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Dr. Rahul Patel is a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
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.
Qualifications
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.
Specialist Training
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.
Memberships
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).
Special Interests
Mr Patel's main orthopaedic and research interests are sports injuries, reconstructive arthroscopy/minimally invasive treatment and joint preservation of the knee and hip.
Practice
He has a thriving practice in Central London, based at some of the best private hospitals in the country.
Personal
Mr Patel is not only a very experienced and skilled knee consultant, he is also very personable and approachable. He works in a multidiscipinary team, with Physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals, to offer a holistic approach to patient care.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
Patellofemoral stabilisation
Meniscal transplant
Meniscal repair
Meniscal augmentation
PCL reconstruction
Medial collateral ligament
Posterolateral corner reconstruction
Hip labral repair
femoroacetabular impingement
Adductor repair
Fat pad impingement
osteotomy around the knee
Proximal hamstring repair
Meniscal preservation
Multiligament injury
Joint preservation
Anterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Knee replacement
Partial knee replacement
Digital Health
Patellofemoral instability
Cartilage preservation and regeneration
knee injections
Memberships:
British Orthopaedic Association
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
British Society of Patellofemoral Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons England
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Arthroscopic Association of North America
European Society for Surgery of the Knee
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
