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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
- Trauma
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Thomas Hester is a highly regarded consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in adult and paediatric trauma and elective adult foot and ankle conditions. Currently working at Kings College Hospital, a major trauma and tertiary referral centre, he has a keen interest in research and innovation in his field of expertise. Tom was part of the surgical team with Broken Earth Medical Mission to Guatemala, where he used it as an opportunity to apply advanced trauma (ATLS) principles in a challenging setting.
Tom is a conscientious, proactive and caring consultant who is dedicated to delivering the best possible outcomes for his patients.
Mr Hester graduated from St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine with Distinction in 2006. He was awarded a 1st in his BSc with Honours from UCL in 2005 and the Scales Prize for Orthopaedic Science. He went on to achieve a MSc (Hons) at the University of Brighton.
Having completed his orthopaedic training on the South East London Training Rotation, he undertook a British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Visiting Foot & Ankle Fellowship to Toronto; a British Orthopaedic Society Travelling Fellowship to Calgary specialising in Complex Trauma, and a further Foot and Ankle Fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Mr Hester now works as an NHS consultant at Kings College Hospital, a major trauma and tertiary referral centre, where he maintains an active role in education both undergraduate and postgraduate training.
He currently specialises in a variety of foot and ankle conditions, including minimally invasive surgery (arthroscopy), ligament injuries, ankle fractures, cartilage damage, bunions and heel pain. He has contributed to many professional journals and publications and used his interest in IT to design a surgically oriented app together with an online training module. He has undertaken many professional development courses, both surgical and managerial, and is currently collaborating in several notable research projects. Outside work, he is a motorsport enthusiast, enjoys snowboarding and is a PADI qualified open water diver.
Areas of interest
Adult and Paediatric Trauma; Adult and adolescent Foot and Ankle problems; Foot and Ankle Sports injuries; Diabetic Foot complications; Fractures; Toe, Ankle, Foot, Tibia, Fibula, Stress Fractures; Foot and Ankle Sprains; Ankle Instability; Ankle Ligament Injury; Achilles Tendon Problems; Ankle Tendonitis; Hallux Valgus (Bunions); Tailor's Bunion (Bunionette); Corns; Foot Drop; Ganglion Cyst; Hammertoe; Ingrown toenail; Morton's Neuroma; Plantar Fasciitis; Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Medical secretaries
- Lucy Smith
- 45 Queen Anne Street London W1G 9JF
- 020 7046 8004
- th@os.clinic
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Romualdas Tartilas at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Yasser Mandour at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Sanjoy Bhattacharyya at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr William Whiteley at the following hospitals:
- London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Andrew Choyce at the following hospitals:
- London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Neel Desai at the following hospitals:
- London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Thomas Hester has worked with Dr Mubeen Khan at the following hospitals:
- London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (5-50)
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W6019
Ankle syndesmosis reconstruction - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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S7010
Wedge excision or avulsion of nail (including chemical ablation of nail bed) - (1-5)
London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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W1940
Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular) - (1-5)
London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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W0860
Metatarsophalangeal cheilectomy - unilateral, as sole procedure - (1-5)
London Clinic (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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W8646
Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) without ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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T6720
Percutaneous lengthening of Achilles tendon - (1-5)
London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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W1800
Drainage/debridement of bone(s) (including sequestrectomy for osteomyelitis) - (1-5)
London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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T6770
Peroneal sling/groove reconstruction & replacement of dislocated peroneal tendons - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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A6030
Transection of peripheral nerve for neuroma - (1-5)
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W0861
Metatarsophalangeal cheilectomy - bilateral, as sole procedure - (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (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)
London Clinic (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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W0462
Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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W0322
Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction with or without +/- internal fixation and +/- soft tissue correction - bilateral - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)