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Mr Richard Freeman
Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon
MB BS, BSc, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
"Spire Hospitals are ideally situated and have the latest surgical facilities for the full range of foot and ankle procedures. The staff are enthusiastic about providing the highest standards of modern orthopaedic care."
Specialises in
- Keyhole bunion surgery
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Sports and soft tissue injuries
- Ligament and tendon reconstruction
- Osteoarthritis
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I specialise in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery. My interest is in minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery. I utilise a range of modern surgical techniques to achieve excellent results where traditional treatments have failed. These techniques also allow for full weight bearing post-operatively in the vast majority of cases, allowing early rehabilitation and return to sport or work.
I have wide experience managing sports injuries and complex trauma including deformity correction and the management of bone infection. In my NHS practice I regularly receive referrals of complex patients from across the South Coast.
I completed medical school in London before training around the South East region in the generality of orthopaedics. I then undertook a foot and ankle fellowship in London where I developed arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery skills. The fellowship involved treating a large number of elite athletes including premiership football and rugby players and Olympic athletes. I then completed a fellowship in trauma at the Major Trauma Centre, here I gained experience in managing complex trauma, in particular lower limb and foot and ankle injuries.
General Medical Council Number: 6117327
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Richard Freeman at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - ankle and foot
- Ankle replacement
- Bunion removal and treatment
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Morton's neuroma excision
Other treatments
- Ankle arthritis surgery
- Ankle fusion
- Big toe joint replacement
- Flatfoot correction
- Foot and ankle arthroscopy
- Foot and ankle fracture surgery
- Keyhole bunion surgery
- Keyhole foot and ankle deformity correction
- Ligament and tendon reconstruction
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Trauma surgery
- At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital I treat children and young people from three to 18 years old
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Foot surgery
Osteoarthritis
Soft tissue injury
Sports injury
Special clinical interests: Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, trauma.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB BS / Guy's King's & St Thomas' Medical Schools / 2005
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
BSc (Hons) / Guy's King's & St Thomas' Medical Schools / 2005
Bachelor of Science with Honours
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member of the British Orthopaedic Association
Professional leadership
Lead surgeon for foot and ankle trauma at the Major Trauma Centre in Brighton
Current NHS posts
I am a Consultant at the Major Trauma Centre in Brighton. I manage complex trauma and tertiary referrals from across the South Coast. I am also an honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Medical School in Brighton.
Contact information
| Telephone | Self-pay Patients: 01293 778 906 | Insured Patients: 01293 778 919 |
| Private secretary | Lauren Osbourne |