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Anil Gambhir : Consultant in Hip and Knee Surgery, Lancashire

Anil Gambhir - Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon

An orthopaedic surgeon offering private knee and hip replacement in Bolton and Wigan, Lancashire

Anil Gambhir qualified from the University of Manchester in 1991, and currently holds an NHS Consultant post at the Wrightington Hospital for joint disease. He undertook his specialist training in the North West of England and has a strong academic background, having been awarded an academic fellowship by the University of Manchester and travelling fellowships by the British Orthopaedic Association to Europe and North America. He has recently been awarded the British Hip Society travelling fellowship to the United States.

He is committed to musculoskeletal research and has taken out two periods of full time research. His main research interest is infection and arthroplasty and he is a member of the Bone Infection Group Manchester (BIGMAN). This is a multi disciplinary research group based at the University of Manchester focusing on research relating to Orthopaedics and infection. The group was founded in 1996 and remains active to the present date.

In conjunction with Wrightington Hospital and Depuy CMW he was able to investigate the microbiology of the infected total hip replacement and look at the corresponding sensitivity profiles of the various antibiotics. With this data he analysed mechanical and elutional properties of additional antibiotics in bone cement.

Treatments offered

Hip replacement
Primary and revision hip replacement
Minimally invasive hip replacement
Hip resurfacing
Knee arthroscopy
Knee replacement
Primary and revision knee replacement
Uni-compartmental knee replacement
Computer assisted surgery

Contact details for private treatment

BMI Beaumont Hospital Old Hall Clough, Chorley New Road, Lostock Bolton Lancashire BL6 4LA Carol Platt (Private): 01257-256477 (Mobile: 07733-062680)	Fairfield Fairfield Hospital Crank St Helens Merseyside WA11 7RS 01744 739311

Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP Carol Platt (Private): 01257-256477 Mobile: 07733-062680)	Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan Lancashire WN1 2NN Lorraine Hamner (Wigan): Telephone number 01942-822255