Mr Tony Greer

I have been a Consultant hip and knee surgeon since 2005. When operating the most common procedures I carry out are hip and knee replacements (or re-doing them if they wear out) or performing keyhole type operations on hips or knees to repair cartilage or reconstruct ligaments such as the cruciate in the knee. On average I carry out around 100 hip and knee replacements per year which is well above average. I keep up with modern techniques whilst not jumping on any bandwagons unless they have proved themselves first, in order to do the very best for my patients and above all avoid exposing them to harm. In recent years I have trained and become experienced in hip arthroscopy which is a developing and technically challenging way to treat some hip problems by a keyhole method.  I have trained in modern cartilage regeneration and ligament reconstruction techniques and am training in computer navigated knee replacements and robotic assisted surgery. I qualified in Medicine from Glasgow University in 1994 and moved to London in 1996 to University College Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital. During this time I passed the second postgraduate surgical exams and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. I decided on a career in trauma and orthopaedic surgery and won a place on the North Thames Higher Surgical Training Rotation. This is a six year program culminating in qualification as a fully trained Consultant Surgeon. During this time I worked in the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, The Royal London Hospital and several district hospitals in the East of England including Southend Hospital. As part of this Higher Surgical Training we have an opportunity to travel to other hospitals worldwide to gain as broad a range of experience as possible, exchange ideas and bring new techniques back to the UK. Having enjoyed my time at the Royal London Hospital I won a fellowship sponsored by the Australian Orthopaedic Association at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia where I worked in the State Regional Trauma Centre, furthering my experience in trauma, hip and knee surgery. During my final placement at the Royal London Hospital a Consultant job became available at Southend Hospital where I had enjoyed a rewarding year as a registrar.  In 2005 I was appointed as Consultant Surgeon at Southend Hospital with a special interest in sports injuries, hip and knee problems, arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery and hip and knee replacement. I have been instrumental in developing services at Southend and introducing new techniques such as minimally invasive ligament repairs and reconstruction, joint replacements in younger patients, customised knee replacements and hip arthroscopy. In recent years I have become Clinical Lead or the Orthopaedic Unit at Southend Hospital and the Medical Advisory Committee Chair at the Spire Welleseley Hospital.

- Hip and knee surgery - Hip replacement (primary and revision) - Knee replacement (primary and revision) - Partial joint replacement - Computer navigated and robotic surgery - Soft tissue injuries of the knee and hip- cartilage, ligaments - Knee and hip keyhole surgery- cruciate reconstruction, labral repair, meniscal repair - Platelet rich plasma treatment - Patellar stabilisation for dislocation