Mr Jose Blanco
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS ChM(Ed) MRCS(Eng) FRCS(T&O), PGCertMedEd
Languages spoken
Spanish
I have been an Orthopaedic specialist since 2007 and a consultant locally since 2017. I am an expert in hip and knee surgery and have further subspecialist training in children's orthopaedics. This attention to detail and soft tissue handling techniques have pushed me towards tissue preserving techniques such as the Direct Anterior Approach to the hip. I also use the latest technologies for robot assisted joint replacement surgery, or personalised implants.
I specialise in hip and knee replacement surgery, arthroplasty and preservation when possible. I also repair, release and reconstruct ligaments around the hips and knee, and keyhole surgery including cruciate (ACL) reconstructions, with a focus on sports injuries and trauma.
I have an interest in lower limb biomechanics and perform realignment osteotomies for poorly united fractures and miserable malalignment syndrome.
In my private and NHS practice I perform approximately 200 hip and knee replacements and 50 keyhole procedures and ACL reconstructions per year. I perform approximately 30 bone realignment procedures (osteotomies) per year.
I am a member of UK societies and have been involved in national committees for generating national guidelines and consensus statements, as well as running national and local specialty courses.
I am a clinical lead in my local NHS Trust, having previously had audit and governance roles and remain College Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Jose Blanco at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - hip and knee
- Hip replacement surgery
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Knee arthroscopy surgery
- Knee ligament surgery
- Knee replacement
- X-ray
Orthopaedics
Sports and exercise medicine
Other treatments
- Direct anterior muscle sparing hip replacement
- High tibial osteotomy
- Medicolegal practice
- Paediatric orthopaedics
- Robotic assisted joint replacement surgery
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Knee surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Paediatric orthopaedics
Soft tissue injury
Sports injury
Sports medicine
Qualification and professional memberships
PGCertMedEd / University of Warwick, Medical School / 2021
Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education
CCST / East Midlands (South) Deanery / 2017
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training
FRCS(T&O) / London / 2016
Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of England
ChM / Edinburgh / 2016
Royal College Of Surgeons (Edinburgh) Master of Surgery
MRCS / London / 2010
Membership of Royal College of Surgeons of England
MBBS / St Georges Hospital Medical School, University of London / 2005
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Association
British Medical Association
British Trauma Society
British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery, (BOA)
Faculty, and founder of Medical Management and Leadership
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional leadership
Clinical Lead for Trauma at NorthWest Anglia NHS Trust
Surgical Tutor for NorthWest Anglia NHS Trust
National Committee member for forming of national guidelines on Clubfoot Management in the UK
Trust Appraiser, and former Governance and Audit Lead for NorthWest Anglia NHS Trust
Medical Student and Registrar interviewer for national selection to higher surgical training posts
Principal Investigator for National Study and Journal Reviewer for JOSR
Research and publications
Media Coverage
The Telegraph - 10 health products and services to have on your radar
25/05/2023
TopDoctors - The "best" method? Everything you should know about anterior hip replacements
30/03/2023
TopDoctors - Surgery for osteoarthritis: What to do before and after
05/04/2023
TopDoctors - How can osteoarthritis be managed before surgery is considered?
21/06/2023
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Surgical Tutor and Clinical Lead for Trauma at NorthWest Anglia NHS Trust
Personal profile
I spend my off time with my wife and three children, and our Tibetan Terrier, Dotty.
My 15 year old daughter’s specialist subject is rabbits, and I have recently put my orthopaedic skills to good use, by building a rabbit palace(!) in the garden, complete with three runs on each side of the shed, sorry palace, to make sure they always have shade available. The same teenage builder’s apprentice, assures me Skipper and GERTI are now very happy rabbits.
Financial interests
Contact information
| Website | http://www.MrBlan.co |
| Private secretary | Elizabeth Crowson |
| Private secretary telephone | 07818 304 865 |
| Private secretary email | Liz@mrblan.co |