Ms Sarah Muirhead-Allwood is an internationally renowned Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Her subspecialty is in hip surgery including complex surgeries, revision, replacement and resurfacing. With over 25 years of experience in her field, clients can be assured they are in safe hands. A talented surgeon, held in high regard by her peers, she also offers more advanced hip replacements and aims to provide the best possible care to her clients in a calm and comfortable environment.

I’m a consultant orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon and honorary associate professor.

I purely look after foot and ankle problems. I have first class honours with distinction Bachelor of science and a Master of science degrees. I am double fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery as well as a clinical and research fellowship at the world-renowned Foot and Ankle Institute in Baltimore, USA.

I’m an NHS consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, where we see complex foot and ankle problems, that haven’t been solved elsewhere. We regularly see international patients.

I’m involved in foot and ankle surgery teaching and convene several national courses. I’m also extensively involved in foot and ankle research, and have presented this work nationally and internationally.

When I’m away from surgery life, I’m a keen runner, guitarist and I enjoys spending time with my young family and my dog.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Ankle Fusion, Ankle Replacement, Revision Ankle Replacement, Ankle ligament repair, Achilles tendon repair, Achilles tendonitis surgery, Ankle Fracture Fixation, Flat foot correction, High Arch foot correction, 5th Metatarsal fracture fixation, Bunion surgery, Hallux rigidus surgery, claw toe surgery, hammer toe surgery, crossover toe surgery, Plantar Fasciitis surgery.

Mr Welck treats all adult foot and ankle trauma and elective conditions. His specialist interest are in ankle arthirits, ankle replacement, ankle fusion, foot deformity, bunion surgery and arthritis of the big toe. He practice involves complex secondary referral foot and ankle problems.

Mr Richard Carrington is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a vast experience in knee and hip surgery. He specialises in knee and hip joint replacement, and his areas of expertise include robotically assisted knee replacement surgery and revision knee surgery.

His NHS practice is at the world-renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, where he has been a consultant since 2003. He qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1989 and undertook specialist orthopaedic training on the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital training program. He completed his training in Harvard University, Boston, USA, where he was a senior joint replacement fellow.

Mr Carrington has a keen academic interest and publishes regularly in peer review journals. He is member of the prestigious Revision Knee Working Group, which has been set up to improve outcomes following revision knee surgery in the UK. He is regularly invited to speak on his areas of expertise both at national and international orthopaedic meetings. He was recognised as one of the top knee replacement surgeons in the country in The Daily Mail’s The Good Doctors Guide.

Special interests

Mr Carrington is a specialist in knee and hip surgery, with particular interests in:

o Knee replacement

o Partial knee replacement

o Robotically assisted surgery

o Knee arthroscopy

o Knee ligament reconstruction

o Knee articular cartilage transplantation

o Knee sports injuries

o Meniscus & ACL

o Patello-femoral joint disorders

o Hip replacement

Mr Colin Nnadi is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a private practice at HCA Healthcare UK's, The Portland Hospital. He undertook his specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery on the Wessex rotation UK and was awarded the FRCS (Orth) in 2006. He then undertook subspecialist training in spine surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore London and the Norfolk & Norwich University Teaching Hospital. Before moving to Oxford, Mr Nnadi was locum Consultant Spine Surgeon at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham. He is currently Lead Clinician for the Oxford Spine Unit.

Mr Nnadi is an expert in all aspects of general and complex spinal surgery. He has a particular interest in paediatric and adult spinal deformity with the focus on early-onset scoliosis. He has studied and published extensively on this topic, both in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. He is also the convenor for the Oxford Early Onset Scoliosis meeting which has an international character.

Mr Nnadi is on the editorial board of the European Spine Journal and he is also a reviewer for some of the most prestigious journals in the field. He has also been an Expert Medical Technology Adviser to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Mr Nnadi is a Chair Elect of the International Growing Spine Committee for the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and was recently a PhD Assessment Committee member (2020) for University of Cpoenhagen Denmark.

Mr Shelain Patel is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and University College London Hospital. He specialises in a number of areas inclusive of ankle arthritis and deformity, ankle arthroscopy, ankle replacements, bunions and toe disorders, flat feet, osteochondral/cartilage defects, and tendon disorders.

