- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Knee
- Sports
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Chatoo is a Consultant Knee Surgeon based across Hertfordshire and North London. He specialises in Sports Injuries and Arthritic conditions affecting the knee. He provides a comprehensive knee service, adopting a careful approach to clinical decision-making, working closely with radiologists, physiotherapists and allied professionals to offer a holistic approach to the treatment of knee problems. After completing training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, Mr Chatoo undertook fellowship training at New York University Medical Centre and was subsequently appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic
Surgeon at East and North Herts NHS Trust in 2003. Over the last 20yrs he has developed the Knee Unit at Lister Hospital which provides a comprehensive service for the management of Sports Injuries of the Knee as well as founding the Knee Osteotomy service at Lister Hospital which is now a Regional Centre for Knee Preservation Surgery. The unit has carried out over 380 Knee Osteotomies over the last 8 years with data collected on these patients prospectively. Mr Chatoo is Faculty on the Basingstoke International Knee Osteotomy Masterclass which is the main Knee Osteotomy Conference that takes place in the UK every year. Mr Chatoo will aim to resolve a knee problem without surgery if possible but If surgery is required, Mr Chatoo performs a wide range of procedures including Arthroscopy, Meniscal Repairs, Knee Ligament reconstructions(ACL) , Knee Preservation Surgery (Femoral and Tibial Osteotomies), Partial and Total Knee Replacement, and Patella realignment and stabilisation. Mr Chatoo carries out the latest keyhole techniques for the management of ACL/cruciate ligament and meniscal/cartilage injuries. He performs the majority of primary and revision ACL/cruciate ligament reconstructions as well as multi ligament reconstructions at the East & North Herts Trust. With regards to Knee Arthritis, Mr Chatoo passionately believes in preserving as much of the knee joint as possible if surgery is required and performs Knee Preserving operations (Knee Osteotomy) in younger patients with Knee Arthritis. Mr Chatoo carries out Partial and Total Knee Replacements for older patients with Knee Arthritis. In his spare time Mr Chatoo is a keen badminton player. He also enjoys playing the piano and writing music.
Areas of interest
Knee; Lower limb disorders; Sports injuries; Soft tissue injections; Joint disorders; Knee pain; Rugby injuries; Running injuries; Tendon; Tendonitis; Tendinopathy; Joint re-surfacing; Achilles tendon; Joint pain; Anterior knee pain; Football injuries; Joint injection; Cartilage repair; Degenerative knee disorders; Knee arthroscopy; Lower limb trauma; Lower limb arthroplasty; Arthroplasty; Orthopaedics; Arthroscopy; Knee replacement surgery; Ligament reconstruction including anterior cruciate ligament; ACL; Joint replacements; Knee surgery; High tibial osteotomy; Distal femoral osteotomy
Medical secretaries
- Debbie Young
- Pinehill Hospital Benslow Lane Hitchin SG4 9QZ
- 07876 870700
- minhalchatoosec@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Gary Yap
Fee Assured
- Dr Chegireddy Venkata Prasad
Fee Assured
- Dr Ahilan Pathmanathan
Fee Assured
- Dr Jon Bramall
Fee Assured
- Dr Shanmugasundaram Gowrie-Mohan
Fee Assured
- Dr Anil Kambli
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Alexander Czech
Fee Assured
- Dr Hassan Iqbal
Fee Assured
- Dr Kate Flavin
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 - (1-5)
Ramsay Pinehill Hospital (1-5)