- 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
- Lisa Campbell
- LMA Kent MedSec PO Box 760 Rochester ME1 9QY
- 01634 553778
- Lma-medsec@protonmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Christopher Perera
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Keith Lankester
Fee Assured
- Dr Rupinder Kaur
Fee Assured
- Dr Priya Krishnan
Fee Assured
- Mr Chee-Fone Chu
Fee Assured
- Dr Adam Yarnold
Fee Assured
- Dr Borislav Yanchovski
Fee Assured
- Dr Sandesha Kothari
Fee Assured
- Dr Sami Alawad
Fee Assured
- Dr Kumarvel Veerappan
Fee Assured
- Dr Arystarch Miron Makowski
Fee Assured
- Dr Raja Reddy
Fee Assured
- Dr Graeme Sanders
Fee Assured
- Dr Pavol Palcovic
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (5-50)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (5-50)
Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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W4210
Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral - (5-50)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Chaucer Hospital (The) (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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