Mr Christopher Evans

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404167

Private Telephone No:

01691 404573

Clinical/Research Interests:

Hip and knee replacement

Qualifications:

MBChB 1991 Birmingham, FRCSEd, FRCSEd (Tr and Orth)

FRCS

Appointments:

2004 RJAH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement
• Knee

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

British Hip Society, British Orthopaedic Association

Other information:

Fellowship trained hip and knee surgeon with a high volume practice. Over 350 major joint replacement procedures per annum and 100 knee Arthroscopy procedures. Also complex primary and revision service.

Mr David Ford

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404226

Clinical/Research Interests:

Hand & Upper Limb Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Injuries.
 

Qualifications:

FRCS, FRCS Ed (Orth)
1976 Newcastle-on-Tyne

Appointments:

1990 Stafford
1995 RJAH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Speciality:

• Hand, Shoulder and Upper Limb

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

GMC

Mr Robert Freeman

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404573

Clinical/Research Interests:

 

Children and Adolescent Orthopaedics

Qualifications:

MA, FRCS (T&O)

Appointments:

RJAH

Speciality:

• Paediatric Surgery

Sub Speciality:

Orthopaedics.Children and Adolescent Orthopaedics

Professional Body:

BOA, BSCOS

Mr Pete Gallacher

Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 664849

Clinical/Research Interests:

Sports injuries of the knee, acute knee injuries, cartilage regeneration techniques, ligament reconstruction, osteotomy, patello-femoral disorders, uni-compartmental knee replacement, primary and revision total knee replacement.

Qualifications:

MBChB FRCS (T&O)

Appointments:

2012: RJAH

Speciality:

• Knee
• Sports Injuries

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

BOA

Other information:

Mr Gallacher underwent his specialist orthopaedic training on the highly regarded Oswestry training programme. He trained under Mr Dai Rees and the sports injuries team in Oswestry in addition to the knee specialists in both Stoke on Trent and Oswestry and developed a sub-specialist interest in surgery around the knee. Throughout his training he published on general orthopaedics and on specialist knee topics. Following completion of his specialist training he underwent fellowship knee training in Sheffield and undertook a travelling fellowship in Europe supported by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) visiting various European centres of excellence in knee surgery.

Publications:

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Dr Lourdes Gaspar

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404298

Private Telephone No:

01691 404298

Clinical/Research Interests:

Chronic pain, acute pain, transfusion and audit

Qualifications:

MB. ChB 1989 Dundee, FRCA 1994, FIPP 2009 (Fellowship  of Interventional Pain Practice)

Appointments:

1998 RJAH

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, World Institute of Pain

Dr Steven Golding

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Golding's clinical interest is in paediatric anaesthesia.

Qualifications:

Dr Golding achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgey (MB ChB) from the University of Birmingham in 1998.

 

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

Appointments:

Dr Golding was appointed to RJAH in 2009.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Golding is the Anaesthetic Lead for paediatrics anaesthesia and hospital transfusion. 

Mr Niall Graham

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404194

Clinical/Research Interests:

Lower limb arthroplasty, revision hip and knee arthroplasty. Hip replacement in the young adult including hip resurfacing.

Qualifications:

MBChB 1990 Edinburgh, FRCSEd, FRCSEd (Trauma & Orthopaedics)                                

FRCS (Trauma & Orth) FRCS ED

Appointments:

2001 Wrexham Maelor Hospital
2006 RJAH

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement

Sub Speciality:

Lower limb arthroplasty surgeon, young adult hips, hip resurfacing and revision hip and knee surgery.

Treatment Outcomes:

Other information:

Data/Quality:
250 Total hip replacements p.a.
150 Total knee replacements p.a
70 revision total hip replacements p.a
50+ knee arthroscopies p.a.

Main research areas: Revision and primary total hip replacements

Mr Patrick Alan Gregson

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404557

Clinical/Research Interests:

Primary and revision hip and primary and revision knee replacement; arthroscopy

Qualifications:

FRCS, FRCS (Orth)
1987 Charing Cross / Westminster, London

Appointments:

1998 RJAH and Shrewsbury

Speciality:

• Hip & Knee Replacement
• Knee

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

GMC

Dr Sridhar Gummaraju

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Gummaraju's clinical interests include anaesthesia for trauma and orthopaedics, regional anaesthesia, the management of difficult airways and medical education. 

Qualifications:

In 1986, Dr Gummaraju achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the University of Mysore in India.

 

He went on to complete the Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examination in London in 2006, before completing the FRCA CSI exam the same year in Dublin.

Appointments:

Dr Gummaraju joined RJAH in 2010.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Gummaraju completed his anaesthetic training at the Warickshire School of Anaesthesia and in Bangalore, India.

 

Previous to his appointment at RJAH, Dr Gummaraju is a former Lieutenant Colonel of thr Army Medical Corps in India.

 

He is also the College Tutor and audit lead for the Anaesthetic department at RJAH.

Dr Nicholas Hadden

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Private Telephone No:

01691 404227

Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr Hadden's interests include orthopaedic anaesthetia, regional anaesthesia, outpatient anaesthetic assessment, day surgery and pre-operative assessment. 

Qualifications:

In 1991, Dr Hadden achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from St George's Hospital Medical School in London.

 

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

Appointments:

In 2000, Dr Hadden was appointed to RJAH.

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Professional Body:

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Other information:

Dr Hadden completed his anaesthetic training in London.

Dr Jana Havlova

Consultant Anaesthetist

Type of Work:

NHS

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404227

Qualifications:

MD 1994 1st and 2nd Degree in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Charles’ University in Prague, Czech Republic. 

Appointments:

2002 Prague

2005 Stoke (Locum)

2006 Stoke

2019 RJAH

Speciality:

• Anaesthetics

Sub Speciality:

Anaesthesia / Chronic Pain Management

Mr Stuart Hay

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Type of Work:

NHS and Private

NHS Telephone No:

01691 404221

Private Telephone No:

01691 404221

Clinical/Research Interests:

Interests include keyhole and open surgery of the shoulder and elbow, including joint replacement, sports injuries, fracture biochemistry and disuse osteoporosis.

Qualifications:

1983 Edinburgh; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), FRCS(Orth)                      

Appointments:

Appointed in 1997 to RJAH and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Speciality:

• Hand, Shoulder and Upper Limb
• Sports Injuries

Treatment Outcomes:

Professional Body:

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)

Other information:

Mr Hay qualified in Edinburgh then trained in surgery in the Midlands. His Orthopaedic training programme was in Sheffield and towards the latter part of this became a fellow in Melbourne, Australia, where he specialised in Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Surgery.

 

His practice includes keyhole surgery which he teaches on a national body and all forms of open surgery of the shoulder and elbow, including joint replacement. He treats sportsmen across all levels of participation from casual amateur through to professional and has links with the military with which he has been the travelling orthopaedic surgeon whilst on rugby tour.

 

He is actively involved with teaching at both a local and a national level.

 

Publications

He has published extensively in the Orthopaedic Literature including several book chapters and has been the contributing editor of an Orthopaedic textbook entitled “The Evidence for Orthopaedic Surgery”.