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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Foot & Ankle
- Knee
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Charles is a specialist lower limb Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. He treats adults aged 18 and over.
After obtaining an Honours degree, Mr Charles qualified as a doctor from UCL Medical School in 2004. He completed his Orthopaedic training in the London Deanery. Whilst in training, Mr Charles gained a postgraduate Master’s degree in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
Mr Charles was awarded The Charnley Latta Travelling Scholarship and completed an internationally renowned Fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. There he undertook specialist training from leading surgeons in all aspects of hip and knee surgery and gained exposure to the latest techniques in foot and ankle surgery.
On his return to England, he was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, and works at both Darent Valley and Queen Mary’s Hospitals.
Mr Charles is committed to higher surgical training and has gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education, is a member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers and also teaches Advanced Trauma Life Support.
Mr Charles provides an expert and personal service using the best techniques to deliver excellent patient outcome.
Areas of interest
Adult Orthopaedic Surgeon; Hip replacement; Knee replacement; Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery); Meniscal surgery; Cartilage treatments; Foot surgery; Bunions (hallux valgus); Hallux rigidus; Foot arthritis; Morton's neuroma; Toe deformity; Trauma surgery
Medical secretaries
- Louisa Diplock
- Practice Manager Kims Hospital Newnham Court Way Weavering Maidstone ME14 5FT
- 07305 068591
- louisa.diplock@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Loren Charles has worked with Dr Robert Williams at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr Loren Charles has worked with Dr Henry Boyle at the following hospitals:
- Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Loren Charles has worked with Dr Mark P Sinden at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Sevenoaks Medical Centre (KIMS Hospital) (1-5)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Wells Health Fordcombe Hospital (1-5)
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A6110
Excision of lesion of peripheral nerve (e.g. neurilemma) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W4210
Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (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)
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S7010
Wedge excision or avulsion of nail (including chemical ablation of nail bed) - (1-5)
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W3620
Open bone biopsy as sole procedure - (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)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W0330
Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - unilateral - (1-5)