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Professor Maneesh Bhatia
Consultant Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Surgeon
MBBS, MS (Orth), FRCSEd, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in
- Achilles tendon repair and bunion keyhole surgery
- Sports injuries, plantar fasciitis, shock wave therapy
- Ankle replacement/arthroscopic ankle repair
- Foot and ankle arthritis, flat feet and tendon problems
- Sees adults and children aged 12 years and over
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I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon with 17 years of experience as a consultant. I work at University Hospitals of Leicester, Nuffield Health Leicester, and Spire Leicester Hospital. I enjoy teaching and am an Honorary Professor at DeMontfort University Leicester and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester. I am passionate about foot and ankle research and education and play a very active role as a member of council and committee member of the Scientific Committee of the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) and the Education Committee of the British Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS). I have written three books in the fields of foot and ankle surgery, joint injections and Orthopaedic education for Primary care that have been translated in international languages. One of these books won the prestigious BMA best book award in 2021.
I treat the vast majority of foot and ankle conditions. My particular areas of interest in teaching and research include: Bunion surgery, arthritis of foot and ankle, foot and ankle sports injuries, flat feet, deformity correction, Achilles tendon disorders, neglected Achilles rupture, Morton's neuroma, pes caus, Tibialis Posterior dysfunction, ankle arthroscopy, ankle joint preservation surgery and arthroscopic ankle fusion.
I have 32 years of Orthopaedic Surgeon experience and was appointed as a foot and ankle consultant at Leicester in 2008. I have performed over 10,000 orthopaedic procedures – with the vast majority in the last 17 years being foot and ankle operations.
I run education courses for GPs, including a course teaching GPs safe techniques for performing musculoskeletal injections in the community.
Currently I am a professor at DeMontfort University Leicester and a senior lecturer at University of Leicester. I am also the Director British European Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Academy.
I am currently a member of the Scientific committee of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
General Medical Council Number: 5198567
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Maneesh Bhatia at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle replacement
- Bunion removal and treatment
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Joint manipulation treatment
- Morton's neuroma excision
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- X-ray
Other treatments
- Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis
- Ankle athroscopy
- Ankle fusion
- Ankle instability
- Ankle ligament injury
- Flat feet
- Tibialis posterior dysfunction
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Arthroscopy
Foot surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
My special clinical interests include: bunion surgery, big toe arthritis, Morton's neuroma excision, rheumatoid foot reconstruction, midfoot arthritis, ankle arthroscopy, ankle instability, tendon problems around the foot and ankle, deformity correction, arthroscopic ankle fusion and ankle replacement.
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of Rajasthan, India / 1993
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MS (Orth) / University of Rajasthan, India / 1997
Post graduate qualification in Orthopaedics
Post Graduate Diploma in Trauma & Orth / University of Brighton / 2011
Post Graduate Diploma in Trauma & Orthopaedics
FRCS / Edinburgh / 2001
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
FRCS (Tr & Orth) / London / 2007
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
European Foot and Ankle Society
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
British Orthopaedic Association
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Professional leadership
Member of Council of European Foot Ankle Society
Scientific Committe member of European Foot Ankle Society
Education Committee member of British Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Society
Director British European Orthopaedc Foot Ankle Academy
Research and publications
I am the chief editor of a recently published book ‘An Orthopaedics guide for today's GP’. I have written a chapter on forefoot disorders in the ‘Oxford Textbook of Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and am involved in a number of research projects at University Hospitals of Leicester.
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester
Personal profile
I am a dog lover and had my first dog at the age of 11 years. Since then I am fortunate to have a number of dogs and each of them have a special memory speacially Bruno, Barney, Chinki and Julie. I am fortunate to be the best friend of so many human's best friends.
Financial interests
Contact information
| Telephone | 0116 272 9037 |
| Website | http://www.footankleleicester.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Tracey Richardson-Doherty |
| Private secretary telephone | 0116 272 9037 |
| Private secretary email | tracey.richardson-doherty@spirehealthcare.com |