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An initial consultation with Mr Robert Clayton is from £250.
Mr Robert Clayton
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
BSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), FRCSEd (Tr&Orth)
Specialises in
- Ankle surgery
- Bunion surgery
- Foot surgery
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I took up post as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in February 2010 as the first surgeon in Fife with a major subspecialty interest in foot and ankle surgery. I perform the full range of foot and ankle surgery including ankle replacements, hindfoot deformity surgery, ligament reconstructions and arthroscopic ankle surgery using modern techniques. I carry out forefoot deformity correction using techniques which include the scarf osteotomy and minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery for bunion correction; these procedures allow rapid post-operative mobilisation without the need for plaster casting. I also perform general and specialist foot and ankle trauma surgery. I introduced the Cartiva implant to Scotland for treatment of osteoarthritis of the great toe (hallux rigidus).
Having studied medicine in Edinburgh as an undergraduate, I qualified in 2000 and remained in Edinburgh for my basic and higher specialist surgical training. I undertook a specialist training fellowship in complex surgery of the foot and ankle in Glasgow in 2009, followed by a lower limb reconstruction fellowship in Toronto. I have undertaken further specialist training in ankle replacement and forefoot deformity correction surgery with leading European foot and ankle specialists in cities including Zurich, Bordeaux, Paris and Padua.
I have taken a leading role in developing foot and ankle surgical services in Scotland and across the United Kingdom. I organised and taught on specialist aspects of foot and ankle surgery for trainee surgeons and other health professionals.
I am a prominent member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and have served the society as a Director since 2017.
General Medical Council Number: C4697600
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Robert Clayton at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle replacement
- Bunion removal and treatment
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Knee arthroscopy surgery
- Morton's neuroma excision
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Foot surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Special clinical interest: All surgery of the Foot & Ankle, especially in the forefoot: hallux valgus (bunion) surgery (including minimally invasive bunion surgery), Morton’s neuroma, toe deformity correction, heel pain including Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) and TOPAZ for plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendon pain. Cartiva implant for arthritis of the great toe (hallux rigidus). In the ankle and hindfoot: in particular ankle arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, treatment of ankle pain, recurrent ankle sprains and instability, ankle arthritis and painful flatfoot.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
European Foot and Ankle Society
British Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
Foot & Ankle Scotland
Research and publications
- Bunion surgery
- Hallux (Great toe) joint replacement and fusion
- Morton's neuroma
- Heel pain
- Outcomes lower limb surgery
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic and Foot and Ankle Surgeon, NHS Fife - Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.
Personal profile
I have lived in Edinburgh since 1994 and have a range of outside interests which include walking, photography, travel, wine and malt whisky. These have increasingly taken a back seat recently as they have been superseded by the demands of my three small children.
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | 0131 334 0363 |
| raeclayton@doctors.org.uk |