Arthroscopic decompression of patellar tendonitis
Mr Shahid Akhtar
Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBCh, BSc Hons, MRCS (eng), PGCert (Msk), AICSM, FRCS (Tr & Orth), MBA
Specialist interests
Hip and Knee conditions, Hip and Knee replacement, Partial knee replacement, Revision Hip and Knee Surgery, Hip and Knee Joint injections, General Trauma/Fractures/Soft Tissue injury, Keyhole Surgery, Day Case Surgery, Robotically-assisted Surgery. Knee cap joint replacement, Knee cap stabilisation, Knee cartilage surgery
Conditions and treatments
Arthroscopic meniscus repair
Cartilage problems
Chondroplasty of the knee
Hip Injections
Hip replacement primary
Hip replacement revision
Knee arthritis
Knee Arthritis treatment
Knee arthroscopy
Knee cartilage surgery
Knee injections
Knee pain
Knee Replacement (Partial)
Knee Replacement (Total)
Knee stiffness
Knee weakness
Locking and catching
Meniscal problems
Professional bio
Shahid is a Welsh-born Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon at the Royal Gwent Hospital (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board).
He was educated in Cardiff throughout his life and completed his medical training at the University of Wales College of Medicine whilst also completing a further undergraduate degree at Imperial College where he developed and published software to create 3D cartilage wear maps from MRI scans of the knee.
He undertook his basic surgical training in the South West, based in Taunton and Bristol and in 2011 progressed to specialist surgical training on the Prestigious All Wales Orthopaedic Rotation.
Beyond this, between 2017-2018 he undertook specialist Lower limb reconstruction and Revision Arthroplasty fellowships at the world-renowned centres at Oswestry (The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital) and Oxford (The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre).
At Oxford, he was instrumental in establishing a regional MDT meeting for complex revision and infection cases referred internationally and throughout his senior training has also acted as a ‘critical incidents lead’ ensuring valuable lessons and reflections are attained from adverse clinical events.
He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in 2018 with a specialist interest in Hip and Knee Reconstruction, revision arthroplasty, infection, peri-prosthetic trauma and patient outcomes.
He became the Regional Hip Lead in 2020 and has undertaken projects to rationalize and streamline implant use, establishing a subspecialty MDT forum and laying the foundations to implement a patient surgical app.
He offers vast teaching, media, leadership and management experience and plays an active role in medical education as a Clinical & Educational Supervisor and Mentor.
By maintaining an increasing management role and active undergraduate and post-graduate teaching responsibilities, allows him to promote his speciality and nurture the next generation of trainees.
Since completing his MBA at the London School of Commerce in 2020, he has developed an active interest in new ways of creating an efficient and effective healthcare service through Digital Health.
View Shahid's LinkedIn profile here.
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