Rafik Yassa
Rafik Yassa is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee conditions and procedures. His training includes completing the prestigious A-O Fellowship in Germany.
| Medbelle position | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | |
| Titles | MBBCH, MSc, MRCS, FRCS(Tr&Orth) | |
| Specialisation | Hip and Knee | |
| Experience | 14 years | |
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Summary
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.
Positions
- 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)
Education
- 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
Awards and achievements
- 2016 TLA Medicolegal Prize at British Trauma Society Meeting
Professional memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC) 7057529
- British Medical Association BMA
Specialist surgical interests
- Joint replacement
- Total hip replacement
- Partial Knee Replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Robotic-assisted Knee Replacement
- Knee surgery
- Anterior Cruciate ligament Reconstruction
- Arthroscopy(Key hole surgery)
- Cartilage surgery
- Patellofemoral stabilisation procedures
- Multiligament Reconstruction Surgery of the Knee
- Joint Preservation Surgery(Osteotomy)
- Joint injections
- Trauma surgery
Locations
Ramsay Oaklands Hospital
I B H Oaklands Hospital
19 Lancaster Rd
Salford
M6 8AQ
Manchester Royal Infirmiry
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9WL
Circle Alexandra Hospital
Mill Lane
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 2PX
Circle Highfield Hospital
Manchester Rd
Rochdale
OL11 4LZ
