- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Foot & Ankle
- Trauma
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Richard Freeman completed his medical degree, including a bachelor of science degree in physiology at Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Medical School in London. He then trained in the South East during which time he graduated with a Masters degree in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
Mr Freeman is dual fellowship trained, working initially in London working with world experts in foot and ankle surgery gaining experience of managing elite athletes, Premiership footballers and Olympians. He then undertook a further fellowship in Brighton focusing on lower limb and foot and ankle trauma including complex fractures, bone loss and bone infection.
Mr Richard Freeman has an elective practice including the full range of foot and ankle procedures, minimally invasive surgery and arthroscopic surgery. He has a particular interest in treating sports injuries, plantar fasciitis and Achilles disorders.
Mr Freeman is an expert in providing plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy treatment in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. He is able to use advanced modern treatments to succeed in treating these chronic conditions where other methods have failed.
Mr Freeman is the only surgeon to perform keyhole bunion surgery in Tunbridge Wells. The majority of his foot and ankle surgery is now performed through keyhole procedures.
Mr Richard Freeman is internationally recognised as an expert in keyhole foot and ankle surgery and is regularly invited to teach internationally.
Mr Freeman's NHS practice focuses on foot and ankle surgery at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital, part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. He regularly accept complex referrals from whole South East region.
Outside of medicine he loves snowboarding, particularly in the delightful Aosta Valley in Italy. In the summer he likes to sail and scuba dive.
Areas of interest
Minimally Invasive Surgery; keyhole bunion surgery; Ankle arthroscopy; Plantar Fasciitis; Achilles Tendinopathy; Bunions; Hallux valgus; Hallux rigidis; Big toe arthritis; Ankle arthritis; Ankle fusion; Ankle replacement; Mid foot arthritis; Mid foot fusion; Ankle ligament reconstruction; flatfoot deformity correction; Cavus foot deformity correction; Ankle cartilage repair; Ankle fracture; Foot fracture; Calcaneal fracture; Talus fracture; Tendon transfers; Morton's neuroma; Metatarsalgia; Sports injuries; Syndesmosis injuries; Cartiva; Achilles rupture; peroneal tendon tears; peroneal tendon dislocation; Lisfranc injuries
Medical secretaries
- Zoe Freeman
- PO Box 742 Tunbridge Wells TN9 9QS
- 01892 234485
- office@richardfreeman.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Syed Ali at the following hospitals:
- Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Antonio Perello Sancho at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Richard J Griffiths at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
- Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Daniel Moult at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5)
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr James R Goodman at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Garth Sommerville at the following hospitals:
- Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Richard Freeman has worked with Dr Peter Anderson at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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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 - (5-50)
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W8645
Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) with ligament reconstruction - (5-50)
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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T6720
Percutaneous lengthening of Achilles tendon - (5-50)
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W0460
Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers) - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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T6800
Delayed or secondary repair of tendon (including graft, transfer and/or prosthesis) (not otherwise specified) - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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W7430
Reconstruction of lateral collateral ligament complex - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W0463
Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation) - (1-5)
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W6019
Ankle syndesmosis reconstruction - (1-5)
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)
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W8646
Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) without ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
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T8003
Major release of muscle for pain or contracture (e.g. quadriceps) (involving large joint) - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5)
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W0464
Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers, fixation) - (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
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W6017
Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis with internal fixation - (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5)
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S0653
Removal of benign lesion in muscle or deeper tissue (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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W0321
Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction with or without +/- internal fixation and +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral - (1-5)
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (1-5) Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)