Mr Rafik Yassa

Professional statement

Mr Rafik Yassa is a highly accomplished and respected consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, knee ligament reconstruction (e.g ACL), knee pain, knee fractures and injuries, child and adolescent knee surgery and knee injuries,, and robotic surgery. He practises at the OSOM Care clinic, The Alexandra Hospital and The Highfield Hospital. 

Mr Yassa obtained his first official medical qualification in Egypt in 2002, completing an MSc in trauma and orthopaedics. Following this, he successfully undertook his higher orthopaedics training in Manchester rotation and went on to gain his Royal College of Surgeons of England membership in 2008. His other areas of expertise include pelvic trauma, partial knee replacement surgery, hip arthritis, knee arthritis, hip pain, and lower limb arthroplasty, but to mention just a few. 

Notably, Mr Yassa was selected for a Post-CCT DePuy Knee Fellowship at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, during which he gained invaluable experience in relation to knee arthroplasty, various knee soft tissue procedures, patellofemoral stabilisation procedures, as well as knee joint preservation surgery. To date, Mr Yassa has published extensively within a host of renowned medical publications and journals.