Orthopaedic surgeons in London

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Mr Ahmad Malik is a leading London orthopaedic surgeon specialising in total ankle replacements, Achilles tendon repair, and ankle ligament reconstruction, among others. Well-versed in all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, he is the director and lead surgeon at the London Foot and Ankle Clinic, based at The Princess Grace Hospital in London, the Chiltern Hospital in Buckinghamshire, and Thames Valley Hospital in Wexham. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, Mr Malik completed his surgical training on the West of Scotland surgical rotation, at University College London Hospitals, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, before undertaking fellowships in foot and ankle surgery in Sydney, Australia and with the Surrey Foot and Ankle Group. In 2011, the British Orthopaedic Association awarded him their travelling fellowship to Utah, where he worked with Professor Saltzman. The lead UK surgeon for the latest total ankle replacement surgery, Mr Malik was a sports medicine doctor for the London 2012 Olympics. He has a large sports medicine practice and manages all types of sports-related foot and ankle injuries.

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Professor Richard E. Field is a world-renowned hip and knee surgeon with practices in both the NHS and Private sectors. He is the Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at St George’s University of London.  He was appointed on the staff of St Helier Hospital, Surrey in 1994 where his NHS practice was based until the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) opened in 2004. He has been SWLEOC's Director of Research since the centre opened and leads the centre's academic surgical team. His private practices are based at the Lister Hospital in Chelsea and St Anthony’s Hospital in Cheam. Professor Richard Field qualified from the Westminster Hospital in 1980.  His PhD was undertaken at Cambridge University, on the design of a hip resurfacing implant. He has been actively involved in the design and evaluation of new hip and knee designs throughout his career. Professor Field has undertaken many world-first operations. His pioneering work in arthroscopic hip surgery was recognised by his Presidency of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery in 2016-17. Professor Field has been undertaking hip resurfacing since 1995 and adopted the muscle sparing, Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) for hip replacement in 2008. He is the UK's most experienced surgeon in DAA hip replacement.   Professor Field has built up one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive databases on the outcome of hip and knee replacement and has published extensively on hip preservation and joint replacement surgery. He was an advisor on Hip replacement to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), a board member of the British Hip Society and President of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery. He continues to teach and lecture, in the UK and abroad, on hip and knee surgery.

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Mr Ziali Sivardeen is a leading specialist orthopaedic surgeon, based in London. He had the honour of being the surgeon that operated on all Olympians and Paralympians requiring shoulder or elbow surgery during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Due to his role, Mr Sivardeen was invited to a special reception in Buckingham Palace. He has worked closely with many athletes, including those linked with Premier League football clubs, where he treats knee problems such as ACL injuries, cartilage, and meniscal tears.  Mr Sivardeen has represented the prestigious Royal Colleges of Surgeons, firstly as a tutor from 2010-2014, before being appointed as one of two regional surgical advisors for London. In 2015, he organised the pan-London Sports and Exercise Medicine Teaching Programme, and became an examiner for the Intercollegiate Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS exams). He was a member of the Specialist Training Committee for sports and exercise medicine trainees in London from 2009 to 2015, so played an important part helping to develop this new speciality. His research interests include orthopaedic shoulder and knee problems, including sports injuries in elite rugby players. He had in excess of 70 presentations accepted at prestigious national and international meetings by 2012. At the main World Shoulder and Elbow Meeting in 2010, his research was the only piece from the UK that was short-listed for the best prize and he was invited to give an educational talk at the next World Shoulder and Elbow Meeting (ISCES) held in Japan in 2013. He is one of the few (perhaps only) consultant orthopaedic surgeons in the UK to be trained by 3 presidents of national orthopaedic societies at fellowship level. He has a passion for teaching and training, and regularly runs sports injury symposia in London. He has also been invited around the world to deliver lectures and master classes teaching other surgeons, consultants and practitioners.

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Mr Stefan Weitzel is a highly experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, who is based in the centre and the Southeast of London and in Kent. He is a specialist lower limb surgeon with a subspecialty interest in surgery of the foot and ankle, lower limb sport injuries, and has extensive expertise in other areas of the lower limb, including knee arthroscopy and arthroplasty. Stefan completed his post-graduate training in some of the UK’s top orthopaedic institutions, such as the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, The Royal London and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. He has trained under esteemed orthopaedic leaders such as Professor Tim Briggs at The RNOH and the late Mr Hugh Phillips in Norwich. Having worked as a substantive consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the NHS at Queen Mary’s in Sidcup, Kent, from 2004 and later under King’s College Hospital Trust, he decided to work exclusively in the independent sector from 2015. He continues to practise in several locations in the South-East, but recently expanded his presence into town with HCA at London Bridge and the Shard, the City of London Medical Centre and with LycaHealth at Canary Wharf, where he continues to provide expertise and excellence in care to his patients.

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Mr Mark Phillips is a highly-respected and experienced orthopaedic surgeon based in London. He now practises privately at a number of reputable hospitals in London including the London Bridge Hospital, Blackheath and Hendon specialising in hand and wrist conditions, with a particular interest in trauma. He was a consultant in the NHS for 14 years, mainly at King's College Hospital where he had an interest in trauma and ortho-plastic reconstruction for complex injuries.  Mr Phillips is an enthusiastic teacher at all levels and is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetings. Mr Phillips has also recently taken over a practice treating musician's hand pathologies, which requires a holistic approach. He provides consultations for patients via the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) every four weeks in Camden.

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Mr Yega Kalairajah is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon. From his private clinics across London he provides cutting-edge specialist orthopaedic surgery, especially hip and knee surgery, hip and knee replacement, and sports surgery.  Having initially graduated from Cambridge University, Mr Kalairajah gained further medical training and experience at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and other renowned London hospitals, before spending a year in Adelaide, Australia completing advanced training. Following this, he spent time at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), the largest arthroplasty unit in Europe, allowing Mr Kalairajah to become one of the highest volume hip and knee surgeons in the UK.  Mr Kalairajah is dedicated to teaching and training, and is regularly involved in tutoring sessions. He also plays an active role in performing and supervising research, and has written numerous peer-reviewed publications. 

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Mr Alexander Montgomery is a leading consultant spinal and orthopaedic surgeon, with special interests in multidisciplinary back pain management, spinal sports injuries and trauma, degenerative spinal conditions, minimally invasive spinal surgery and complex spinal surgery and deformity. Mr Montgomery qualified from Glasgow University before embarking on a career in London, where he became a highly skilled spinal surgeon. He completed a fellowship in New Zealand where he gained experience treating elite athletes and has extensive experience in minimally invasive surgery as well as in the management of spinal conditions. Mr Montgomery uses the most up-to-date techniques with patient-centred, personalised treatment plans. Highly regarded in his field, he has published widely and given numerous presentations as an invited guest speaker. His research has also been presented nationally and internationally. 

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Mr Pramod Achan is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in London, specialising in hip and knee surgery, arthroscopy, lower limb joint replacement and sports surgery. Practising at The Princess Grace Hospital in London, he also holds the position of Clinical Director at Barts Health NHS Trust,  and divides his time between practise, contributing to articles in his field, and directing training programmes in Orthopaedics on the prestigious Percival Pott training programme. In 2009, Mr Pramod Achan was one of two upcoming 'Best of British' surgeons chosen to represent the British Hip Society Travelling Fellowship to the USA, as a guest of the American Hip Society.

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