Mr Amol Chitre
Amol Rajiv Chitre is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee procedures. He has specialist experience in Complex Primary and Revision Hip and Knee joint replacements and Pelvic and Acetabular trauma.
Medbelle position | Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon | |
Titles | MBChB, MRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth) | |
Specialisation | Hip and knee | |
Experience | 22 years | |
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Summary
Amol Rajiv Chitre is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee conditions, injuries, and procedures. Alongside his NHS positions and private practice, he lectures at both Salford University and Edge Hill and is the major trauma lead at Lancashire teaching hospitals. He maintains a keen interest in teaching and developing the skills of UK and international junior doctors, as well as allied professional staff and students. He has been invited to teach at a number of national and international events, including the AO Orthopaedic Alliance Trauma Course, Orthopaedic Trauma Society and the Hamburg Revision Hip Course. He is a great believer in maintaining the highest standards of care for patients and does so in his role as an NHS England Reviewer, dedicated to the preservation and monitoring of patient care. Patients describe him as having an attention to detail, warm, and reassuring.
Positions
- 2014 - Present: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon WWL NHS Foundation Trust & Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Wrightington Hospital
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Preston Hospital
- NHS England Reviewer
- Regional Specialist Training Committee
- Major Trauma Lead Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
- Honorary Senior Lecturer Salford University
- Specialist Training Committee Rep HEE North West
- Teaching students on the MSc Orthopaedics programme at Edge Hill University
Education
- FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) Royal College of Surgeons 2011
- MRCS Royal College of Surgeons 2005
- MBChB University of Manchester 2001
Professional memberships
- General Medical council (GMC Number): 6029601
- Royal College of Surgeons (England)
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Hip Society
- Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Specialist specialist interests
- Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma
- Hip Arthroplasty
- Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma
- Hip replacement
- Revision Hip Replacement
- Knee Replacement
- Trauma
- Musculoskeletal & Orthopaedic Medicine;
- Hip Injuries
- Knee Injuries
- Hip injection
- Knee Injection
- Hip arthroplasty
- Knee arthroplasty
- Custom Hip Replacement
- Hip assessment
- Knee assessment
- Major Trauma
- Medico-legal Reporting
Locations
Wrightington
Hall Lane
Appley Bridge
Wigan
Lancashire
WN6 9EP