Sports injuries, knee surgery, foot and ankle surgery
Personal Profile
Mr Sanchez-Ballester is a lead Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in St Helens, Mersey & West Lancs Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He specialises in lower limb foot and ankle treatment, as well as knee surgery, trauma surgery and osteoarthritis.
He trained in medicine at Barcelona’s Universidad Autonoma before relocating to the UK to complete his postgraduate studies in London and Manchester. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1998 and of intercollegiate Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2003. He has gained a wealth of clinical experience through his many years work at St Helens and Whiston hospitals, as both a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and the Clinical Director of the Trauma and Orthopaedic department, a position which he held from 2013 till 2020.
Alongside his surgical and clinical commitments, he holds several senior positions in medical education, including as a member the examiners panel of the Intercollegiate speciality examination in trauma and orthopaedics UK and International and as an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Edge Hill and Liverpool.
He is involved in developing and running academic programs for medical students, doctors and surgeons in training.
Throughout his career he has lectured nationally and internationally on “Foot & Ankle, Knee” pathologies, and he has published widely in medical journals. He is also a member of national and international professional organisations.
Mr Sanchez-Ballester strongly believes in offering complete multidisciplinary ‘foot, ankle and knee’ treatment and he works with a dedicated team of Rheumatologists, Diabetologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and orthotists at Fairfield Independent Hospital in St Helens and Whiston hospitals.
He has developed close links when referring therapists and clinicians, ensuring that their patients get the highest standard of care.
Current NHS/University Posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust
Clinical interests
Bunion surgery
Arthroplasty
Ankle and knee arthroscopy
Ankle arthrodesis
Achilles Tendon
Plantar fasciitis
Toe deformities
Ankle arthritis
Knee replacement
Ankle instability
Flat foot deformities
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS)
British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
Treatments offered
Foot and Ankle
Achilles Tendinopathy
Achilles Tendon Repair
Ankle Fusion
Ankle Instability
Ankle Osteoarthritis
Ankle Pain
Ankle Surgery and Ankle Arthroscopy
Bone Spurs
Bunion Surgery
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy ESWT
Foot fusion surgery
Foot Surgery
Foot Surgery for Toe Problems
Lesser Toe Deformities Claw and Hammer Toes
Metatarsalgia
Repair Of Tibialis Posterior Tendon
Rheumatoid Foot Reconstruction For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Toe Deformity Correction
Toe Osteoarthritis Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint
Knee
Knee arthritis
Knee arthroscopy
Knee bursitis
Knee meniscal tear
Knee pain
Knee replacement surgery
Knee tendonitis
Plica syndrome
Sports injuries
Compartment pressure testing
Fractures
Knee pain from sport
Lateral ankle ligament injury
Soft tissue injuries
Sports injuries
Treatment for sports injuries
Website
www.bone-surgeon.co.uk