
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) (2001)
Publications and conferences
- A successful technique to repair an osteochondral patellar fracture composed of largely primary articular cartilage Kohli S, Gillani S Chatoo M Trauma October (2016)
- Causes of a painful total knee arthroplasty. Are patients still receiving total knee arthroplasty for extrinsic pathologies Al-Hadithy N, Rozati H, Sewell M, Dodds A, Brooks P, Chatoo M International Orthopaedics (2012)
Prizes and awards
- Best publication of the month, SICOT, Causes of a painful total knee arthroplasty. Are patients still receiving total knee arthroplasty for extrinsic pathologies, Al-Hadithy N, Rozati H, Sewell M, Dodds A, Brooks P, Chatoo M, International Orthopaedics (2012)
- First prize, Changes in the Bone Mineral Density of the Proximal Femur after Primary Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study. Patel J, Chatoo MB, Higgins R, Banks LM, Pearse MF Northwest Thames Regional Meeting, St Mary’s Hospital (1999)
Languages spoken
- English
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- Just had my ACL + MCL Reconstruction along with tenodesis. I was extremely pleased with the before and after care I am receiving, Mr Chatoo is very polite and professional. Would highly recommend him!