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Mr Justin Wei Leong
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB ChB, MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Specialises in
- Robotic knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Joint pain treatment
- Knee ligament surgery
I am Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in sports injuries, hip and knee surgeries. I am also a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Liverpool.
I specialise in performing hip replacements through muscle (piriformis) sparing approach which will allows for enhanced recovery with improve function during post operative rehabilitation. I also offers robotic assisted knee replacement surgeries.
I have special interest in joint preservation surgery, unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement, total hip and total knee replacements.
I strongly believe in a holistic patient centred approach. My current practice consists of assessments and surgical management of sports knee injuries such as meniscal or ligamental injuries.
I have achieved my qualifications from The University of Manchester and had undergone higher surgical orthopaedic training at the reputable Mersey Deanery. I have undergone prestigious fellowships with high volume operating at Northumbria Healthcare NHS trust and Wrightington Hospital as well as various visiting fellowships.
I was awarded the highly coveted “Outstanding Individual Achievement” award by Countess of Chester NHS Foundation trust for my dedication to quality improvement in services locally as well as regionally. I am currently the Lower limb orthopaedic Lead and Clinical lead in C2AI using artificial intelligence into helping with surgical prioritisation with ever growing waiting list.
My research publication interests focused on infection prevention in joint replacement surgeries and enhanced knee rehabilitations following surgery. I am also the lead author at the publication of Revision Hip Complexity Classification (RHCC) along with Experts from British Hip Society to help with national level restructuring of complex hip revision surgery network. I have also been a member of clinical expert group in developing new measures for Advancing Quality in hip and knee replacement surgeries in the North West region.
General Medical Council Number: 6145448
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Justin Wei Leong at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - hip and knee
- Hip replacement surgery
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Knee arthroscopy surgery
- Knee ligament surgery
- Knee replacement
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
MB ChB / University of Manchester / 2006
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons England
Low Friction Arthroplasty Society
British Orthopaedic Association,
Professional leadership
I am the clinical lead on junior doctors workforce and Educational Lead for junior doctors at the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
Research and publications
Articles
Leong JW, Singhal RR. Singhal, M. R. Whitehouse, J. R. Howell, A. Hamer, V. Khanduja, T. N. Board, on behalf of the BHS RHCC expert panel. Development of the Revision Hip Complexity Classification using a modified Delphi technique Bone Jt Open 2022;3-5:423–431. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.35.BJO- 2022-0022.R1
R Singhal, J W Leong, A Rajpura, M L Porter, T N Board. National Joint Registry recorded untoward intraoperative events during primary total hip arthroplasty: an investigation into the data accuracy, causal mechanisms and attributability, Ann R Coll Surg Engl . 2023 Feb;105(2):150-156. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0281. Epub 2022 Feb 17.
Media Coverage
Current NHS posts
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Personal profile
I am a firm believer that exercise plays an important role in building resilience as it helps maintain not only our physical health but also our mental and emotional health. I enjoy tennis, cycling, swimming and running which led me to participate in multiple triathlons.
I am also a keen and qualified PADI Open water Scuba diver, Australia.
Contact information
| Telephone | 07549 334 532 |
| secretary@mediortho.org | |
| Website | https://mediortho.org |
| Private secretary | Jade Ng |
| Private secretary telephone | 07549 334 532 |
| Private secretary email | secretary@mediortho.org |