Mr Sarfraz Ahmad

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404134

Clinical/Research Interests:

Mr Ahmad's interests include all aspects of spinal pathology with specialist interests in adult degenerative and deformity-related conditions.

 

He also has further interest in spinal trauma, tumour and infection.

Qualifications:

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Tr and Orth).

 

Higher Surgical Training on the Oswestry and Stoke-on-Trent rotation.

 

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB).

Appointments:

Appointed to RJAH in 2017.

Speciality:

• Spinal Disorders

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, British Association of Spinal Surgeons, British Orthopaedic Association, British Medical Association, Medical Protection Society

Dr Robert Alcock

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Private Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Alcock's interests include anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesis and blood transfusions.

Qualifications:

In 1996 he achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Kings College in London. MBBS 1996 Kings College, London.

 

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA).

Appointments:

Appointed to RJAH in 1996.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Dr Roshan Amarasena

Consultant Rheumatologist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404592

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Amarsena's interests include early inflammatory arthritis and all aspects of rheumatology.

Qualifications:

He achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery as well his Doctor of Medicine degree.

 

Dr Amarsena is also a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom and Rheumatology.

Appointments:

Appointed to RJAH in 2012.

Speciality:

• Rheumatology

Professional Body:

General Medical Council, Medical Protection Society, British Society for Rheumatology

Dr Ayman Askari

Consultant Rheumatologist / University of Keele Tutor

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404129

Private Telephone No:

01691 404129

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Askari's interests include cellular immunology, rheumatoid factor, inflammatory arthritis – rheumatoid and psoriatic - and fibromyalgia/fatigue.

Qualifications:

Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Masters of Science, Medical Immunology, Dip Rehab

Appointments:

Appointed to RJAH in 2009.

 

Previously held appointments in a variety of locations including London, Christchurch, Basingstoke, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Belfast, Barnsley, North Manchester, Tameside, Dumfries Galloway and Sheffield since 2002.

Speciality:

• Chronic Pain Management
• Rheumatology

Sub Speciality:

Rheumatic disorders and pain

Publications:

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Mr Birender Balain

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404583

Private Telephone No:

01691 404039

Clinical/Research Interests:

Subspecialty: All aspects of spinal deformity including trauma.

Research Interests: Cervical Myelopathy, Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disorders & Back Pain, Spinal Biomechanics, Spine Related Basic Sciences Research, degenerative, tumours and deformity.

Qualifications:

MBBS, MS (Orth), FRCS Glasgow, FRCS (T&O)

Medical Qualification, University of Delhi 1995
Orthopaedics Post Graduation, University of Delhi 1996-2001.
Basic Surgical training in Bristol, London and Shrewsbury 2002-2004.
Higher Surgical Training in the Oswestry-Stoke Training Rotation, West Midlands Deanery 2004-2009.
Spinal fellowship training at RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Oswestry & University
Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent. This included a short stint in
University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria and the Texas Back Institute, Dallas, USA

Appointments:

2010 RJAH

Speciality:

• Spinal Disorders

Professional Body:

British Orthopaedic Association, Society for Back Pain Research, British Association of Spinal Surgeons, British Cervical Spine Society

Mr Robin David Banerjee

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404574

Private Telephone No:

01691 404573

Clinical/Research Interests:

Revision Arthroplasty for infection

Qualifications:

MBChB (Liverpool), FRCS (Orth)

Appointments:

2009 RJAH

Cavendish Hip Fellow, Sheffield 2008-09
Honorary Clinical Lecturer Sheffield Hallam University
 

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

British Hip Society, British Trauma Society

Mr Andrew Barnett

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404167

Private Telephone No:

01691 404093

Clinical/Research Interests:

Sports injuries of the knee, cartilage regeneration  techniques, unicompartmental knee replacement, osteotomy, primary and revision total knee replacement, patellofemoral instability

Qualifications:

MB BS, MRCS(Ed), FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Appointments:

2012: RJAH

Speciality:

• Knee
• Sports Injuries

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

BOA, British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)

Other information:

Undertaken fellowships in Knee reconstruction in  Oxford (UK), Exeter (UK), Sports Surgery in  Sydney (Australia) and Trauma Fellowship at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol (UK).,

Publications:

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Mr Andrew Bing

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404580

Private Telephone No:

01691 404026

Clinical/Research Interests:

All aspects of ankle, hind foot, mid foot and forefoot surgery including problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis, sporting and traumatic injuries.

