Personal Profile
After finishing initial medical training, he did his core surgical training both in North West (Manchester) and East of England Deanery (Cambridge). Later, he worked as clinical research fellow in Sir John Charnley Centre of Excellence for Hip Surgery in Wrightington.
He did his higher surgical training in the North Deanery (Newcastle upon Tyne) where he spent time as lecturer to the Professorial Unit in North Tees University Hospital in his final year of training. During his training, he had the opportunity to work closely with experienced hip and knee replacement surgeons of the region, and developed advanced surgical techniques related to lower limb arthroplasty.
After achieving certificate for specialist training in orthopaedics (CCT), he undertook further subspecialist training as a Senior Clinical and Teaching Fellow in Hip and Knee Surgery in Aberdeen, where he gained further sub-specialist training in complex hip and knee disorders including patients with significant deformities, hip dysplasia, collapsed femoral head (AVN), unicompartment knee replacement and revision (re-do) surgeries.
Mr Raza offers patients clear and jargon-free explanations about their conditions and about all possible treatment options, including those not involving surgery.
He has a referral practice dealing with complex and challenging cases including replacements that have failed and need to be re-done (revision joint replacement).
Mr Raza has wide experience in performing both cemented, uncemented and hybrid hip, and knee replacements. In addition, he routinely performs arthroscopic (key hole) surgeries for knee and meniscal disorders.
In addition to treating all hip and knee related disorders including arthritis, he also has an interest in the treatment of tendon pain especially tendinopathies.
He has published, presented and lectured on hip & knee surgery, and continues to teach and examine higher surgical trainees in the region. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA).
