Minimally Invasive Surgery, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Knee Ligament Biomechanics, Knee Replacement, Oxford Partial Knee Replacement.

Conquest Hospital. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Orthopaedic Association
South East Thames Knee Study Group

Mr Goddard graduated from Medical school in 1997. He commenced surgical training on the King's College Hospital, London, roation and completed his higher surgical training on the South East Thames Orthopaedic training scheme. He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Conquest Hospital in 2009.

His special interests are knee surgery, knee arthroscopy and knee ligament reconstruction. He spent a year researching anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery and helped to develop and introduce a new surgical technique for reconstruction of the ACL.

Mr Goddard performed the first pioneering Signature Personalised Knee replacement in England & Wales, a new technology designed to provide patients with a unique tailor made knee replacement.

Mr Goddard is a memeber on international orthopaedic faculties and frequently lectures on ACL reconstruction, knee replacement and partial knee replacement surgery.

Mr Goddard's main clinical interests are:
Knee Instability and Ligament Reconstruction - He performs minimally invasive surgery using a hamstring tendon graft. He also performs revision ACL surgery using a variety of graft choices to meet Individual patient needs.

Knee Arthritis - He performs various operations for knee pain and deformity including, total knee replacements, partial knee replacement via a minimally invasive technique and patello-femoral joint replacement. He also performs revision knee surgery

Knee Arthroscopy - Mr Goddard performs keyhole knee surgery to treat a variety of knee conditions such as torn meniscus/cartilage.

Mr Richard Goddard enjoys teaching and lectures on the registrar teaching program on all aspects of knee surgery and teaches on International courses for fellow surgeons around the world.

Mr Goddard is involved with clinical research and leads a team investigating the mechanical strength of anterior cruciate ligament surgical fixaton techniques. He regularly presents his findings at national and international orthopaedic conferences.

Mr Goddard is married and has two young children. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis and keeping fit.