Surgeon Background
Fahad Attar

Fahad Attar

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Medbelle Partner Surgeon

Location

Manchester Airport, Cheadle, Rochdale, Warrington

Specialties

Hip, Knee, Elbow, Shoulder and Pelvis

Experience

14 years

GMC number

4637880

Titles

FRCS (Tr & Orth), MRCS(Ed)

Fahad Attar is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip, pelvis, knee, shoulder and elbow treatments. He trained both in the UK and internationally, successfully completing the prestigious Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction Fellowship Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada

About

Fahad Attar is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip, pelvis, knee, shoulder and elbow procedures. His awards include the Dr. Charles S. Wright Education Scholarship, Holland Orthopaedic Centre, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He has also been an author and editor for a FRCS orthopaedics MCQ book for trainees, which has been very well received. He is currently involved in numerous ongoing research projects. Patients describe him as considerate, professional and diligent.

Positions
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Circle Alexandra
  • Consultant in Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Knee Reconstruction and Sports Medicine HCA Healthcare UK,
  • Consultant in Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Knee Reconstruction and Sports Medicine BMI Alexandra Hospital
  • ATLS Instructor – Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, July 2010
Education
  • CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, GMC, UK February 2011
  • FRCS (Tr & Orth), (Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK) May 2009
  • MRCS(Ed) (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK) January 2003
  • MBChB Degree (Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK) June 1999
  • Hip Primary and Revision Surgery Fellowship Wrightington Hospital, UK 2012
  • Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction Fellowship Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada 2011
  • Knee Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue Reconstruction Fellowship Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford 2011
Memberships
  • General Medical Council (GMC) 4637880
  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association
  • British Association for Surgery of the Knee
  • World Orthopaedic Concern
  • ICRS (International Cartilage Research Society)
  • SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
  • ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy)
  • ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)

Publications

  • Books
  • Fahad G. Attar & Talal Ibrahim (2011). ‘Succeeding in the FRCS T&O Part 1
  • Exam: MCQ Revision Questions in Trauma and Orthopaedics’, London, BPP Learning Media.
  • Original Papers
  • ‘A Patella Tendon Primary Reconstruction after Acute Intra-operative Injury during a Total Knee Arthroplasty’. Y. Turkistani, Y. Alghamdi, F Attar, F. Felemban. CPQ Orthopaedics (2021) 5:5 Case Report, August 2021
  • ‘Simultaneous peri-articular femoral osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty for treatment of osteoarthritis associated with a severe valgus deformity of >45° ’ F G Attar, M Drexler, N Reischl, D J Ng, J C Cameron. MOJ Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, July 2014
  • ‘Total knee arthroplasty in patients with excessive external tibial torsion >45° and patella instability – Surgical technique and long term follow up’ M. Drexler, T. Dwyer, M. Marmor, N. Reischl, F.G. Attar, J.C.Cameron. 2012 Nov pii: S0883-5403(12)00581-5. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.012. [Epub ahead of print]6
  • ‘Radiological Outcomes following simultaneous 1 st and 5 th metatarsal osteotomies’ M. Hadi, F. Attar, R. Shariff, G.S. Attar Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 59-61, December 2012
  • ‘Hip Conversion: Don’t Promise Too Much’ M. Drexler, N. Reischl, T. Dwyer, F.G. Attar, D.J. Ng, H. Cameron. Seminars in Arthroplasty, Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 176-178, September 2012.
  • ‘Comparison of cement pressurisation in flanged and unflanged acetabular cups’ F. Attar, R. Bhattacharya, S. Green, A. Port. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2012, 7:5
  • ‘Foot pressure comparison between hallux rigidus patients with normal asymptomatic matched individuals using pedobarograph: our early results’ M. Hadi, A. Alani, F. Attar, A. Adedepo, Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 13-15, June 2012
  • ‘The effect of Total Knee Arthroplasty on body mass index – a prospective study’ R. Shariff, F.G. Attar, M. Manickham, A. Wainwright, M. McNicholas. Journal Of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, Volume 15, Issue 2, December 2011
  • ‘How good are orthopaedic surgeons at assessing ECGs?’ R. Shariff, S.G. Attar, F.G. Attar. Journal Of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2010
  • ‘Does chevron osteotomy affect the blood supply to the first metatarsal head?’, R Shariff, F. Attar, S. Vinjamuri, R. Siddiqi, G. Attar, Acta Orthop. Belg. 2009, 75, 234-238.
  • ‘Survival analysis at 15 years of cemented Press-Fit Condylar Total Knee Arthroplasty’ Fahad G. Attar, Fu-Meng Khaw, Lorna M.G. Kirk, Paul J. Gregg, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 331-488, April 2008.
  • ‘Perioperative changes in the microcirculation in feet following foot and ankle surgery’, F. Attar, D. Machin, D. Selvan, R. Shariff, N.P. Geary. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Volume 46, Number 4, July/August 2007.
  • ‘Comparison of the caliper method and two dimensional computer software to measure polyethylene wear after total hip arthroplasty’, V. Kumar, F. Attar, P. Savvidis, J. Anderson. European Journal of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, Volume 16, Number 3/September, 2006.7
  • ‘Long term follow up of patients with Reginald’s osteotomy for hallux valgus’ F. Attar, U. Nagare, R. Asirvatham, (Accepted for publication by Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma & Rehabilitation, Feb 2012)

Areas of Expertise

  • Acl Reconstruction
  • Anterior Knee Pain
  • Arthroscopic ACL Ligament Reconstruction
  • Cartilage Restoration Procedures
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Hip Pain
  • Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Hyaluronic Acid Knee Injections
  • Knee Arthroscopic Procedures and Cartilage Operations
  • Knee Meniscal Transplants
  • Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Knee Pain
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Knee Resurfacing Procedures
  • MPFL Reconstruction
  • Multi-Ligament Knee Reconstructions
  • Patella Stabilisation
  • Patello-Femoral Instability / Dislocation
  • Patient-Specific Knee Replacements
  • Patient-Specific Total Knee Replacement
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
  • Revision Acl Reconstruction
  • Revision Knee Replacement
  • Sports Knee Injuries
  • Stem Cell Therapy
  • Trochleoplasty
  • Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
  • Young Adult Knee Arthritis

Accepted Insurances

Fahad Attar is working with most private medical insurers, please call to confirm coverage.

Locations

Alexandra Hospital

Mill Ln, SK8, Cheadle

European Scanning Centre Manchester

20, Bailey Ln, M90 4AN, Manchester Airport

Spire Cheshire Hospital

Fir Tree Cl, WA4, Warrington

The Highfield Hospital

Manchester Road, OL11 4LZ, Rochdale

Fees

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