Consultants

Mr Alun John
Mr Stephen Jones
Mr Khitish Mohanty
Mr Phill Thomas

Mr Alun John

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and hip specialist
MB BS, FRCS, FRCS (Tr and Orth)

Alun John is a consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. Alun specialises in all aspects of hip surgery and has a particular interest in hip joint replacement. His hip consultant work involves both primary and revision hip replacement and also hip resurfacing procedures.

Throughout his time in Cardiff, Alun John has developed an interest in hip arthroscopy which is useful for removing loose bodies and dealing with defects of the hip joint surface and surrounding soft tissues of the hip. He also performs total knee replacements.

At undergraduate level, Alun trained at St Bartholomew’s Medical School, London. He undertook training in Orthopaedics on the All Wales Orthopaedic Rotation. Between 1999 and 2000 he completed post-graduate fellowships in adult reconstructive surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane and at the Mater Hospital, Sydney before moving to Cardiff where he is generally recognised as an eminent hip specialist.

Hip MOT Clinic: In addition to his regular clinics at Vale Healthcare, Alun also runs the specialist
Hip MOT Clinic at Vale Healthcare's Cardiff Bay Clinic. This clinic is for patients that have already undergone hip replacement operations and that require follow up appointments ensuring the best possible outcome for their new hip.

Mr Stephen Jones

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Hip specialist

As a specialist hip surgeon my practice involves purely the assessment and management of all aspects of hip pathology. I provide a comprehensive service from the management of sports and soft tissue hip injuries through to joint preserving hip surgery (hip arthroscopy & hip impingement surgery), conservative hip replacement (hip resurfacing & short stem hip replacement) together with a large volume practice in primary and revision hip replacement.

I qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff,  in 1995. My orthopaedic and trauma training was on the All Wales Higher Training Programme. My hip specialist training has been an accumulation of fellowships in the UK together with clinical visits throughout Europe and North America. This education continues with regular attendance both as a delegate and faculty member at national and international hip meetings. Most recently this has included instructional presentations by myself at the London Hip Meeting, European Hip Meeting and International Hip Resurfacing Meeting in the USA.

I am an active member of the British Hip Society. In addition to my surgical qualifications I hold an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering that has enabled me the knowledge and understanding to become closely involved with hip implant development and evaluation. My particular area of research interest is the management of hip instability, the use of large diameter metal bearings, outcome measurement and improvement in hip arthroplasty.

I am a keen educator and have a regular teaching commitment on both University and Royal College of Surgeons courses.

I look forward to meeting you,

Stephen Jones

Mr Khitish Mohanty

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Knee and Hip consultant
MBBS, FRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth), MSc, DNB (Orth), D-Orth

Khitish Mohanty specialises in complex trauma, knee and hip surgery. He has obtained fellowship level training in pelvic and hip socket surgery from Canada and higher training in lower limb arthroplasty from Oswestry. His special interest includes pregnancy related pelvic conditions, Sacroiliac joint disorders, hip resurfacing, partial and total knee replacements and complex traumatic conditions of the elbow.

Khitish routinely performs a high volume of knee and hip replacement procedures and knee arthroscopy treatments. Khitish Moharty performs computer guided hip resurfacing and open surgery for hip impingement. He also provides regional service for various conditions of pelvis and hip socket. Khitish is a specialist in complex limb trauma and deals with post traumatic conditions such as nonunion, malunion and joint stiffness.

Khitish Moharty is a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Cardiff and Vale Trust, working at both University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and Llandough Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. He carries out his private clinic practice from Vale Healthcare, Cardiff.

After completing basic surgical training in India, Khitish Moharty joined the All Wales Orthopaedic training programme and completed his training with a specialised fellowship at the University of Calgary, Canada. Apart from the surgical qualifications, Khitish holds an MSc degree in Orthopaedic Engineering.

Khitish is actively involved in training and teaching of surgeons and regularly teaches in the AO and ATLS courses. He also lectures in national and international meetings. Khitish is a faculty member of post graduate masters courses in Orthopaedics and Trauma. Khitish publishes regularly in peer reviewed journals and has recently written a book chapter in the Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma.

For more information on Khitish's private practice, visit www.kmohanty.co.uk/

Mr Phill Thomas

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - specialist hip consultant
MB BS FRCS (Orth & Tr)
Phill Thomas, a recognised hip specialist, is Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Honorary University Lecturer at the University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, South Wales.
 
Phill specialises in paediatric and adult hip disorders. This ranges from babies born with hip problems through to the elderly with hip arthritis. As a result of his paediatric hip interest, he specialises in young adult hip disorders, many of which are a consequence of childhood hip problems.
 
Phill Thomas has expertise in treating elite and professionals athletes with hip problems and is the orthopaedic surgeon for the Llanelli Scarlets rugby team. He is also orthopaedic surgeon to the senior Wales rugby team. He works closely with a multidisciplinary team in this highly specialist role.
 
Phill is trained to offer the vast majority of hip surgery procedures including hip arthroscopy, hip osteotomy, minimally invasive hip replacement, hip resurfacing and traditional hip replacement. He utilises the most up to date techniques and materials as many of his patients requiring hip surgery are younger than average. Phill believes strongly that the patient should be well informed and involved in their hip treatment. By being part of the decision making about whether hip surgery is needed and if so what type, the patient becomes part of the team, making informed choices for themselves at every stage of their hip treatment.
 
Phill Thomas trained to be a doctor at St Thomas’s Hospital, London. He did his orthopaedic training in South Wales and his fellowship at a world recognised specialist centre in Toronto, Canada. He currently works at University Hospital Wales in Cardiff, LLandough hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan and Vale Healthcare. His duties involve teaching medical students and training the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons and hip specialists. He has an active research interest with numerous publications in peer review journals. His main area of research interest is Perthes disease of the hip. He is an active member of numerous orthopaedic societies including The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The British Society of Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery and The British Orthopaedic Association. He frequently lectures and presents publications on his areas of expertise.
 
Phill Thomas is born and bred in West Wales and is happy to conduct consultations in his first language of Welsh if requested.