Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Podiatric surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Matthew Cichero is an internationally qualified Consultant Podiatric Surgeon (foot and ankle), with a particular interest in the surgical correction of foot deformities, such as bunions, hammer toes, and neuromas as well as arthritic joints of the foot. He is internationally published in limb preservation surgery for patients with diabetes.
He graduated as a podiatrist in Australia in 1996 and was awarded the Peer Professional Clinical Prize. His qualifications include a master's degree in Podiatric Surgery in 2007, in addition to a Fellowship with the Australian College of Podiatric Surgeons in 2011. He has also held lecturing positions at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He is the first Australian podiatric surgeon to be awarded dual Fellowship, qualifying with the Royal College of Podiatry (UK), in 2013.
Mr Cichero has established clinical services in Singapore and remote indigenous populations in the Northern Territory of Australia. He has held consultant roles in both the NHS and private sectors, including Great Western Hospital (2010�2024). He currently practices at the Harley Street Specialist Hospital in London, Matrix Clinic in Wroughton, Swindon and with the Practice Plus Group. (Devizes and Bristol)
His approach to care is holistic, and comprehensive, incorporating conservative care with surgical expertise underpinned by a strong foundation in biomechanics for the foot and ankle.
He has presented at national and international conferences and co-authored internationally recognised peer reviewed publications on topics such as big toe joint fusions, tarsal tunnel, bone infection and diabetic foot management. He remains active in surgical education as a tutor in Podiatric Surgery (UK) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Areas of interest include:
Bunions, hammer toes, foot arthritis, neuroma surgery, flat feet, achilles injuries, biomechanics.
Treatments offered include:
Bespoke orthotics/braces
Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)
Cortisone and hyaluronic acid injection
Areas of interest
Foot and Ankle sprains; Heel pain; Flat foot; Arch pain; Stress fractures; Bunions (hallux valgus); Orthotics; Big toe arthritis; Hammer toes; Claw toes; Achilles tendon; Haglunds bump; Morton's Neuroma; Freibergs disease; Rheumatoid arthritis; Diabetes; Ingrown toenails; Arthritis; Sports injuries; Biomechanics; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT);
Medical secretaries
- Kelli Cichero
- Harley Street Specialist Hospital 18-22 Queen Anne Street London W1G 8HU
- 01793 272318
- 07720 847075
- secretary@southwestfootsurgery.co.uk
- Kelli Cichero
- Matrix Eye Clinic Belgrave House 77 High Street Wroughton Swindon SN4 9JU
- 01793 272318
- 07720 847075
- secretary@southwestfootsurgery.co.uk
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
Matrix Eye Clinic (5-50) Harley Street Specialist Hospital (1-5)
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T5780
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis - (5-50)
Matrix Eye Clinic (5-50)
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AA629
Excision of nail and nail bed (Zadek's) package (includes 3 follow up visits and includes local anaesthetic) - (5-50)
Matrix Eye Clinic (5-50) Harley Street Specialist Hospital (1-5)
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AA365
Gait analysis including biomechanical assessment with video infra-red computerised analysis - (5-50)
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S6400
Excision of nail bed (Zadik's) (including anaesthetic) - (5-50)
Matrix Eye Clinic (1-5) Harley Street Specialist Hospital (1-5)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Matrix Eye Clinic (1-5)
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AA628
Avulsion or wedge excision of nail package by podiatrist (including all charges and including local anaesthetic) - (1-5)
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W0330
Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - unilateral - (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)
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S7010
Wedge excision or avulsion of nail (including chemical ablation of nail bed) - (1-5)
Matrix Eye Clinic (1-5)
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T6462
Excision or partial excision of interphalangeal joint of lesser toe with tendon transfer - (1-5)
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W0300
Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joint, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - unilateral - (1-5)
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S3500
Split autograft of skin, trunk and limbs - up to 25cm2 - (1-5)