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Specialises in
- Foot & Ankle
- Paediatric
About me
James graduated from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals London in1995 and is a fully qualified orthopaedic and trauma surgeon. He undertook a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore and specialises in all aspects of foot and ankle problems in children and adults, from foot pain and ingrowing toenails through sports injuries and fractures to total ankle replacement. He uses the most up to date surgical techniques to optimise outcomes and recovery times for his patients.
He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells in 2005 and went on to lead the development of foot and ankle surgery in the area including setting up the only multidisciplinary Charcot diabetic foot and ankle clinic in Kent. Together with Lt. Col. Tania Cubison. he formed the regional complex lower limb reconstruction service, based at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, but treating patients from across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and London.
He is committed to teaching and ran the Foot and Ankle section of the South East Thames Higher Surgical Training Programme, based at Guy's Hospital, from 2005-2017. Over the past year he has taught on the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, Oxford and Cambridge Foot and Ankle Surgery courses as well as the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Advanced Foot and Ankle Course. He also contributed a chapter to "Core Topics in Foot and Ankle Surgery" (Cambridge University Press, 2018), one of the most up to date text books for foot and ankle surgeons.
James is regularly asked to lecture both national and international conferences for foot and ankle surgeons and in the last few months has been an invited speaker not only to the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, but also to the German Orthopaedic Society (DKOU) and the European Foot and Ankle Society in Geneva.
He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, the British Orthopaedic Association and sits on the Scientific Committee of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society as well as the Orthopaedic Expert Working Group for NHS England. He also currently sits on the council of the European Foot and Ankle Society.
Areas of interest
Foot and ankle surgery for adults and children; total ankle replacement; bunion correction; hammer toe correction; ankle arthroscopy; sports injury; Achilles tendon problems; ankle instability; ankle sprain; ankle fractures; foot fractures; Morton's neuroma; mechanical foot pain; flat feet; toe-walking; in-toeing; plantar fasciitis; ingrowing toenails; Cartiva; hallux valgus; hallux rigidus; big toe joint replacement; children's foot problems; claw toe; curly toes; hammer toes; metatarsalgia; arthritis;ankle arthritis; Sever's disease; heel pain; stress fractures; shin splints; tibias posterior tendinopathy; toe deformity; gait abnormalities; leg pain;
Medical secretaries
- Helen Avis
- Unit B6 Speldhurst Business Park Langton Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells TN3 0AQ
- 01892 740990
- info@thefootandanklecentre.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Helen Burdett at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Jonathan E Linzner at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr James Peerless at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Garth Sommerville at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
- Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr James Wood at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Robert Williams at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Antony Sanjiev Ratnasingham at the following hospitals:
- Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Daniel Moult at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Richard J Griffiths at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Greg Lawton at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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Mr James Ritchie has worked with Dr Arun Kochhar at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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T8002
Minor release of muscle for pain or contracture (involving small joint) - (5-50)
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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)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W0460
Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers) - (5-50)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
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T8003
Major release of muscle for pain or contracture (e.g. quadriceps) (involving large joint) - (5-50)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
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W7430
Reconstruction of lateral collateral ligament complex - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5)
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W8646
Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) without ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (1-5) Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W6019
Ankle syndesmosis reconstruction - (1-5)
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A6600
Release of entrapment of deeply placed peripheral nerve - (1-5)
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T6800
Delayed or secondary repair of tendon (including graft, transfer and/or prosthesis) (not otherwise specified) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (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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W3040
Application of IIizarov frame for secondary non-union / mal-union (including osteotomy) - (1-5)
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W4410
Total prosthetic replacement of ankle joint - (1-5)
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X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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S2500
Local flap - less than 9cm2 - (1-5)
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S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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W0310
Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joints, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - bilateral - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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T7110
Tenosynovectomy - (1-5)
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W7910
Metatarsal osteotomy (eg Scarf) for hallux valgus, +/- internal fixation and +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral - (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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W0462
Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation) - (1-5)
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W3530
Removal of percutaneous wire - (1-5)
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W1800
Drainage/debridement of bone(s) (including sequestrectomy for osteomyelitis) - (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
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X3770
Intramuscular injection(s) with x-ray control (e.g. piriformis block) - (1-5)
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W3020
Adjustments to IIizarov frame/rings - (1-5)