Mr Graham Walsh

Mr Graham Walsh trained at the prestigious University College Medical School in London before moving back to his native Yorkshire to carry out his surgical training. He carried out both his basic and higher surgical training on the Leeds rotation, working with many of the region’s best orthopaedic trainers. His training led him to develop a strong interest in Knee Surgery and he went on to complete a fellowship in Knee Surgery in York, where he developed a specialist interest in knee solutions for young patients with arthritis. In 2009 he was appointed a Consultant Knee Surgeon at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust with a specialist interest in Revision Knee Surgery. Mr Walsh offers all aspects of knee surgery including Knee replacement, Revision Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports injury treatments. He also offers solutions for knee instability.  Within his NHS role he has now been appointed an Associate Medical Director where he has senior leadership responsibilities at the trust. At the BMI Huddersfield he has also been appointed the Clinical Chair where he works along side the Executive Director to help shape the future direction of the hospital. As well as his clinical interest Mr Walsh is a strong advocate for the use of technology in healthcare seeing it as an enabler to improve patient care. He was therefore appointed to the role of the Chief Clinical Information Officer at the trust, one of the most digitally innovative in the country. This has allowed him to work to improve patient pathways and access to healthcare using technology, something which he also brings to the BMI Huddersfield.  As part of the role he has developed a truly unique Digital Day Case Knee Pathway. He has received national recognition for his work and recently has been awarded. • Healthcare Transformation Awards 2019- Highly Commended for `Digital day case knee pathway. • Excellence in Supply Awards 2019- Shortlisted. • Health Tech News Award 2020- Most Promising Pilot- for Digital day case knees. • HSJ Awards 2020- Highly Commended for Digitising Patient Services Initiative. • NHS Parliamentary Awards Nomination 2020. Mr Walsh’s main interests lie in the tailored treatments of arthritis in both the younger and older patients. Offering a bespoke service to fit the right solution to the right patient. He offers a comprehensive treatment regime including both operative and non-operative options. These range from therapy input to a selection of joint injections through to surgery. As well as primary knee surgery he also offers a comprehensive revision knee practice. He often receives referrals from other surgeons and other hospitals to manage those knees where the surgery has not gone to plan. Often the patient is suffering from chronic pain or instability problems with their knee replacement. The problem knee replacement does not always require major revision surgery, but Mr Walsh is skilled in identifying and rectifying the problem. 

Knee replacement surgery Revision knee surgery Partial knee replacements including medial, lateral, patello-femoral and bi-condylar replacements Knee arthroscopy Sports injuries Solutions for knee arthritis in the young TruMatch® Complex primary knees and revisions Knee Injections Non-operative solutions to knee problems Digital recovery pathways Day Case Arthroplasty