Mr Henry Atkinson

About Mr Henry Atkinson

Mr Henry Atkinson is one of London's most reputable orthopaedic surgeons. He specialises in sports injuries of the lower limb, biological treatments, and hip, knee, foot and ankle reconstructive and replacement surgery. He practises at a number of prominent clinics around the capital such as the London Sports Orthopaedics. He is the Divisional Director for Surgery and Cancer Services at his NHS base, North Middlesex University Hospital, a partner to the Royal Free Hospital. Henry qualified in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in July 1998, and completed basic surgical training in Edinburgh on the South-East of Scotland BST rotation; attaining the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) in 2001. He became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2006, and completed his Specialist Registrar training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Imperial College North West Thames rotation in July 2008. His UK Orthopaedic training has included periods at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, Central Middlesex Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, The Hillingdon Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Henry was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at North Middlesex University hospital in September 2009. He was the hospital Trauma Director until 2012, the Clinical Director for Surgery and Orthopaedics in 2015 and 2016, Clinical Director for Surgical Services 2016 and 2017, and then the Divisional Director for Surgery, Cancer Services and Associated Specialities between 2017 and 2019. He was the Medical Advisory Committee Chairman at The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals between 2018 and 2021. He now holds several strategic roles within the North Central London ICB. He is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, and is the Clinical Chair at the Circle Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals. Special interests Sports injuries of the lower limb and internal bracing techniques Knee arthroscopy, Meniscal repairs, Meniscus transplants, Cartilage grafting ACL and augmented ligament reconstruction surgery, Revision ACL surgery Hip and knee joint replacement surgery, Custom patient-specific implants, Revision joint replacement surgery Foot and ankle surgery, bunion and failed bunion surgery Shockwave therapy Specialist Fellowships During the first half of 2008 Henry undertook a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the University of Toronto, St Michaels Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, working with Dr Tim Daniels. He gained Fellowship training in: Sports injuries of the foot and ankle Bunion surgery Forefoot reconstruction Complex hindfoot deformity Diabetic foot management Total ankle replacement Henry then undertook a 12-month Sports Medicine and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at SportsMed SA, in Adelaide, Australia, working with Drs Greg Keene, Roger Oakeshott and David Martin. Henry gained Fellowship training in: Sports injuries of the knee, hip and ankle Arthroscopic and minimally invasive sports medicine surgery Ligament reconstruction, Meniscal surgery and soft-tissue reconstruction Hip and knee primary and Revision replacement surgery Computer navigation surgery Henry undertook a four-month Trauma Surgical Elective in Belgrade, Serbia in 1997 where he was first exposed to major trauma patients and the consequences of the civil war. He worked with Drs from the Clinical Centre for Serbia, the VMA Military Hospital in Belgrade, The Special Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Banjica in Belgrade, and The Institute of Medicine at Sremska Kamenica, Novi Sad, Serbia. He has regularly visited Belgrade since that time and in 2009 underwent further specialist trauma fellowship training before taking up his consultant post back in the UK. Complex orthopaedic trauma surgery Lower limb deformity and limb reconstruction Circular frame fixation During his surgical elective Henry established good links with the Belgrade Medical School and the University Hospitals, which continue to this day. Over a decade of conflict and economic sanctions placed an enormous strain on a previously robust public healthcare system, and witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of civil war strengthened his desire to support the medical community there. Apart from lecturing at the medical faculty, senior staff regularly asked him for guidance and assistance in promoting quality research. He is proud that even at a distance, and in subjects not directly related to his speciality, that he has been able to share these ideals and important developments with the wider medical community. Henry is committed to excellence in patient care and believes that research, development and audit are important components to the promotion of high-quality healthcare in the UK. Henry was awarded an NHS Clinical Excellence Award in both 2012 and 2018 for the work he has done at North Middlesex Hospital. Clinical Excellence Awards are given to recognise and reward the exceptional contribution of NHS consultants, over and above that normally expected in a job, to the values and goals of the NHS and to patient care. He was listed in the Tatler Best Doctors Guide 2013, as one of Britain’s top 250 Doctors. He has achieved the “I Want Great Care” Certificate of Excellence in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Publications Henry has a keen interest in his own research and medical education. In recent years Henry has assisted in the publication of many scientific papers in a variety of subject areas. He has been involved in the design and overseeing of studies, ensuring appropriate use of statistical tools and interpretation of results, and has gained invaluable experience as a supervisor, reviewer and editor of medical literature. He has published over 90 original scientific journal articles, and has over 200 other publications. Henry is also dedicated to passing on his expertise, serving as a Visiting Professor at Belgrade Medical School, Assistant Professor at St George's University and a Clinical lecturer at London Metropolitan University and Queen Mary University London (QMUL). He is President of the Orthopaedic World Literature Society (OWLS) and Journal Reviewer or Journal Editor for: New England Journal of Medicine British Medical Journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders The Annals of Surgery The Knee The British Journal of Sports Medicine Elite Reviewer for the Journal of ISAKOS (JISAKOS) Nature The World Journal of Orthopaedics The Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery and Research British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research Collegium Anthropologicum WebMedCentral Traffic Injury Prevention Journal International Orthopaedics The World Journal of Clinical Cases Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Advances in Therapy Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Progress in Orthopaedic Science Biomaterials Journal of Clinical Medicine International Journal of Environmental Research Public Health and Applied Sciences. and many more!