Mr Jordi Sanchez-Ballester

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

LMS FRCSeD FRCS Orth

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