Simon Thompson
Simon Thompson is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee and sports procedures. He has won multiple awards including the 2014 Norman Capener Award from the Royal College of Surgeons England
Medbelle position | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | |
Titles | MD (Res) FRCS (Tr & Orth) MSc, CCBST, MRCS, MBBS, BSc | |
Specialisation | Knee & Sports Injuries | |
Experience | 20 years | |
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Summary
Simon Thompson is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee and sports injury procedures. He has years of experience and is widely published in medical journals, winning awards for his research. Alongside his private practice and NHS positions, he has medically represented professional rugby and premiership level football teams and is also a reviewer of the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Mr Thompson’s passion for sport can be seen in his work both in practice and in research, and he is a member of multiple international sports trauma associations. His expertise is world-renowned and he is sort after for high profile athletes including sports injuries in gold medal Olympians. Patients describe him as professional, driven and approachable.
Positions
- Consultant Knee Surgeon & Senior Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Education
- MD (Res) Imperial College London, 2014
- FRCS(Tr&Orth) Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2012
- MRCS(Eng) Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2005
- MSc in Surgical Technology and Orthopaedics, Imperial College London, 2005
- MBBS Imperial College London, 2002
- BSc(Hons) Imperial College London, 2000
Awards and achievements
- Gold Medal James Joyce Award, ISAKOS Lyon, June 2015
- Norman Capener Award, Royal College of Surgeons England, Nov 2014
- HCA International Foundation Award, Research Award, Oct 2014
- Ethicon Fellowship Award, Royal College of Surgeons England, June 2014
- Zimmer Adult Reconstructive Fellowship Award Royal College of Surgeons – British Orthopaedic Association, Feb 2013
Professional memberships
- FRCS, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- British Association of Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Medical Defence Union (MDU)
- The Australian Knee Society (AKS)
- European Society of Sports, Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
- The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedics Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Specialist Surgical Interests
- Knee surgery
- Sports injuries
- Arthroscopic knee surgery
- Meniscal injuries and repair
- Ligament injuries and repair
- ACL reconstruction
- Complex ligament surgery
- Knee replacement surgery
- Paediatric knee Injuries
- Hamstring related injuries including proximal hamstring
- Bone preservation surgery
- Osteotomy
- Revision ACL with accelerated bone grafting
Location
Medbelle Orthopaedics | Kingston-upon-Thames
New Victoria Hospital
184 Coombe Lane West
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 7EG