He earned his medical qualification from the University College London Medical School before completing his basic surgical training in London. He then went on to become a clinical research fellow at University College Hospital and later began his orthopaedic training on the UCLH and Middlesex Hospital programme. Following that, he completed renowned foot and ankle fellowships in Windsor and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He was also awarded the BOSTAA fellowship to visit centres of excellence in the United States and Holland and was sponsored by BOFAS to participate in the BOA Clinical Leaders Programme.

Mr Patel has always been involved with research and has authored numerous publications in journals and books. He is currently research novel assessment and treatment methods for foot and ankle conditions at the Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science based at RNOH.

Outside of work, Mr Patel enjoys relaxing by visiting restaurants and trying new cuisines. He is also a sports fan and plays five-a-side football and follows Arsenal Football Club.

Mr Lewis graduated from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School London in 1994 having previously attained an honours degree at Bristol Polytechnic. He completed his basic surgical training at King’s College Hospital.

 He then started his orthopaedic training at the Academic unit of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore. He entered the specialist registrar training programme and completed this in 2006. During this time he had 12 months of Specialist training in pelvic and acetabular reconstruction surgery at St Georges Hospital.

He was appointed as a full time substantive Consultant with a Special Interest in Pelvic and Acetabular Reconstruction at Charing Cross Hospital in 2006. He now has an established regional tertiary referral practice receiving pelvic referrals and patients requiring complex revision hip reconstruction from all over North West London. On average this service receives in excess of 70 referrals per year since he started at Charing Cross Hospital.

His elective interest is in hip arthroplasty reconstruction both primary and revision. Charing Cross Hospital has recently become a division of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with the unique status as the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centre. This has provided him with the opportunity to be involved with academic orthopaedic research. He is involved with some pioneering work on computer assisted navigation of reduction and stabilisation of pelvic and acetabular fractures and detailed mapping of the pelvis. 

This will dramatically improve the understanding of a bone which he believes possesses some of the most complex biomechanical properties of any bone in the body. He has been a member of the London Hip Unit since 2015 which has a collective ambition to provide high quality, accurate lower limb orthopaedic reconstruction.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Hip replacement 
• Pelvic and acetabular reconstruction
• Hip and revision arthroplasty
• Pelvic and Acetabular reconstruction
• Hip Arthroplasty
• Revision Hip Arthroplasty

Mr Jonathan Miles is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in London. Mr Miles specialises in hip and knee surgery, and he carries out many complex procedures for difficult cases. Mr Miles treats sports injuries for patients of all backgrounds and uses minimally invasive techniques to minimise recovery time. Mr Miles is one of the UK''s leading surgeons in cartilage repair. He uses robotic techniques and custom-made hip and knee replacement implants to achieve high quality outcomes. Mr Miles is interested in research, and he publishes papers and delivers courses on hip and knee surgery nationally and internationally. Mr Miles also advises the Department of Health on hip and knee replacement techniques.

It is important that HCA is transparent about our relationship with those doctors who provide us with clinical guidance on delivering the best possible care to patients and operating our hospitals safely and efficiently. We set out here some of the ways in which we work together and the amount we pay this doctor for such services.

Robotic hip and knee surgery

Dance knee and hip injuries

Complex revision hip replacement

Complex knee revision replacement

Infected joint replacement

Revision hip and revision knee replacement

Mr William Bartlett MBBS BSc MRCS FRCSEd (Tr&Orth) is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in North and Central London. His specialist interest is in the surgical and non-operative management of hip and knee complaints.

Mr Bartlett began his medical career in 1994 at University College London where he won numerous prizes and scholarships including the Myerstein prize for best overall pre-clinical performance. His initial surgical training at University College Hospital and the St. Bartholomew’s Hospital rotation inspired him to follow a career in orthopaedics. Much of Mr Bartlett’s subsequent specialist orthopaedic training was at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore where he also undertook research and his subspeciality fellowship. Further training on cutting-edge techniques of joint preservation and minimally invasive replacement surgery was undertaken in: Presbyterian Hospital (Texas), New Albany Hospital (Ohio) and Chirurgish Orthopadische (Quickborn, Germany).

Mr William Bartlett sees a diverse spectrum of patients aged from young adults to the elderly. Many patients have active lifestyles including professional sports men & women. Mr Bartlett often also treats patients with more sedentary lifestyles. Indeed, he has gained a large experience of treating patients who have previously been denied surgery due to concerns relating to advanced age, obesity or complex medical conditions. In all groups, non-surgical treatment options will always be thoroughly explored initially, often through close working with expert physiotherapists, osteopaths, radiologists, sports physicians and rheumatologists. 

