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Mr Muhammad Adeel Akhtar

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Muhammad Adeel Akhtar

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

About Mr Muhammad Adeel Akhtar

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Mr Akhtar is a fellowship trained Orthopaedic surgeon currently working as a consultant in NHS Fife and specialising in lower limb arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma and sports injuries. He completed his Fellowship in Sydney on “Lower Limb Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty and Osseointegration," as well as completing “Basic Surgical training” in Leeds and “Speciality Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics” in the Northeast of England. He was awarded an “MD” from the University of Edinburgh, studying the role of “Hypermobility in ACL injuries and Shoulder instability.” He successfully completed the “Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine” from the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, and passed the National Intercollegiate Fellowship exam “FRCSEd (Trauma & Orthopaedics)” and “European Fellowship exam in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT)” in 2018. He also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery from the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Glasgow, and he also received training on biological therapies from the Academy of Regenerative Medicine.

Mr Akhtar’s clinical practice centres on knee and hip replacement surgery, knee joint preservation techniques including realignment surgery (High Tibial Osteotomy), Meniscal and cartilage procedures, general orthopaedics, and all aspects of musculoskeletal trauma including sports injuries management. He sees patients of all ages and practices enhanced recovery techniques.

Mr Akhtar believes in shared decision making with his patients to get the best results and improve satisfaction by managing patient expectations.

Clinical Interests

  • Enhanced recovery techniques
  • Knee replacement surgery
  • Conformis knee replacement surgery
  • Hip replacement surgery
  • General orthopaedics
  • Musculoskeletal trauma
  • Sports injuries management
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Amputee Rehabilitation

Professional Memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • The British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association
  • The Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, UK
  • The International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

6050447
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

BSc, MBBS, MRCSEd, MD (Res), Dip SEM (UK), MFSEM, PG Dip CAOS, MFSTEd, MFCI, ATLS® instructor, FFSTEd, FEBOT, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)

Professional memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • The British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association
  • The Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, UK
  • The International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery

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