Mr Tanweer Ashraf
Mr Tanweer Ashraf is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in Knee Surgery in the West Midlands
Based At
NHS base
Royal Orthopaedics Hospital
GMC Number
4593359
Clinic Timetable
Alternate Tuesday mornings
Clinical interests
Mr Ashraf specialises in Arthroscopy, ACL Reconstruction, Cartilage Transplant, Patella Stabilisation, Partial(uni-compartmental) knee replacements, Patello-femoral replacement and total knee replacements.
Professional Memberships
His qualifications include:- MRCS- FRCS- FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) - MS- BOA- BASK
Academic Background
Mr Ashraf specialises in Arthroscopy, Cartilage Transplant, Patella Stabilisation, Partial(uni-compartmental) knee replacements, Patello-femoral replacement and total knee replacements.
He qualified in 1992 and completed his orthopaedic specialist registrar training in Birmingham, and went for super specialist training and fellowship in knee surgery at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol. This centre is renowned for partial knee replacement surgery; pioneering works on problems relating to the patella(kneecap)and for cartilage and ligament reconstruction surgery. Having worked there for 4 years he achieved proficiency in treating knee arthritis and knee injuries.
Mr Ashraf then joined the Major Trauma Unit, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham as a Senior Trauma Fellow in a unit dealing with injuries to the knee as well as other types of sports injuries. As a trauma fellow he super-specialised in dealing with different fractures and other orthopaedic injuries.
Mr Ashraf has been a visiting fellow at different centres in the USA and Germany, which specialise in cartilage and ligament knee reconstruction surgery.
Mr Ashraf has several research works to his name, most of which relate to partial knee replacement and pioneering work in patella problems and injuries to the knee. Among the several published papers is the widely quoted experience of partly replacing the outer part of the knee(lateral unicompartmental knee replacement).
Mr Ashraf works as Consultant Knee Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, where he undertakes partial knee replacement, total knee replacement, revision knee replacement and partial knee cap replacement. Pioneering surgery for stabilisation of the knee cap(patella), and complex cartilage transplant with cartilage grown in a lab and then implanted in the knee is also commonly undertaken by Mr Ashraf.
Mr Ashraf also works at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham which is the home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine(RCDM). Here, along with general trauma and lower limb injuries, he treats cartilage and ligament injuries to soldiers and elite athletes with a very high demand on their knees.
Website
NHS base
Royal Orthopaedics Hospital
GMC Number
4593359
Clinic Timetable
Alternate Tuesday mornings
Clinical interests
Mr Ashraf specialises in Arthroscopy, ACL Reconstruction, Cartilage Transplant, Patella Stabilisation, Partial(uni-compartmental) knee replacements, Patello-femoral replacement and total knee replacements.
Professional Memberships
His qualifications include:- MRCS- FRCS- FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) - MS- BOA- BASK
Academic Background
Mr Ashraf specialises in Arthroscopy, Cartilage Transplant, Patella Stabilisation, Partial(uni-compartmental) knee replacements, Patello-femoral replacement and total knee replacements.
He qualified in 1992 and completed his orthopaedic specialist registrar training in Birmingham, and went for super specialist training and fellowship in knee surgery at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol. This centre is renowned for partial knee replacement surgery; pioneering works on problems relating to the patella(kneecap)and for cartilage and ligament reconstruction surgery. Having worked there for 4 years he achieved proficiency in treating knee arthritis and knee injuries.
Mr Ashraf then joined the Major Trauma Unit, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham as a Senior Trauma Fellow in a unit dealing with injuries to the knee as well as other types of sports injuries. As a trauma fellow he super-specialised in dealing with different fractures and other orthopaedic injuries.
Mr Ashraf has been a visiting fellow at different centres in the USA and Germany, which specialise in cartilage and ligament knee reconstruction surgery.
Mr Ashraf has several research works to his name, most of which relate to partial knee replacement and pioneering work in patella problems and injuries to the knee. Among the several published papers is the widely quoted experience of partly replacing the outer part of the knee(lateral unicompartmental knee replacement).
Mr Ashraf works as Consultant Knee Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, where he undertakes partial knee replacement, total knee replacement, revision knee replacement and partial knee cap replacement. Pioneering surgery for stabilisation of the knee cap(patella), and complex cartilage transplant with cartilage grown in a lab and then implanted in the knee is also commonly undertaken by Mr Ashraf.
Mr Ashraf also works at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham which is the home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine(RCDM). Here, along with general trauma and lower limb injuries, he treats cartilage and ligament injuries to soldiers and elite athletes with a very high demand on their knees.
