Mr Raj Kumar

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Experience: More than 30 years of experience
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About

Mr Raj Kumar is a leading consultant orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon who specialises in bunion deformity, heel pain and ankle pain alongside sports injuries, toe surgery and nail surgery. He privately practises at Fulwood Hall Hospital, Euxton Hall Hospital, Renacres Hospital and Buckshaw Hospital, while his NHS base is Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Kumar is highly qualified with an MBBS, D (Ortho) and MS (Orth) from Kerala University, India, a FRCS and a FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics Intercollegiate Board certificate. He then underwent higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in the Northwest Deanery and spent a year in Belfast where he gained further experience in trauma, including six months at a Limb Reconstruction Unit. 

Mr Kumar also completed a foot and ankle fellowship at Wrightington Hospital under Mr PLR Wood and was granted a fellowship of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFASA), which he used to to develop skills in ankle arthroscopic surgery under Professor Van Dyke in Amsterdam. 

Mr Kumar, whose aim is the provide a high-quality, patient-centred foot and ankle service, covers the entire spectrum of orthopaedic foot and ankle disorders. He is a member of various professional organisations including the British Medical Association (BMA), British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) alongside the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and MIFAS by Grecmip. 

Education

• FRCS (Tr&Orth), Royal Colleges UK (2003) • FRCS, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (1998)
• MS Orth, Kerala University (1992)• ​D.Orth (Orth), Kerala University (1991)• ​MBBS, Trivandrum Medical School, University of Kerala (1989) 
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List of Treatments

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Work Experience

• More than 30 years of experience• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Fulwood Hall Hospital
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Euxton Hall Hospital• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Renacres Hospital• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Buckshaw Hospital• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
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Special Interest

• Stiff big toe• Bunionette
• Hammertoes• Morton’s neuroma• Cavus Foot• Flexible flatfoot• Flat foot• Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction• Plantar fibroma• Stress fractures• Achilles tendon rupture• Haglund’s deformity• Lisfranc injuries• Charcot foot• Ingrown toenail• Ankle arthritis• Achilles tendon disorders• Ankle fractures• Ankle pain• Ankle sprain• Peroneal tendon injuries • Chronic ankle instability• Arthroscopic surgery• Total ankle replacement• Ankle joint replacement• Big toe replacement• Small toe replacement• Ankle arthroscopy• Knee joint replacement• Knee anatomy• Knee joint arthroscopy• Total knee replacement• Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction• Uni condylar knee replacement• Revision knee replacement• Femur fractures• Shinbone fractures• Stress fractures• Unstable kneecap• Knee ligament injuries• Meniscus tears• Posterior cruciate ligament tears• Osgood-Schlatter Disease• Runner’s Knee• Shin splints• Bowed legs• Knee bursitis• Limb length discrepancy• Knee osteonecrosis• Knee arthritis• Burning thigh pain• Knee osteoarthritis• Knee replacement• Knee arthroscopy• Meniscal transplants• Deep vein thrombosis
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