Mr Tony Gibbon

Training and qualifications

• Open Entrance Scholarship St. Thomas’ Hospital London University 1981
• BSc (Hons) 1984 Immunology
• Graduated MB BS (University of London) 1987
• Basic and Higher Surgical Training in London and SE England
• FRCS (England) 1991
• FRCS (Orth) 1996
• Harvard University Arthroplasty Research Fellowship 1996
• Royal College of Surgeons New York Travelling Fellowship 1996
• Trauma fellowship in Innsbruck Austria 1997
• Appointed Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon 1997
• Royal College Surgical Tutor 2000-2006
• Clinical Director Orthopaedics York 2007-2010
• Senior Orthopaedic Clinical Tutor Hull York Medical School 2006

In practice

Consultant Knee Surgeon

• York Teaching Hospital
• York Nuffield Hospital
• Clifton Park Treatment Centre

Specialising in all aspects of knee surgery, completing over 20000 operations, over 10000 arthroscopic procedures including ligament reconstructions as well as over 5500 knee joint replacements ( total, partial and revision).

Consultant Orthopaedic Specialist Knee Surgeon

• York Teaching Hospital

Specialist areas

Expert in:

• Arthroscopic (key hole) knee surgery; ligament reconstruction; sports injuries; Complex knee ligament injuries
• Arthritic knee treatment (early onset and prevention)
• Knee replacement (total, partial, revision)
• Osteotomy (re-alignment)
• Patellar Stabilisation

Active in world-leading research & techniques such as:

• Development of high function total knee replacement
• Partial knee replacement.
• Development of knee surgical instrumentation

Invited to

• • Lead international multi-centre study in partial knee replacement
  • Lead UK arm of international multi-centre study of high flexion knee replacement
  • Design comparative study to assess high function knee replacement patient satisfaction
  • Join small international group (12 surgeons) to evaluate developing knee replacement techniques
  • Develop York Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence, implementing Enhaced Recovery Programme for Knee surgery

Teaching / Training / Lecturing
Delivers lectures and surgical demonstrations, regionally, nationally and internationally.

• Knee arthroscopy
• Ligament reconstruction
• Joint Replacement

• Prominent role in the teaching of medical students, basic and over 50 higher surgical trainees.
• Has directly trained Senior Knee Fellows prior to Consultant appointment since 2005. Alumni now work in India, Libya, Israel and throughout the UK.