Procedures undertaken include bunion surgery, surgery for foot and ankle arthritis or deformity including ankle replacement, arthroscopic procedures particularly of the ankle and big toe.  Also lower limb reconstruction particularly the use of circular frames for limb deformity realignment, post-traumatic reconstruction, complex trauma reconstruction and infective problems in limb reconstruction. I have a particular interest in the management of tibial fractures.

Qualifications:

MB ChB Bristol 1995, MRCS (Eng) 2001, FRCS (Tr & Orth) 2006

Appointments:

2008 RJAH

Speciality:

• Foot, Ankle and Lower Limb
• Limb Reconstruction

Sub Speciality:

All aspects of ankle, hind foot, mid foot and forefoot surgery including problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis, sporting and traumatic injuries.

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, British Orthopaedic Association, British Limb Reconstruction Society, British Trauma Society

Dr Melanie Bloor

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Bloor's interests include paediatric anaesthesia.

Qualifications:

Dr Bloor achieved her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Oxford in 2003 before going on to gain a Master of Arts (MA (oxon)) degree.

 

In 2010, Dr Bloor completed her Fellowship of the Royal College of the Anaesthetists in 2010 and then her Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials in 2017.

Appointments:

Dr Bloor joined RJAH in November 2017.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Sub Speciality:

Paediatrics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Bloor completed her Registrar training specialising in paediatrics in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. 

Dr Stuart Bowdler

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Private Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Bowdler's intersts include anaesthesia and chronic pain control.

Qualifications:

Dr Bowdler achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree in 1992 from the University of Dundee. 

 

He also has completed the Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists examination.

Appointments:

Dr Bowdler was appointed to RJAH in 2002.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics
• Chronic Pain Management

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Bowdler is the Day Surgery Lead at RJAH.

Mr Ben Burston

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404431

Clinical/Research Interests:

Adult hip and knee pathology with procedures including Total Hip Replacement, Revision Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Knee Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) and lower limb trauma surgery.

Qualifications:

MBChB(Hons) Bristol 2000; BSc(Hons) Bristol 1997; MRCSEng London 2004; FRCS(Tr&Orth) London 2010.

Appointments:

2013: RJAH and Shrewsbury.

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement

Sub Speciality:

Hip and knee surgery including trauma.

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

General Medical Council;

Other information:

Undergraduate medical training completed at the University of Bristol Medical School. Secured a Basic Surgical Training rotation in Oxford; followed by a year as an orthopaedic registrar in New Zealand, before returning to join the orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training programme in Bristol.
Completed the following sub-speciality fellowships: Synthes Trauma observership at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford; AO Trauma fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; Allograft and arthroplasty fellowship at Sir Charles Gairdner and Hollywood Hospitals, Perth, Australia; Lower Limb Arthroplasty fellowship at Fremantle Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Keen interest in medical education with postgraduate certificate of medical education from the University of Bristol. Currently completing diploma in medical education.
Research interests are centred around the outcome of hip replacement surgery.
 

Publications:

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Mr Shashank Chitgopkar

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404039

Private Telephone No:

01691 404039

Clinical/Research Interests:

Degenerative disorders, cervical and lumbar spine, spinal deformity

Qualifications:

MBBS DOrth DNB Orth MRCS FRCS (T&O)

Appointments:

2013: Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2014: RJAH

Speciality:

• Spinal Disorders

Professional Body:

British Association of Spinal Surgeons

Other information:

• Fellowship at Oswestry and Alder Hey
• Fellowship at Hope Hospital, Salford and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital