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Mr Iain Bissell
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special interests: foot and ankle
Qualifications
Mr Bissell studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, graduating in 1994. His orthopaedic training was in Oxford and Southampton then completed with a fellowship in limb construction and foot and ankle surgery in Bristol . Started Consultant post in 2007.
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | Tuesday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | Thursday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
| Fracture Clinic | Thursday AM | Hereford County Hospital |
Inpatient and Day Case Services
Mr Bissell and his team operate all day Monday.
Conditions Treated
- All problems relating to the foot and ankle
- Trauma and post trauma reconstruction
To contact Mr Bissell's secretary please ring extension 5323
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Mr Darren Clark
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Special interests: Knee Surgery, Hip Surgery and Trauma Surgery
Qualifications
MB ChB 1991 Birmingham
FRCS Ed 1996
FRCS Orth
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 2004
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
| Orthopaedic lower limb arthroplasty | Tuesday AM | Hereford County Hospital |
| General Orthopaedics | Tuesday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
| Fracture Clinic | Wednesday AM | HCH Hereford County Hospital |
Inpatient and Day Case Operating Times
Mr Clark and his team operate all day Thursday.
| Conditions treated | Procedures performed |
| Osteoarthritis Knee | Total Knee replacement
Uni-compartmental knee replacement
Patello-femoral joint replacement
Primary and revision knee surgery |
| Osteoarthritis Hip | Cemented and un-cemented total hip replacement
Hip resurfacing
Metal and ceramic bearings in hip replacement surgery |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Joint Replacement |
| Sports Injury of the lower limb | Arthroscopic knee surgery including:
ACL repair
Meniscal debridement |
| Trauma | Arthroscopic surgery and Bone fixation |
To contact Mr Clark please email robin.garlick@hhtr.nhs.uk or ring extension 5314.
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Mr Laith Majeed
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon (locum post since 2002)
Orthopaedic Associate Specialist since 1991 - Hereford
Qualifications
M.B.Ch.B. 1972 - Iraq
F.R.C.S. 1982 - Scotland
Diploma in Biomedical Engineering 2000 - Scotland
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
Emergency & Trauma clinic | Tuesday AM | Hereford County Hospital |
Spinal & General Orthopaedic clinic | Tuesday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
Paediatric & General Orthopaedic clinic 1, 3 & 5 | Friday AM | Hereford County Hospital |
General Orthopaedic clinic 2 & 4 | Friday PM | Leominster Community Hospital |
Inpatient and Day Case Operating Times
Mr Majeed and his team operate a ll day Wednesday.
| Conditions Treated | Procedures performed |
| Common and acute spinal disorder | Discectomy & Decompressive surgery |
| Major joint arthritis of lower limb | Total Hip Arthoplasty
Total & Uni-compartment Knee Arthroplasy |
| Trauma & Sport injuries | Arthroscopic surgery & bone fracture fixation |
| Club foot and common Paediatric disorder | Ponsetti technique |
To contact Mr Majeed please ring extension 5312 or email terri.wright@hhtr.nhs.uk.
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Mr Matthew Oakley
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Qualifications
Mr Oakley studied Medicine at Glasgow University, graduating in 1991. His specialist registrar training was on the Northern Regional Orthopaedic Training Programme whilst living in Durham. In 2001, he passed his FRCS (Tr & Orth) and completed an Arthroplasty Fellowship at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and a Trauma fellowship in Denver Colorado, USA . He returned, as a Consultant, to Hereford in 2003.
Research interests include hip and knee replacement, and arthroscopic knee surgery. Research papers on:
- Day Surgery hHernias (BJS)
- DVT Prophylaxis (BMJ)
- Hip Fractures (Injury)
- Clavicle Fractures, The Subvastus Approach to TKR (Journal Arthroplasty)
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | Thursday PM
Friday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
| Fracture Clinic | Friday AM | Hereford County Hospital |
Inpatient and Day Case Operating Times
Mr Oakley and his team operate all day Thursday.
| Conditions Treated | Procedures Performed |
| Osteoarthritis Knee | Total Knee replacement
Uni-compartmental Knee replacement
Patello-femoral joint replacement
Revision knee replacement surgery |
| Osteoarthritis Hip | Total Hip replacement
Hip resurfacing |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Joint Replacement |
| Sports Injury of the Knee | ACL and other ligament repair
Meniscal debridement |
| Trauma | Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery |
To contact Mr Oakley please email teresa.woodman@hhtr.nhs.uk or ring extension ??
