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Mr Andy Williams

Consultant Knee Surgeon, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

GMC membership number: 3199503

Private Practice:

Fortius Clinic

Languages:

English

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Biography

Mr Williams is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises exclusively in soft tissue treatements of the knee. He is one of very few super-specliased surgeons with a focus on sports injuries. In 2011 he was named one of the top 100 doctors in Britain by the Times.

Special Interests

Soft tissue knee surgery, knee arthrsocopy, knee ligament repair

Procedures Offered

ACL reconstruction, meniscal repair, ligament reconstruction

Conditions Treated

Sports injuries, meniscal tears, ACL tears

Consultant Appointment

In 1997 became Senior Lecturer / Honorary Consultant at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. January 2000 until end of 2014 consultant at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Training & Fellowships

Fellowship in Brisbane, Australia

NHS Practice

Private practice only. Last NHS base: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Awards

Arnott Medal for 2000-1 of the The Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Hunterian Professorship for 2005-6

Research

Outcomes from ACL surgery, MRI applications in knee surgery, 'return to sport' following ACL surgery

Articles & Videos

Common causes of soft tissue knee injury. Mr Andy Williams, a Consultant Knee Surgeon renowned for treating elite athletes’, explains how these injuries occur. >

Treating elite athletes: benefits to the general population. Mr Andy Williams, sports injury specialist, explains the similarities and differences between treating elite athletes and his other patients. >

Revision following failed ACL surgery. Mr Andy Williams discusses revision (redo) ACL surgery, why it happens, how it's performed and how to make sure it doesn't happen again. >

When to operate, wait or avoid soft tissue knee surgery. Mr Andy Williams explains the importance of timing surgery after soft tissue knee injuries, along with the pitfalls of rushing to surgery after ACL injury. >

Return to play after knee injury & surgery. Mr Andy Williams explains success rates after surgery and the differences between elite athletes and general population patients' recoveries. >

How to choose a soft tissue knee surgeon. Mr Andy Williams shares what to look for in a surgeon specialising in soft tissue injury to ligaments, cartilage and other structures within the knee. >

What makes a gifted knee surgeon?. Mr Andy Williams, knee surgeon to some of the best known professional athletes in football and rugby, discusses what makes a great surgeon. >

Recovery from soft tissue knee surgery: facts & fiction. Mr Andy Williams, surgeon to the biggest names in sport, delves into recovery from knee surgery in elite athletes vs the general population. >