Medical team

Participating Hip and Knee Surgeons

  • Mr Geoff Stranks

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Stranks’ specialist clinical interests are primarily in Joint Replacement and Lower limb & Revision Hip Surgery.

  • Mr Kevin Conn

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Conn’s specialist clinical interests are primarily in lower limb surgery (hip, knee and foot & ankle).

  • Mr Toby Briant-Evans

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Briant-Evans’ main specialisms are in Hip & Knee replacement surgery. He has published internationally on his interests in Hip & Knee research and Enhanced Recovery after surgery.

  • Mr Jamie Griffiths

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Griffiths’ specialist interest is in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. He is actively involved in research and has a specific interest in enhanced recovery following lower limb surgery.

 
  • Mr Nigel Rossiter

  • HONORARY CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC & TRAUMA SURGEON

Mr Rossiter’s specialist clinical interests are in Knee and Shoulder Surgery and Trauma Orthopaedics.

  • Mr Mike Risebury

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with particular interest in all aspects of Hip & Knee Surgery.

  • Mr Sam Yasen

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Yasen specialises in all aspects of hip, knee and sports surgery including sports injuries. He is widely published on ligament surgery, minimally invasive surgery and osteotomy around the knee.

 
  • Mr Richard Harker

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Harker has been a consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2005. He has a specialist interest in Spinal Surgery and Lower Limb Arthroplasty.

  • Mr Bob Elliot

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Elliot has been a consultant surgeon at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2010. His area of specialist interest is foot & ankle surgery. His personal website is www.foot-ankle.co.uk

  • Mr John Britton (RTD)

  • CONSULTANT TRAUMA & ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON EMERITUS

‘Mr Britton was one of the original co-founders of www.hipandknee.tv

 

Hampshire Hospital Colleagues

  • Mr Hugh Fox

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Fox specializes in surgery of the knee, including soft tissue work and arthroplasty. He has a major interest in ACL reconstruction and has lectured on international ACL training courses.

  • Mr Jonathan Hobby

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Hobby has been a consultant surgeon at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2001. His specialist clinical interests are in shoulder and hand surgery.

  • Mr Dominic Simon

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Simon’s specialist interest is in shoulder, elbow, hand & wrist surgery including the latest in arthroscopic and open surgical techniques

  • Mr Iain MacLeod

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr MacLeod specialises in all aspects of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery and uses the latest arthroscopic and open surgical techniques.

 
  • Mr Andrew Foggitt

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Foggitt specialises in Foot and Ankle Surgery. He trained as an Orthopaedic Registrar in Wessex and was appointed to his Consultant post, as a Foot & Ankle surgeon in Winchester in 2002.

  • Mr Pete Tomlinson

  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Tomlinson specialises in Upper Limb Surgery incorporating the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
He has specialist interests in a wide range of upper limb disorders including arthritis, nerve compression, sports injuries and workplace related problems.

 

Team Members

  • Claire Aldridge BHSc (Hons) RNA

  • Deputy Sister

Claire is a senior nurse in the Orthopaedic Education and Follow Up Clinic at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

  • Satina Edwards RGN, DON

  • Deputy Sister

Satina is a senior nurse working in the Orthopaedic Education and Follow Up Clinic and also on the elective surgery ward at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

  • Jo Kennedy BSc(Hons), PGDip, MMACP, MCSP

  • Senior Specialist Physiotherapist

Jo is a musculoskeletal specialist physiotherapist with an interest in knees. She has been the lead physiotherapist in ACL rehab at Basingstoke for 15 years.

  • Hannah Somerset McGown BSc (Hon) SROT

  • Occupational Therapist

Hannah is part of the Occupational Therapy team at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

 
  • Chris Mitchell BSc (Hons) MCSP

  • Senior Physiotherapist

Chris is a Senior Musculo-Skeletal Band 7 Physiotherapist at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and leads Hip School.

  • Shan Pering RGN DON

  • Arthroplasty Nurse

Shan is part of the Nursing team in the Orthopaedic Education and Follow Up Clinic at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

  • Becky Shaylor BSc (Hons) SROT

  • Occupational Therapist

Becky is part of the Occupational Therapy team at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

  • Kevin Spear

  • Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist Orthopaedics

Kevin leads the team of physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants providing acute physiotherapy and rehabilitation to patients admitted to the trauma orthopaedic wards.

 
  • Cate Tyson

  • Orthopaedic Practitioner (rtd)

Cate played a central role in setting up & running the Patient Education & Rapid Recovery programme at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. Now retired, she was a senior member of the Joint Replacement Clinic & Hip School team.

  • Felicity Wandless MCSP, Grad Dip Phys

  • Senior Specialist Physiotherapist

Felicity is a senior specialist physiotherapist, working with the Knee Consultants in clinic and involved in research work for ACL Reconstruction operations.

  • Margaret Watson SROT

  • Senior Occupational Therapist (rtd)

Now retired, Margaret was one of the senior members of the Occupational Therapy team at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and played a key role in the Rapid Recovery programme.

 

Hospitals

  • Royal County Winchester & Hampshire Hospital

  • NHS

Royal Hampshire County Hospital provides a full range of general hospital services including accident and emergency, general and specialist surgery, general medicine, intensive care, rehabilitation, chemotherapy, diagnostic services, out-patient clinics and paediatric care.

  • Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

  • NHS

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital has around 450 beds and provides a full range of planned and emergency services. These include specialist services for rare or complex illnesses for patients across the UK. We also have a purpose built diagnosis and treatment centre (DTC) which opened in 2005.

  • The Hampshire Clinic

  • Private

The Hampshire Clinic’s commitment is to quality and value, providing facilities for advanced surgical procedures together with friendly, professional care.

  • BMI Sarum Road

  • Private

BMI Sarum Road Hospital’s commitment is to quality and value, providing facilities for advanced surgical procedures together with friendly, professional care in Hampshire and around the UK.