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Mr Peter Shewell
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Qualifications
MB ChB
MSc Anatomy
FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedics
Consultant since 1996
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | Thursday AM | Hereford County |
| Fracture Clinic | Monday AM | Hereford County |
| Orthopaedic clinic | 2nd and 4th Tuesday | Llandrindod Wells | General Orthopaedics |
Inpatient and Day Case Services
Mr Shewell and his team operate all day Wednesday.
| Conditions Treated | Procedures Performed |
| Osteoarthritis Knee | Total Knee replacement
Uni-compartmental Knee replacement
Patello-femoral joint replacement |
| Osteoarthritis Hip | Total Hip replacement
Hip resurfacing
Revision hip replacement surgery |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Joint Replacement |
| Sports Injury of the Knee | ACL repair
Meniscal debridement |
| Trauma | Arthroscopic surgery and Bone fixation |
To contact Mr Shewell please ring extension 5311 or email tina.knapman@hhtr.nhs.uk.
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Mr Frank Sibly
Job Title: Consultant Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon
Qualifications
Qualified in 1982 from University of London
Senior Orthopaedic Registrar in Derby with 6 months in Professor Burke's Hand Unit
Consultant since 1993
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | Monday PM
Wednesday PM | Hospital County Hereford |
| Fracture Clinic | Wednesday AM | Hospital County Hereford |
Inpatient and Day Case Services
Mr Sibly and his team operate Monday morning and all day Tuesday.
| Procedures Performed | Conditions Treated |
| Finger Hand wrist elbow and shoulder arthritis | joint replacement |
| Wrist problems | limited wrist fusion
Ulnar shortening
Radial osteotomy |
| Trapezial arthritis | Trapezectomy +/- implant |
| Post traumatic non-unions, eg scaphoid, shoulder | Bone graft and fixation |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Replacement surgery |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Carpal tunnel release |
| Dupuytrens Contracture | Palmar fasciectomy |
| Recurrent dislocation | Arthroscopic Stabilisation |
| Ulnar nerve entrapment | Ulnar nerve transposition |
| Trigger finger and thumb | Trigger finger release |
Shoulder Impingement | Arthroscopic acromioplasty |
Calcific tendonitis | Mini excision |
Rotator Cuff tear | Arthroscopic/mini-open repair |
Shoulder osteoarthritis | Shoulder replacement |
Acromio-clavicular arthritis | Arthroscopic excision |
Bicipital tendonitis | Arthroscopic tenotomy |
Frozen shoulder | Manipulation/Arthroscopic capsulotomy |
Rotator Cuff large tear/arthropathy | Delta reverse polarity shoulder |
To contact Mr Sibly please ring extension 5313 or email lucy.reynolds@hhtr.nhs.uk.
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Mr David Williams
Job Title: Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Qualifications
B.Sc. (Hons) University College London 1974
MB BS University College London 1974
FRCS England 1979
M.Ch. (Orth) Liverpool 1986
Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at Hereford Hospital and Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Oswestry, since 1987
Outpatient Services
| Clinic | Day | Location |
Orthopaedic Clinic | Last three Wednesdays of each month | Hereford County Hospital |
Orthopaedic Clinic | 1 st Wednesday of each month | Ludlow Hospital |
Orthopaedic Clinic | 1st Tuesday each month | Newtown Hospital |
Fracture Clinic | Monday PM | Hereford County Hospital |
Inpatient and Day Case Services
Mr Williams and his team operate all day Thursday.
| Conditions Treated | Procedures Performed |
| Osteoarthritis Knee | Total Knee replacement
Unicompartmental Knee replacement
Patello-femoral joint replacement |
| Osteoarthritis Hip | Total Hip replacement
Hip resurfacing |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Joint Replacement |
| Sports Injury of the Knee | ACL repair
Meniscal debridement |
| Trauma | Arthroscopic surgery and Bone fixation |
| Bone and soft tissue tumours | Various |
To contact Mr Williams please ring extension 5315 or email pauline.cleary@hhtr.nhs.uk.
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