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Mr Simon Thompson - MBBS BSc(Hons) MSc MD(Res) FRCS(Tr&Orth)

Mr Simon Thompson MBBS BSc(Hons) MSc MD(Res) FRCS(Tr&Orth)

You can read more about Mr Thompson at

 

www.thompsonorthopaedics.com

Exceptional Care

Mr Thompson is a surgeon held in high regard by his peers, specialising in all aspects of knee surgery, from acl reconstruction and soft tissue knee injury to patient specific total and partial knee replacement.

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He is known for his expertise in sports injuries, such as acute ligament injuries and repair, meniscal injury and repair, ACL reconstruction and revision ACL reconstruction with accelerated bone grafting, and complex ligament reconstruction. He has a specialist interest in anterior knee pain in athletes and paediatric knee Injuries. Where possible Mr Thompson utilises minimally invasive interventions, with a focus is on helping athletes, both professional and amateur, to achieve their best performance levels while ensuring quick and effective recovery from injuries.​​ His patients include leading Hollywood actors and actresses, Olympic gold medalists, International and Premiership Footballers, Rugby players, Lacrosse players, Netball players and elite athletes. Where possible Mr Thompson utilises minimally invasive interventions, with a focus is on helping athletes, both professional and amateur, to achieve their best performance levels while ensuring quick and effective recovery from injuries.​

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Mr Thompsons ACL research won the best paper award at the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.

As well as his sports injury practice Mr Thompson has an interest in bone preservation surgery, osteotomy and joint replacement, providing access to patient specific total and partial knee replacement.
 

Mr Thompson is only the second UK orthopaedic surgeon to have been invited to join the highly prestigious Australian Knee Society. His research is highly regarded, and he regularly lectures Internationally. He has medically represented First Class and International Rugby and Football teams.
 

Publications, lectures and teaching
 

  • Contributed to many publications in the field of soft tissue knee surgery

  • Regularly lectures internationally on complex knee ligament reconstruction

  • A regular faculty member on orthopaedic training courses

  • A reviewer of the American Journal of Sports Medicine
     

Society memberships

  • Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of England

  • British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)

  • British Association for Surgery of the Knee

  • Australian Knee Society
     

Qualifications

  • MBBS Imperial College London 2002

  • BSc(Hons) Imperial College London 2000

  • MSc Imperial College London 2005

  • MRCS(Eng) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2005

  • FRCS(Tr&Orth) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2012

  • MD(Res) Imperial College London 2014
     

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