Mr Rahul Patel
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS MRCS (Eng) MD FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Languages spoken: English
Mr Rahul Patel
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS MRCS (Eng) MD FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Languages spoken: English
Appointments available at:
Cromwell HospitalPatient Age Group
AdultsYear qualified
1998Specialties
Trauma & orthopaedic surgery, Hip, KneeGender
MaleClinical Interests
Hip and knee injuries, including knee ligament injury, meniscal preservation and transplant, patellofemoral instability, and multiligament injuries.
About Mr Rahul Patel
Mr Rahul Patel is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Cromwell Hospital, specialising in injuries of the knee and hip.
Mr Patel qualified from The Royal Free School of Medicine and received his surgical training at various hospitals across London. He undertook a two-year research degree at University College London, before going on to complete specialist orthopaedic training on the Middlesex/UCL London rotation. He then undertook further subspecialist fellowship training at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Colorado, USA.
Mr Patel's main orthopaedic and research interests are sports injuries of the knee and hip, knee ligament injury, meniscal preservation and transplant, patellofemoral instability, and multiligament injuries of the knee.
Mr Patel's NHS base is University College Hospital, where he holds the position of Associate Professor and is actively involved in the teaching of higher surgical trainees. He is also a course developer and tutor on the MSc in Sports Medicine, Exercise, and Health. In 2016, he was President of the Orthopaedics section at The Royal Society of Medicine.
Mr Patel qualified from The Royal Free School of Medicine and received his surgical training at various hospitals across London. He undertook a two-year research degree at University College London, before going on to complete specialist orthopaedic training on the Middlesex/UCL London rotation. He then undertook further subspecialist fellowship training at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Colorado, USA.
Mr Patel's main orthopaedic and research interests are sports injuries of the knee and hip, knee ligament injury, meniscal preservation and transplant, patellofemoral instability, and multiligament injuries of the knee.
Mr Patel's NHS base is University College Hospital, where he holds the position of Associate Professor and is actively involved in the teaching of higher surgical trainees. He is also a course developer and tutor on the MSc in Sports Medicine, Exercise, and Health. In 2016, he was President of the Orthopaedics section at The Royal Society of Medicine.
NHS Base (trust)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) , International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
