Epidemiology of forefoot problems

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Borders General Hospital, Melrose

Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Member, British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member, Medical Protection Society
Member, British Association Sports and Exercise Medicine

Mr Mehdi works in the NHS as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose.

Although his practice at Borders General covers a broad range of orthopaedic problems, including lower limb arthroplasty, Mr Mehdi's areas of interest are foot and ankle surgery and knee replacement with computer navigation. He also provides multidisciplinary solutions for foot and ankle problems.

At Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, he provides input from a specialist Podiatrist if necessary.

Mr Mehdi trained as a Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics in the West of Scotland Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training Programme, based in and around Glasgow, before taking up his Consultant appointment. Mr Mehdi's final year of training helped him to focus on developing an interest in foot and ankle surgery. Following this, he visited Amsterdam (Prof. Niek Van Dyk) to expand his knowledge in foot and ankle surgery, particularly ankle arthroscopy. 

Mr Mehdi was awarded the British Orthopaedic Association European Travelling Fellowship for 2009, which involved visits to Heidelberg (Dr Wolfram Wenz) and Basel (Prof. Beat Hintermann) to meet experts in foot ankle surgery.

Mr Mehdi has three children and lives and works near a designated area of natural beauty. His spare time is spent gardening, horse riding, golfing, playing cricket and hill walking. He enjoys non-fiction literature and travelling to new places.