- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hip
- Knee
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Smith is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and his practice concentrates primarily on lower limb surgery. His training was focused on joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee. He is also an experienced arthroscopic knee surgeon. He has over 10 years’ experience as a consultant and performs in excess of 350 joints replacements per year including more complex procedures.
He qualified in 2000 at St Georges’ Hospital Medical School, University of London. His post graduate specialist Orthopaedic training was on the South East Thames rotation where he gained experience and knowledge in a broad range of Orthopaedic specialities. He completed the MRCS part 1 and 2 in London as well as the Final FRCS Tr and Orth in London at first attempt. Following his training he completed two fellowships , one in Calgary, Canada and one in the UK at Guy’s hospital. These fellowships focused primarily on surgery of the hip and knee. During his training he also achieved a Diploma in Orthopaedics at the University of Brighton.
He was appointed Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery at Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford in 2012 where he developed a lower limb reconstruction service which focused on the introduction enhanced recovery to the trust which produced high volume of procedures with minimal complications. He is experienced in complex surgeries. Having recently given up his nhs role his practice now focuses entirely within the independent sector.
Mr Smith also provides a specialist Orthopaedic Medicolegal reporting service which enables him to keep up to date and maintains regular medicolegal training.
Areas of interest
Knee arthroscopy; Hip disorders; Hip replacement surgery; Knee replacement surgery; Knee surgery; partial knee replacement surgery; hip revision surgery
Medical secretaries
- Miss Lisa Aspell
- LMA Kent MedSec PO Box 760 Rochester ME1 9QY
- 01634 553778
- lma-medsec@protonmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr James Smith has worked with Mr Chee-Fone Chu at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Christopher Perera at the following hospitals:
- Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Paul Hayden at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Pavol Palcovic at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Rupinder Kaur at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Raja Reddy at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Beata Misztal at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Arystarch Miron Makowski at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Sami Alawad at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Ravindra Singh-Verma at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Priya Krishnan at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Kumarvel Veerappan at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Sandesha Kothari at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Smith has worked with Dr Keith Lankester at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - (5-50)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (5-50) Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (5-50)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W4210
Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint, +/- cement, +/- patella - (5-50)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W5200
Unicompartmental knee replacement - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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T7481
Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy with/without dry needling and ultrasound guidance - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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W5810
Patella resurfacing (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5)
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W3110
Osteochondral grafting as a single stage procedure - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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W8200
Arthroscopic meniscectomy (including debridement) - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)