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An initial consultation with Prof Robert Ashford is from £250.
Prof Robert Ashford
Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Tumour Surgeon
MB BS, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in
- Hip and knee surgery
- Musculoskeletal tumour surgery
- Skeletal metastatic disease
- Bone and soft tissue tumours and sarcomas
- Sees adults and children at Spire Leicester Hospital
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I was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Sarcoma surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the East Midlands Sarcoma Service in 2007.
I have experience in the treatment of a wide variety of hip and knee conditions, bone and soft tissue tumours and trauma. I have published extensively in these fields and have been awarded my MD for research into skeletal metastases in breast cancer. In 2017, I was made an Honorary Associate Professor in Cancer Studies by the University of Leicester and promoted to Honorary Professor in 2020.
I graduated from the London Hospital Medical College in 1992. I undertook basic surgical training in London and East Anglia and continued my orthopaedic training in Leicester and Yorkshire. After passing the FRCS (Tr & Orth) in 2004, I completed a one year fellowship in Sydney, Australia under the expert tuition of Dr Paul Stalley, a world-renowned sarcoma surgeon. I completed a further one year fellowship in lower limb joint reconstruction and tumour surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
I regularly lecture nationally and internationally on sarcomas, skeletal metastases and desmoid fibromatosis.
General Medical Council Number: 3678668
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Prof Robert Ashford at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Hip replacement surgery
- Knee replacement
Other treatments
- Bone and soft tissue tumours and sarcomas
- Bone and soft tissue tumours and sarcomas – assessment and management
- Cancer test (available both at Spire Leicester and Spire Nottingham)
- Musculoskeletal tumour surgery
- Orthopaedics oncology
- Osteoarthritis
- Robotic hip and knee replacements
- Sees adults and children at Spire Leicester Hospital
- Skeletal metastatic disease
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Hip surgery
Knee surgery
Oncology
Orthopaedic surgery
Special clinical interests: Hip and knee surgery, sarcoma surgery, musculoskeletal tumours (lumps and bumps), skeletal metastatic disease.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB BS / University of London / 1992
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Glasgow / 2000
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
FRCS (Tr & Orth) / Glasgow / 2004
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
MD / University of Sheffield / 2012
Post Graduate medical research degree
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Association
British Orthopaedic Oncology Society
British Association of Surgery to the Knee
European Society of Surgical Oncology
International Society of Limb Salvage
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Professional leadership
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic & Musculoskeletal Tumour Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust & East Midlands Sarcoma Service
Honorary Professor, Leicester Cancer Research Centre
Honorary Consultant Sarcoma Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals
Personal profile
I am an avid supporter of Leicester Tigers and I am a qualified RFU referee. I also enjoy skiing, watching cricket and good food and fine wine.
Contact information
| Telephone | For appointments at Spire Leicester please call 0116 265 3685 |
| Private secretary | Pat Rouse |
| Private secretary telephone | 0116 265 3042 |
| Private secretary email | pat.rouse@spirehealthcare.com |