Charles Willis-Owen: Knee and Sports Specialist in Poole and Bournemouth

Training and experience

Charles graduated in medicine from Oxford University in 2000. He undertook his specialist orthopaedic training on the prestigious North West Thames training rotation. In his spare time, he also qualified in Sports and Exercise and Sports Psychology, becoming triple-qualified in orthopaedic surgery, sports medicine and sports psychology.

During his specialist training, Charles was awarded a fellowship at Sportsmed SA, South Australia’s leading sports clinic, which gave him the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s best sports knee and hip surgeons.

Charles was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in 2011, working initially at the major trauma unit at St Mary’s Hospital in Central London and then for four years in South East London. Having developed his skills and reputation in the capital, he relocated with his young family to Dorset.

Charles is passionate about all forms of sport. He has represented Great Britain in the cycling World Championships, competed at international elite level for marathon running and rowed at Oxford University amongst other achievements. This unique experience coupled with his unique training has provided him with a deep understanding of the challenges that athletes and active people of all abilities face and the frustration that injury can cause.

Treatments

Charles is committed to helping patients from all walks of life to continue with their chosen sports or pastime and to reach their full potential, and you don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from his expert attention. Charles offers an extensive range of cutting-edge treatment options:

• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with ALL reconstruction
• Arthroscopic (keyhole) knee surgery
• Cartilage regeneration with stem cell based treatment
• Computer-designed patient-specific instruments for perfect knee replacements
• High performance Knee replacement, for an active lifestyle
• Partial knee replacement / Knee resurfacing
• Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery
• Shockwave therapy for overuse injuries
• Therapeutic injections including biological injection therapy

Consultation

Charles is available for consultation at Nuffield Health Bournemouth on Thursday mornings, The Bournemouth Private Clinic on Thursday evenings and BMI The Harbour Hospital in Poole on Friday mornings. He gives direct advice by email so if you’re unsure if he is the right man for the job, just ask him.

Self-pay

Charles specialises in seeing self-funded patients and works with the hospitals to offer cost-effective fixed price surgery packages. No referral is necessary, just get in touch.

New consultation fee: £275 (£260 if paid on the day)

Follow up consultation fee: £175 (£160 if paid on the day)

Research interests

Charles has played an active role in clinical research and academia throughout his career. He has published over 40 papers and has presented at international scientific meetings. His current interest is in speeding up recovery by protecting and perfecting sleep.

Charles acts as an advisor to the orthopaedic industry and is currently developing his own surgical device. He has been advising on the development of new robotic surgery technology.

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