Mr Nazzar Tellisi
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MSc Mmed Sci FRCS FRCS
Specialises in
I took up the post as a consultant orthopedics and trauma surgeon with special interest in foot and ankle at Leeds General Infirmary in January 2011. I am an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the University of Leeds.
I gained advanced fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery – New York – USA, as a clinical fellow with eminent specialists in the field of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery with exposure to paediatric foot problems and complex foot and ankle trauma. I spent an additional year in the same institution as fellow the limb lengthening and reconstruction service with significant exposure to complex foot and ankle reconstruction using Ilizarov techniques. My training covered adult reconstructive surgery, paediatric limb deformities, foot and ankle surgery with substantial exposure to ankle fusions and Charcot arthropathies.
I am fluent in both English and Arabic.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Nazzar Tellisi at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Bunion removal and treatment
- Joint manipulation treatment
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Ganglion removal surgery
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Ultrasound scan
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
- Physiotherapy from Spire
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle replacement
- AlterG treadmill
- Gait scanning and orthotics
- Diabetes management
- Morton's neuroma excision
Other treatments
Fore foot surgery including:
- Scarf osteotomy
- Chevron Osteotomy
- 1st MTPJ arthrodesis
- Lapidus procedures
- Weil osteotomy
Hindfoot surgery including:
- Ankle arthrodesis
- Subtalar arthrodesis talonavicular fusion
Foot and ankle trauma including:
- Calcaneus fractures
- Lisfranc injuries
- Talus fractures
Tendon surgery including:
- Flexor hallucis longus transfer for Achilles tendon
- Flexor digitorum longus transfer for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
Ilizarov reconstruction procedures including:
- Deformity correction
- Ankle distraction
- Infected ankles
- Pilon fractures
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Ankle surgery
Arthroscopy
Foot surgery
Ankle distraction Foot surgery under ultrasound guided ankle block Foot and ankle ultrasound applications Diabetic foot
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBcH / University of Tripoli, Libya / 1990
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Glasgow / 1996
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
MSc / University of London / 1998
Master of Science
MMedSci / University of Birmingham / 2000
Master of Medical Science
Limb Reconstruction Fellowship Diploma / Weill Cornell University, New York / 2006
Limb Reconstruction Fellowship Diploma
Foot and Ankle Fellowship Diploma / Weill Cornell University, New York / 2007
Foot and Ankle Fellowship Diploma
FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) / Intercollegiate Examination Board / 2010
Specialty Surgical Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Society
Current NHS posts
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Senior clinical lecturer, University of Leeds
Personal profile
I am married with three children.
Contact information
| Telephone | Insured patients 0113 218 5908/9, self-pay patients 0113 218 5967 |
| info@spireleeds.com | |
| Private secretary | Sorelle Hartley |
| Private secretary telephone | 0113 218 5674 / 07850 207468 |
| Private secretary fax | 0113 218 5990 |
| Private secretary email | sorelle.hartley@spirehealthcare.com / leedsfootandankle@gmail.com |