Nik Bakti, an orthopaedic surgeon, graduated from Guys', Kings', and St Thomas' Medical School in London in 2008. He received further training in Oxford and Kent, earning a Masters in Orthopaedics from the University of Sussex. With a fellowship in Perth, Western Australia, Nik specialised in shoulder and sports orthopaedic surgery. He's passionate about using emerging technology to ensure excellent patient outcomes. Nik works at The Spencer Wing and Darent Valley Hospital, and serves as a Visiting Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University.

• Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford
• Co-Founder and Faculty at MediOS
• Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust Trauma Lead, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford
• Visiting Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University

• MSc Orthopaedics University of Brighton, 2019
• FRCS Royal College of Surgeons England, 2018
• MRCS Royal College of Surgeons England, 2011
• MBBS King’s College London Medical School, 2008

• Muhammed AR, Abjuras L, Yusuf K, Masood Q, Dutta A, Flood C, Bakti N, Singh B. Cemented or uncemented humerus fixation in shoulder arthroplasty? - A narrative review of the current literature. J Orthop. Jul 2023
• Faria G, Flood C, Muhammed AR, Narang A, Massod Q, Bakti N, Singh B. Prosthetic joint infection of the shoulder: A review of the recent literature. J Orthop. Dec 2022
• Amazon F, Uthraraj NS, Bakti N. Lessons From a Near-Peer Junior Doctor Teaching Program in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Cureus. Nov 2022
• Abdelwahab A, Ahuja N, Iyengar K, Jain V, Bakti N, Singh B. Traumatic rotator cuff tears - current concepts in diagnosis & management. J Clin Orthop Trauma. Jul 2021
• Dutta A, Crate G, Bakti N, Nicholl J. Management of scaphoid fractures with CT scanning and virtual fracture clinic pathway reduces need for face-to-face clinic appointments. Ann R Coll Surge Engl. Apr 2021
• Dutta A, Jayasinghe G, Deore S, Wahed K, Bhan K, Bakti N, Singh B. Dupuytren’s Contracture - Current Concepts. J Clin Orthop Trauma. Apr 2020
• Phadke A, Bakti N, Bawale R, Singh B. Current concepts in management of ACJ injuries. J Clin Orthop Trauma. Jun 2019
• Antonios T, Bakti N, Nzeako O, Mohanlal P, Singh B. Outcomes following fixation for proximal humerus fractures J Clin Orthop Trauma. June 2019
• Khoriaty AA, Antonios T, Bakti N, Mohanlal P, Singh B. Outcomes following non operative management for proximal humerus fractures. J Clin Orthop Trauma. June 2019
• 2019 Bakti N, Antonios T, Phadke A, Singh B. Early versus delayed mobilisation following rotator cuff repair. J Clin Orthop Trauma. April 2019
• Bakti N, Bhat M, Gulihar A, Prasad V, Singh B. Subacromial balloon interposition arthroplasty for the management of irreparable rotator cuff tears: Five-year results. The Open Orthopaedics Journal. March 2019
• Phadke A, Singh B, Bakti N. Role of platelet rich plasma in rotator cuff tendinopathy - clinical application and review of literature. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedic and Trauma. October 2018
• Nzeako O, Bakti N, Bawale R, Singh B. Bone block procedures for glenohumeral joint instability. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. October 2018
• Singh B, Bakti N, Gulihar A. Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. Sept 2017
• Sehjal R, Bakti N, Goddard R. The effect of the anaesthetic screening drape on vertical laminar airflow. Journal of Hospital Infection. April 2017
• Bakti N, Williamson M, Sehjal R, Thilagarajah M. The use of Microsoft Excel as an electronic database for handover and coordination of trauma patients in a district general hospital. BMJ Innovations. June 2017
• Bakti N, Singh B. Diagnosis and management of superior labral (SLAP) tears of the shoulder: A Review article. Acta of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. May 2017
• Bakti N, Cubitt J. Use of a template to improve placement of solar splints on an injured hand. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England. April 2014
• Yueyang L, Bakti N, Chennagiri R. Tip apex distance and distance to subchondral bone in dynamic hip screws. International Journal of Surgery. Oct 2013
• Bakti N, Hussain AZ, El-Hasani S. Rare complication of appendicitis: Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. International Surgical Journal of Case Reports. Dec 2011
• Pantling A, Bakti N, Clark J. Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Right Iliac Fossa Pain; Would You Want Your Normal Appendix to be Removed? International Journal of Surgery. Dec 2010