Mr Rob Gleeson

Mr Gleeson grew up and was educated in Jersey, Channel Islands. He trained at University College London Medical School gaining a BSc in Anatomy in 1991 and qualified as a doctor in 1994. As a junior orthopaedic surgeon he worked in London and Bristol. He worked with a number of respected knee specialists during his training including Mr Jonathan Webb, Mr Jonathan Eldridge and Mr John Newman. To complete his specialist knee training, Mr Gleeson spent a year in Australia. He undertook a knee fellowship in Sydney with Dr Pinczweski, an internationally renowned soft tissue knee surgeon at the North Sydney Sports and Orthopaedic Medicine centre. Whilst in Australia, he undertook research on the long-term follow up of modern ACL reconstruction and assessment of a new bearing surface for total knee replacements. He has published research comparing fixed and mobile bearing uni-compartmental knee replacements. Mr Gleeson was delighted to take a consultant post in Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust upon his return from Australia, replacing a retiring knee surgeon at Gloucester Royal Hospital in 2006.

Specialist knee surgeon with an interest in treating sportsmen and women with all knee injuries or chronic complaints. Meniscus tears, ACL injuries, knee ligament sprains, tendon injuries, patellofemoral pain, hip arthritis, knee arthritis. Keen interest in osteotomy surgery to prevent osteoarthritis. Partial knee replacement. Total knee replacement. Patient specific instruments for TKR. REVISION total knee replacement. Total hip replacement.