Matthew Solan
Matthew Solan is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle disorders and sports injuries. He graduated from St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School and completed his specialist orthopaedic training in the South Thames region.
| Medbelle position | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | |
| Titles | MB BS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRCS (Eng) | |
| Specialisation | Foot & Ankle Conditions and Procedures | |
| Experience | 30 years |
Summary
Matthew Solan, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, specialises in foot and ankle disorders, sports injuries, and orthopaedic trauma. He trained at St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School and completed fellowships in Dublin, South Africa, and the USA. Mr Solan pioneered Cartiva surgery for painful big toes and established the UK's first ‘One-Stop’ clinic for heel and ankle problems. He has published extensively on foot and ankle surgery.
Positions
- Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- London Foot and Ankle Centre, Bupa Cromwell Hospital
- Wimbledon Clinics, Parkside Aspen Hospital
- Visiting Professor, London South Bank University
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Surrey
- Program Director, Kent Surrey and Sussex deanery
Education
- Foot and Ankle Fellowship Cappagh Hospital and Temple St Children's Hospital, Dublin, 2003
- FRCS(Tr&Orth) Intercollegiate board, 2001
- Orthopaedic Research Fellowship John's Hopkins and Maryland Universities, Baltimore, USA, 2000
- FRCS (Eng) Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1996
- MB BS St Thomas’s Hospital Medical, 1992
Professional memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC number): 3665163
- Training Program Director Kent Surrey and Sussex deanery 2014
- British Foot and Ankle Society (Chair of scientific Committee 2012-17)
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS)
Treatments
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Hemiarthroplasty
- Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
- Chondroplasty
- Fusion of big toe
- Forefoot reconstructive surgery
- Ankle ligament repair
- Flat foot correction
- Bone Graft
- Toe surgery
- Achilles repair or reconstruction
- Amputations
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Cartilage reconstruction
- Ankle fusion
- Cheilectomy
- Hallux Valgus Surgery
- Ankle replacement
- Shockwave
Conditions
- ankle injuries
- foot injuries
- achilles tendon
- plantar fasciitis
- bunions
- hammer toes
- Morton's neuroma
- metatarsalgia
- shockwave
- arthritis
- mallet toe
- fracture;
- flat-foot
- hallux rigidus
Locations
OneWelbeck
1 Welbeck Street
London
W1G 0AR
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth
60 Grove End Road
London
NW8 9NH
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Harvey Road
Guildford
GU1 3LX
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Stirling Road
Guildford
GU2 7RF
Cromwell Hospital
164-178 Cromwell Road
London
SW5 0TU
Fortius Clinic Wimbledon
22 Worple Road
Wimbledon
SW19 4DD
Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital
53 Parkside
London
SW19 5NX
