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Professor Michael McNicholas
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
BSc, MB, ChB, FRCS (Edin & Glas) MD, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), FFSEM RSCI
Specialises in
- Knee arthritis treatments
- Sports injury
- Complex knee injuries
- Keyhole surgery
- Medicolegal negligence in knee surgery
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Languages spoken
English
I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Liverpool University Hospitals Broadgreen, where I have a regional referral elective knee surgery practice treating all aspects of soft tissue knee pathology and sports injuries, with arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction, articular cartilage resurfacing, osteotomy and primary partial and total knee replacements.
I have an Honorary Consultant contract in Manchester where I co-chairs the NorthWest Regional Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation and Joint Preservation service for its 7 million population.
I am a member of the Executive Committee of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. I was elected President of the UK Biological Knee Society in 2020 – 2023 and am now its immediate Past President. I am a member of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society General Board and Chaired of the ICRS Patient Registry Steering Committee 2019-23, and I am currently Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee.
I was Honorary Professor at the University of Salford 2006 to 2018, Honorary Senior Lecturer Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester since 2019 and in Liverpool from 2014 to 2020. I was a member of the University of Leeds EPSRC Optimising Knee Therapies Advisory Board 2017-21.
I am also Steering Group Officer at the UK National Ligament Registry and Clinician Advisor at Nat. Inst. for Health and Care Excellence. I am also the Co-chair on the Orthopaedic Research Committee at Liverpool University Hospitals and Chair at the Orthopaedic Product News Knee Conference in Leeds. I am a MD (Res) External Examiner
at the University College London.
I am a clinician advisor to NICE, associate editor and reviewer for several orthopaedic journals. I have written 19 book chapters, 32 Invited Editorials, over 67 peer reviewed publications, over 145 National and International Podium and over 100 Poster Presentations.
I am faculty for train the trainer, training assessment in the clinical environment and advanced arthroscopy courses of the Royal College of Surgeons and I am regularly invited to faculty at national and international joint preservation, ligament reconstruction and arthroplasty surgery meetings.
I am involved in international collaborative clinical and basic science research, mainly related to knee disorders and have won awards for this. Current research interests include graphene and stem cell applications in knee injury; ligament reconstruction, osteotomy, cartilage repair and arthroplasty outcomes, and the treatment of focal articular cartilage defects and early arthritis using novel implants.
I have also been awarded grants of over £1.3 million. I have been involved in international collaborative clinical and basic science research, mainly related to knee disorders and have won awards for this. Current research interests include graphene and stem cell applications in knee injury; ligament reconstruction, osteotomy, cartilage repair and arthroplasty outcomes, including their effect on return to golfing and the treatment of focal articular cartilage defects and early arthritis using novel implants.
General Medical Council Number: 3405309
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Michael McNicholas at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Articular cartilage repair (MACI)
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)
- High tibial osteotomy
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Joint manipulation treatment
- Knee arthroscopy surgery
- Knee replacement
- Knee ligament surgery
- Pain management
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc / University of St Andrews / 1986
Bachelor of Science
MB ChB / University of Manchester / 1989
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Edinburgh / 1994
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS / Glasgow / 1994
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCSEd (Tr and Orth) / Nottingham / 2000
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
MD / University of Dundee / 2000
Doctor of Medicine
FFSEM RCSI / Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland / 2004
Speciality Fellowship Exam
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Research Society
British Orthopaedic Association
British Association of Surgery of the Knee
International Cartilage Repair Society
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Arthroscopy Association of North America
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association
European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy
European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Professional leadership
British Association for Surgery of the Knee Executive Committee Member
UK Biological Knee Society – Past President
The International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society - Committee member
UK National Ligament Registry - Steering Group Officer
Nat. Inst. for Health and Care Excellence - Clinician advisor
Advisory Board Member EPSRC - University of Leeds
Honorary Senior Lecturer - University of Manchester
Liverpool University Hospitals - Co-chair Orthopaedic Research Committee
Orthopaedic Product News Knee Conference Leeds - Chair
University College London - MD (Res) External Examiner
Research and publications
Media Coverage
ACL reconstruction and the National Ligament Registry: what will it tell us?
Aug 2016
Focal resurfacing implants in the knee and partial knee replacements. ICRS Proceedings; Chicago.
Jan 2015
The Surgeon’s perspective on the Kinespring Implant - interview with Tina Tan, Clinica Magazine.
June 2013
The Goal Study launched at Aintree Hospital. BBC Radio Merseyside, Drivetime interview.
June 2011
Me and my operation: How a tiny toggle put the bounce back in my knees.
June 2011
Knee heat zapper to stop arthritis pain signals from reaching the brain.
Jabs of bone marrow cells into spinal joints could soothe crippling back pain, research suggests
Remote Interactive Learning in Anatomy and Surgery
Focal resurfacing implants in the knee
Cartilage regeneration: How do we meet the increasing demands of an ageing population
Focal resurfacing implants in the knee and partial knee replacements
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Liverpool University Hospitals, Broadgreen
Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact information
| Telephone | 01925 215 087 |
| Website | http://www.mcnicholaskneeclinic.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Tracey Blackett |
| Private secretary telephone | 07305 207 912 |
| Private secretary email | PA@mcnicholaskneeclinic.co.uk |