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Minimally invasive and bone-preserving techniques for joint replacement
• Hip joint replacement
• Knee joint replacement
• Knee arthroscopy
• Non-operative and surgical management of hip and knee complaints (sports, traumatic and degenerative)
• Hip and knee arthroplasty (replacement) surgery including minimally invasive procedures, computer guided surgery and rapid recovery techniques  

Mr Karan Malhotra is an Orthopaedic consultant specialising in foot and ankle surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH). He also consults privately with the Stanmore Foot and Ankle Specialists group. His practice includes all adult foot and ankle surgery including complex neuromuscular conditions, deformity, tendon disorders, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, bunions, and toe deformities. He has a tertiary referral practice receiving referrals and complex cases from the UK and abroad.

He has special interests in the following areas:

• Ankle Arthritis and deformity
• Ankle Arthroscopy
• Ankle Replacements
• Flat feet deformity and tibialis posterior dysfunction
• Forefoot deformity including bunions, arthritis, and lesser toes
• Hindfoot arthritis and deformity
• Midfoot arthritis and deformity
• Neuromuscular foot and ankle conditions including Charcot Marie Tooth
• Osteochondral defects of the talus
• Plantar fasciitis
• Sports and dance injuries
• Tendon disorders
• Treatment of pes cavus (high-arched feet)

Mr Malhotra ensures that his patients are involved in their care and the decision making process. He provides his patients with a balanced and honest opinion of their surgical and non-surgical options which may involve a discussion of complex cases in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Mr Malhotra graduated with Honours from the University of Manchester and undertook orthopaedic training in Yorkshire and London. He has completed renowned fellowships in Foot and Ankle surgery in Australia and the UK. He also undertook a travelling fellowship to Singapore and was awarded a grant from the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS) for his fellowship training.

He has trained in a wide variety of areas including ankle replacements, fusions, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery and treatment of complex neurological conditions affecting the foot and ankle. His training and current practice include both operative and non-operative management of conditions such as bunions, toe deformities, tendon disorders, plantar fasciitis, and arthritis of the foot and ankle.

Having had the opportunity to work with some world-renowned trainers, Mr Malhotra understands the importance of making sure every trainee reaches their maximum potential. He is actively involved in training and leads the junior doctor teaching programme at RNOH. He also runs simulation training and regularly teaches on teaching programmes and exam courses.

Mr Malhotra has a passion for research and has numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and consensus documents. He is involved in cutting edge research into novel methods of treating arthritis, deformity correction, treatment of neuromuscular disorders, and methods for assessing foot and ankle conditions. He is involved in educational activities and runs quality improvement projects, both locally and nationally. He is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Ortho and MSK Science at University College London.

A list of Mr Malhotra’s publications can be found here:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2kVzCNQAAAAJ&hl=en

Mr Malhotra has achieved multiple prizes throughout his career including a prize for the best performance on simulation surgery and ‘Best Research Paper’. He also gained first prize for ‘Best International Research Paper’ by the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) in 2018 for his work on gastrocnemius tightness, which he later presented at the BOFAS congress in 2019. In 2020, he was awarded the ‘Best Published Paper’ award by EFAS for his work on ankle syndesmosis and, in 2021, his work on the UK-FALCON national audit of COVID-19 in foot and ankle patient gained the ‘Chang Chen Best Paper award’ by BOFAS.

In his free time, Mr Malhotra enjoys photography, digital art, graphic design and keeping up to date with technology.

Mr Nicholas Cullen is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a particular interest in foot and ankle surgery. He has been working for the Foot and Ankle unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust since 2005.

He covers a broad range of foot and ankle disorders, including bunions, ankle sprains, tendon disorders, arthritis toe deformities and many more. He also treats sports injuries and has treated many professional athletes, rugby players and footballers. Mr Cullen takes on a holistic approach and takes advice from podiatrists, osteopaths and physiotherapists, which help him to make the best treatments decisions.

Mr Cullen enjoys training GP’s and trainees on the London Orthopaedic rotation. He also performs lectures within the UK and abroad, and has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Ankle replacement
• Bunion (Hallux Valgus) Correction
• Bunionectomy
• Minimally Invasive Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Arthroscopy
• Tendon Repair
• Achilles Tendon Problems
• Arthritis (Foot)
• Ankle Sprain
• Sports Injuries
• Stress Fractures