Mr. Heath Taylor is a highly experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in complex foot and ankle surgery. After qualifying from Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School in 1994, he completed his postgraduate training in London as part of the prestigious North West Thames Specialist Registrar programme. He worked at world-renowned teaching hospitals such as Chelsea & Westminster and Charing Cross.

Specialist Expertise

Mr. Taylor has extensive experience in treating complex foot and ankle conditions, having completed sub-specialty fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) under leading surgeons Mr. John Angel and Mr. Dishan Singh. The RNOH is a world famous centre of excellence for complex orthopaedic surgery. He gained vast experience in treating all forms of complex foot and ankle conditions, with patients being referred from hospitals across the UK and internationally, as well as professional athletes.

He was appointed to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital in 2004 as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in complex foot and ankle surgery. His current practice focuses almost exclusively on foot and ankle conditions. This includes the management of complex trauma of the foot and ankle, as well as treating high level athletes and professional sportsmen and women.

Research & Teaching

Mr. Taylor takes an active role in training the next generation of Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons. He has lectured extensively at local, national and international instructional courses and conferences, as well as hosting visiting surgeons wishing to learn complex Foot and Ankle surgical procedures. He has previously been voted the Wessex Region Orthopaedic Trainer of the Year.
He is also actively involved in research into the latest techniques in the treatment of foot and ankle conditions.  He has had a large number of research projects presented at national and international meetings as well as numerous publications in peer review journals. Topics of research that Mr Taylor is particularly interested in include the latest techniques in the management of bunions, the treatment of ankle arthritis as well as new techniques in the management of complex sports injuries.

Professional Recognition

In November 2019, Mr Taylor was elected as President of the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, having been a member of council for the previous seven years. He advises on matters of national policy, ensuring that the highest standards of treatment are offered to patients suffering with foot & ankle conditions.

Visit his website here: www.heathtaylororthopaedics.co.uk

Mr Taylor has a particular interest in the management of complex conditions that affect the foot and ankle, including:

• The latest techniques in bunion surgery


• The treatment of arthritis and sports injuries.

• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)


• British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS)


• General Medical Council (GMC)