Mr. Peter Birch
Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics
MB BS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Qualified Newcastle, 1989
Mr. Birch is an Orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in Knee surgery.
Undergraduate Training
Qualified University of Newcastle upon Tyne, (MBBS) 1989
Postgraduate Training
Nottingham Surgical Rotation, FRCS(Eng) 1994
Research for Thesis, Sheffield 1994-5
Specialist Orthopaedic Training, Mid-Trent Orthopaedic Rotation (Nottingham)
Intercollegiate Exam in Orthopaedics and Trauma (FRCS Tr&Orth) 2003
CCST 2003
Prizes & Fellowships
Royal College of Surgeons of England Penrose-May Prize (1993)
British Orthopaedic Association recognised Specialist Fellowship in Knee Surgery under Mr Ian Forster in Nottingham, and Mr Tim Wilton in Derby. (2003-2004)
Malkin Prize Travelling Fellowships (2001 and 2004).
The first to Gothenburg, Sweden. This was under Henrich Malchau and Mats Brittberg looking at the role of Autologous Cartilage Implantation (ACI), The Swedish Joint Registry and prosthesis design.
The second Travelling Fellowship was to the USA, under Kelly Vince MD (Los Angeles), Richard Berger MD(Chicago) and Donald Reilly MD (Boston). This was to expand his knowledge and skills in minimally invasive and revision knee replacements, and computer aided surgery.
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Clinics with Mr. Birch are held at: -
Cheltenham General Hospital
• Reception 0300 422 3147
• Secretary 0300 422 5584
Outpatient Booking Office 0300 422 5991
Inpatient and Day Case Services
Mr. Birch and his team operate at: -
Cheltenham General Hospital
• Admission Secretary 0300 422 4930
Consultant Timetable
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Location
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Outpatients
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Inpatients & Day Cases
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Cheltenham General
Sandford Road
Cheltenham |
Orthopaedic Outpatients
Thursday pm (Weeks 1, 3 & 5)
Fracture Clinic
Wednesday am |
Alstone & Montpellier Wards
Tuesday all day |
All sessions are weekly unless otherwise stated.
Conditions Treated
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Procedures Performed
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A variety of conditions, including: -
• Acute Knee Ligament and Cartilage Injury Service
• Soft tissue knee injuries
• Anterior Knee Pain
• Hip Arthritis
• Sports Injuries
• Plantar fasciitis
• Hallux Valgus, Hallux Rigidus and lesser toe deformity
• Tennis/Golfers elbow
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
• Shoulder pain
• Trigger Finger / Thumb
• Trauma- Management of complex fractures
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A full range of Orthopaedic Procedures, including: -
• Assessment and management of early arthritis of the knee
• Assessment for Autologous Cartilage Implantation
• Viscosupplementation for early arthritis of the knee
• Arthroscopic Knee Surgery (Including Meniscal repair, Menisectomy, Microfracture)
• Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction
• Osteochondral grafting, (e.g. Mosaicplasty)
• Patella resurfacing and osteotomy
• Patella Realignment procedures for anterior knee pain
• Periarticular Osteotomy of the Knee
• Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement (Primary, Complex Primary and Revision surgery)
• Total Hip Replacement
• Great and Lesser Toe Surgery (Bunions, Fusions etc)
• Tennis/Golfers Elbow Surgery
• Ulnar Nerve Decompression / Transposition
• Carpal Tunnel Decompression
• Trigger Finger Release
• Fracture Fixation
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