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Consultant Profile

Mr Richard Carrington

Name:
Mr Richard Carrington MBBS, FRCS (Orth)
Practising at:
Spire Bushey Hospital
Specialties:
  • Orthopaedic surgery
    • Knee Surgery
    • Hip Surgery
    • Arthroscopy
    • Sports injury
Special clinical interests:
Hip and knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, knee ligament reconstruction and cartilage transplantation.
Research interests:
Cartilage transplantation, hip and knee replacement.
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
Year of first medical qualification:
1989
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
British Orthopaedic Association
International Cartilage Repair Society
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0208 901 5555
Private secretary telephone number:
020 8901 0311
Private secretary fax:
020 8901 0313
Private secretary email address:
Availability:
Tuesday mornings, Saturday mornings
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Mr Richard Carrington is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Hip and Knee Surgery.

Mr Carrington’s area of expertise include hip and knee replacement surgery, knee surgery for injuries including meniscal tears and cruciate ligament ruptures, and cartilage transplantation. 

He qualified as a Doctor in 1989 after training at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School.  He underwent specialist Orthopaedic surgical training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.  He was a lecturer at the Institute of Orthopaedics at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for a period of 2 years towards the end of his training programme.  He was appointed as a Consultant to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2003.  Prior to taking up the appointment he underwent Specialist Fellowship training in hip and knee surgery at Harvard, in Boston USA. 

Mr Carrington continues to have a keen academic interest and publishes regularly in peer review journals.  He also is an enthusiastic teacher and is invited to speak on his areas of expertise both at national and international orthopaedic meetings.  He runs 5 courses a year at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital training junior Surgeon’s in various techniques of hip and knee surgery.

Personal profile:
I am married with three children. I enjoy sailing, cycling and various country pursuits.
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