A-Z of Services

Orthopaedics

  • Service Contact: ch-tr.orthopaedics@nhs.net
  • Address: Ground floor,  Yellow Zone Croydon University Hospital 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
  • Reception phone number: 0208 401 3981

About us

Orthopaedics is a broad discipline of medicine concerned with injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.  This refers to bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.  Orthopaedics commonly investigates bone fractures, joint injuries and deformity of the spine or limbs.  

Orthopaedic surgery may be required to treat a fracture (broken bone) or joint injury.

Our team

The Croydon orthopaedic surgeons are experts in all areas of orthopaedics with specialist interest in sporting knee injuries and replacements.  The team offer specialist knee clinics at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital. Knee surgery is performed by Croydon surgeons at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) an internationally recognised centre of excellence. 

The team diagnose and treat a range of knee problems; sporting and ACL injuries, knee arthritis, meniscus injuries, arthritis, dislocation, stiffness and post traumatic knee problems.

The department compromises of over ten consultants and surgeons that provide care those referred with hip, knee, spinal, shoulder and upper limb injuries, fractures and dislocations.

The department also includes consultation and treatment for:

  • Rotator cuff disorders 
  • Stiff and frozen shoulder 
  • Tennis and golfer’s elbow 
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome 
  • Dupuytren’s contracture of the hand
  • Wrist ganglia 
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal TB

The team offer a regular fracture clinic for patients following an urgent admittance to Accident and Emergency or referred for suspected fracture by their GP.

 Treatment

The majority of orthopaedic surgeries are day cases and performed in the day surgery unit.  Joint replacement surgery is performed at the EOC.  The centre is an internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for joint surgery providing the highest quality, patient-centred experience.

The department works closely with other specialities within the trust. In particular there are close links with the [rheumatology] and [physiotherapy] departments to ensure patients receive comprehensive and joined up care.  Treatment includes:

  • Spinal surgery
  • Keyhole surgery
  • Knee replacement
  • ACL reconstruction & multi-ligament reconstruction
  • Disc replacement or fusion
  • Pain procedures (epidural, joint or nerve root injections)
  • Discectomies (removal of discs) 
  • Spinal decompressions

How to refer

All GP referrals should be made via eRS. Please see this link for a full description and referral information.

Refer via e-Referrals. More information about e-Referrals is available here.

All of our services are accessible on the NHS e-Referral service (formerly known as Choose and Book) and this is our only method of referral from GP practices.

The 2 options available are:

  • CROYDON MSK / Orthopaedic Advice & Refer Service (For Croydon GPs only)
  • CROYDON Fracture / Orthopaedic Advice & Refer Service (For Fracture clinic and out of area GP referrals to Croydon Orthopaedics)

For any other enquiries, you can email: ch-tr.orthopaedics@nhs.net  or Telephone: 0208 401 3981

Orthopaedic Department, Ground floor, Yellow Zone Croydon University Hospital 530 London Road Croydon CR7 7YE

Consultants

Croydon orthopaedic surgeons are experts in all areas of orthopaedics. We provide subspecialist care for all common and complex orthopaedic disorders.

Find out more about the service including how to refer.

This service's contact details for patients and for GP referrals are:

Tel: 020 8401 3981

Email: CH-TR.orthopaedics@nhs.net

Service overview

We have specialist interest in sports injuries and joint replacements. Specialist clinics are run from Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital. Hip and Knee surgery is performed by Croydon surgeons at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) an internationally recognised centre of excellence.

We treat

The majority of orthopaedic surgeries are day cases and performed in the day surgery unit.  Joint replacement surgery is performed at the EOC.  The centre is an internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for joint surgery providing the highest quality, patient-centred experience.

The department works closely with other specialities within the trust. In particular there are close links with the rheumatology and physiotherapy departments to ensure patients receive comprehensive and joined up care.  Treatment includes:

  • Knee Surgery
  • Sports injuries – ACL, PCL and multi-ligament surgery
  • Keyhole/arthroscopic surgery include Meniscus repair
  • Young adult joint preserving surgery (osteotomy)
  • Joint replacement surgery (partial and total knee replacements)
  • Hip Surgery
  • Hip Replacements 
  • Spinal surgery
  • Pain procedures (epidurals)
  • Lumbar spine procedures such as Spinal decompression & discectomy
  • Spinal fracture treatment (Kyphoplasty)
  • Fusion surgery
  • Shoulder Surgery
  • Sports injuries
  • Cuff repair
  • Keyhole surgery/arthroscopic
  • Shoulder replacements
  • Hand and elbow surgery
  • Sports injuries
  • Common hand disorders (carpal tunnel, ganglion, trigger fingers)
  • Complex hand disorders
  • Elbow replacement
  • Foot and Ankle
  • Sports injuries
  • Keyhole surgery/arthroscopy
  • Deformity of big toes/lesser toes (Hallux valgus)
  • Hind foot surgery – Fusion and arthroscopy
  • Minimally invasive surgery 
  • Paediatric surgery (see Referral and clinical reasoning guidance - Feb 2021.docx)

Consultants

Mr Bobby Anand
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Knee specialist)
 
Mr Christian Kinmont
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Knee specialist)
 
Mr Sarkhell Radha
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip and Knee specialist)
 
Mr Fadhil Kashif
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip specialist)
 
Mr Anestis Iossifidis
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb specialist)
 
Mr RaviKanth Mallina
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hand & Wrist specialist)
 
Mr Arvind Mohan
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb specialist)
 
Mr Michael Kotrba
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Spine specialist)
 
Mr Awaiz Ahmed
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Spine specialist)
 
Mr Christopher McLean
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip, Knee and Spine specialist)
 
Mr Kumar Kunasingam
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot & Ankle specialist)
 
Mr Venunatha Naidu
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot & Ankle specialist)
 
Mr Laszlo Zolczer
Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon (Paediatric specialist)
 
Mr Arvinash Joshi
Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

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