Mr John Jeffery
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS BSc FRCS(Orth) PGDip(MEd)
I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Bristol. I believe that every young person should be given the opportunity to live an active lifestyle, free of pain, and to develop healthy habits that they continue into adulthood.
I have a specialist interest in sports and soft tissue knee conditions that affect children and adolescents. I have a particular interest in childhood ACL ruptures and am developing a region-wide referral network for the surgical treatment of ACL injuries in the growing child. I also am particularly interested in patellofemoral pain and instability and believe that no child should have to wait until they are an adult to have treatment for a disabling condition.
I treat all paediatric orthopaedic problems with a specialist interest in knee conditions from the simple to the complex. Children require a different approach to adults. Not only are there anatomical and physiological differences, but social and emotional differences, that vary with age and between individuals. I offer private consulting and surgery for 0-18-year-olds with conditions such as Patellofemoral instability/pain, cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures, meniscal pathology (tears, instability), knee pain and swelling, osteochondral/chondral defects/fractures, osteochondritis dissecans, rotational and alignment abnormalities, and limb length inequality.
I work as an NHS consultant in the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This is the tertiary referral centre for the South West of England for complex and rare conditions and I am the children's knee specialist at this hospital. It is also the paediatric Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for the South West and I therefore have extensive experience of treating all traumatic injuries of the paediatric musculoskeletal system.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr John Jeffery at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics - hip and knee
- Knee arthroscopy surgery
- Knee ligament surgery
Other treatments
Arthroscopy
Derotation osteotomy
Discoid meniscus surgery
Meniscal repair/meniscus surgery
Osteochondritis dissecans surgery
Patellofemoral stabilisation
Tibial tubercle osteotomy
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Knee surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Paediatric orthopaedics
Soft tissue injury
Sports injury
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / Imperial College London / 2012
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
BSc / Imperial College London / 2010
Bachelor of Science
FRCS / Royal College of Surgeons (England) / 2021
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
PGDip (MedEd) / Cardiff University / 2022
Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Education
Professional memberships
British Society of Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS)
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA)
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Personal profile
Before coming to Bristol, I trained at Imperial College London and completed my postgraduate training on the Oxford Orthopaedic rotation.
Outside of work I remain a keen endurance athlete. I understand the resilience and the commitment it takes to perform at a high level, but also to recover from injury and surgery.
Contact information
| Website | www.childrenskneespecialist.com |
| Private secretary | Tara James |
| Private secretary telephone | 0117 9804052 |
| Private secretary email | tara.james@spirehealthcare.com |