Mr Rahul Patel

Rahul Patel is a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics at the

University College Hospital, London. He is actively involved in the

training of higher surgical trainees on the London orthopaedic rotations

and is also a co-developer and course tutor on the MSc in Sports

Medicine, Exercise & Health at University College London. He is an

Honorary Associate Professor of University College London.

Rahul Patel qualified from The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. He trained in surgery at various London teaching hospitals

before undertaking a formal two-year research period culminating in a

higher degree from the University of London. His specialist orthopaedic

training was on the Middlesex/University College Hospital, London

rotation. Mr Patel then undertook subspecialist fellowship training in

reconstructive arthroscopy and sports orthopaedic surgery at the

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and at the

Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, USA.

He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America

(AANA), International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), the European Society of Sports

Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) and the International

Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS).

Mr Patel's main orthopaedic and research interests are sports

injuries, reconstructive arthroscopy/minimally invasive treatment and

joint preservation of the knee and hip.

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.