Rafik Yassa is a highly experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee procedures. Mr Yassa has led innovation and the introduction of new services related to Trauma and Knee surgery at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. In addition to his busy clinical and surgical practice, he is also active in research, with numerous publications to his name. He has also undertaken national and international presentations on knee surgery and trauma. Furthermore, he has been selected to develop the Paediatric Knee Service at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital RMCH. Patients describe him as calm, dependable and professional.

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust since December 2019.
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Oaklands Hospital Manchester
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alexandra Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Highfield Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at MFT (Manchester Royal Infirmary)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, Edge Hill University, UK 2016
• M.Sc. in Trauma and Orthopaedics Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt 2002
• MRCS (Royal College of Surgeons England) Royal College of Surgeons England 2008
• QUESP (Qualified Educational & Clinical Supervisor Program), Deanery, UK 2013
• Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership Edge Hill University, UK 2018
• FRCS (Tr&Orth) FRCS (Tr&Orth) Royal College of Surgeons 2018
• Honorary Pelvic and Acetabular Fellowship Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 2020
• A-O Fellowship Krankenhaus der Barmerzigen Brüder, Germany. 2007
• Charnley Latta Travelling Knee Fellowship Dr. David Dejour, LyonOrthoClinic, Lyon, France 2019
• Post CCT DePuy Knee Fellowship York Teaching Hospital 2019

• General Medical Council (GMC) 7057529
• British Medical Association BMA

• 2022 Total fibula dislocation: A rare variant of a Bosworth fracture-dislocation injury Moez Zeiton , Rafik Yassa, Haris Naseem. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101920
• 2021 Perioperative administration of tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery (The PATHS study): national audit of current practice AJ Berg, T Naylor, DS Johnson, PATHS study collaborators Ann R Coll Surg Engl.
• 2020 Complications following Suture Button Use for Femoral Graft Fixation in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review R. Yassa, J. Adams, C. P. Charalambos The Journal of Knee Surgery
• 2018 Hallux Interphalangeus Angle: Reliability Of Radiological Assessments Ihab Hujazi, Rafik Yassa, Hannah Sevenoaks, Mahdi Khalfaoui, Jim Barrie Foot and Ankle Surgery PMID: 30321956 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2018.03.005
• 2017 Management of anticoagulation in hip fractures.A pragmatic approach Rafik Yassa, Mahdi Khalfaoui, Ihab Hujazi, Hannah Sevenoaks, and Paul Dunkow EFORT Open Rev. 2017 Sep; 2(9): 394–402. PMCID: PMC5644423 DOI:10.1302/2058-5241.2.160083
• 2017 Litigation related to casting in Orthopaedics: An analysis of claims against the NHS in England Jamie A’Courta, Rafik Yassa, Charalambos P. Charalambos Injury, Int. J. Care Injury (2017). PMID: 28442205 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.04.037
• 2017 Pre-operative urinary tract infection: Is it a risk factor for early surgical site Infection in hip fracture Surgery? (A retrospective analysis) Rafik Yassa, Mahdi Y Khalfaoui, Karunakar Veravalli, D Alun Evans Journal of Royal Society Of Medicine Open 2017. PMCID:PMC5347269 DOI:10.1177/2054270416675083
• 2016 Are “Patellofemoral Symptoms” Truly Related to the Patellofemoral Joint? Rafik Yassa, Mahdi Khalfaoui, Andrew Davies Knee Surg Relat Res.2016 Mar;28(1):68-74. PMID: 26955615 PMCID: PMC4779808 DOI: 10.5792/ksrr.2016.28.1.68
• 2015 Crystal Arthropathy following Knee Arthroplasty: A Review of the Literature Mahdi Y Khalfaoui, Rafik Yassa Int Journal of Orthopaedics 2015 October 23 2(5): 411-417 (Featured Article)