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Mr Geoff Graham
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Medical Director, Vale Healthcare
Geoff Graham specialises in Shoulder and elbow surgery and has been a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the University teaching hospital in Cardiff since 1991. He undertakes only shoulder and elbow surgery and his special interests are in sports injuries, rotator cuff problems and frozen shoulder. He does however treat all types of shoulder and elbow problems. He developed an interest in shoulder and sports surgery due to injuries he sustained to his own shoulders while playing rugby for Wasps as a medical student.
The majority of the surgery he performs is arthroscopic (keyhole) although he also has a large experience of open surgery and through experience has developed the procedures he uses over a number of years. He has access to the most modern diagnostic and therapeutic equipment uses the most appropriate and innovative techniques.
Geoff has a large and successful practice and has 17 years experience of treating elite and professional men and women from all types of sport. He is an Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the WRU, Cardiff Blues, Neath Swansea Ospreys and Gwent Dragons. He is also well known for treating National Hunt Jockey’s and has treated a number of high profile jockey’s as well as quite a few hackers!
Geoff was a founder and Course Director of the Cardiff MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The University of Wales Institute Cardiff and remains closely connected with the course. He is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Although he has a special interest in sports injuries the vast majority of his patients are ordinary people with shoulder and elbow problems due to “wear and tear”. These problems are very disabling and through his enormous experience Geoff has developed techniques for successfully treating the vast majority of the patients he sees. He believes that the patient needs to understand the nature of their problem and to be taken through the steps of their treatment. He will always try appropriate conservative methods of treatment such as physiotherapy and injection therapy before resorting to surgery. He works closely with therapists with whom he has a mutual respect.
Geoff has treated thousands of patients with shoulder and elbow problems over the years and it is gratifying that they and their friends and relatives keep coming back!
Geoff is a member of various professional bodies and is co-founder and a director of The Vale Clinic and Vale Healthcare.
Geoff talks to the Western Mail about the increasing number of shoulder injuries in Welsh rugby - 25 July 2009
Mr Rhys Williams
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB BS (Lond). FRCS Ed(Orth)
Rhys Williams specialises in arthroscopic (keyhole) and minimally invasive surgery of the shoulder and knee, as well as general shoulder and knee surgery and trauma. His shoulder and knee surgery uses advanced arthroscopic methods he developed during clinical visits to leading centres in the UK and Europe, and on his fellowship in Adelaide, Australia. His special interests include shoulder dislocations, frozen shoulder, arthritis, rotator cuff tears and sports injuries of the shoulder. Rhys has an extensive knee surgery practice treating sports injuries of the knee, and arthritis. His specialist knee practice includes cartilage transplant surgery, ligament reconstruction, realignment and replacement of the knee.
Rhys routinely treats elite and professional athletes, with a particular interest in shoulder and knee injuries in Rugby and contact sports, with a large experience in treating professional sports people. He is an Honorary Surgeon to the Welsh Rugby Union, Cardiff Blues and Cardiff City Football Club.
He is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Tutor at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust and Welsh National School of Medicine. He is also a knee and shoulder Surgeon at Vale Healthcare. In addition to his surgical qualifications, Rhys is a member of an international teaching faculty for knee surgery. He regularly performs live surgery broadcasts to worldwide destinations and teaches surgeons both home and abroad. Rhys lectures nationally and internationally on Knee and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Injuries and Computer Assisted knee surgery. He is published widely in medical journals.
Rhys works in Vale Healthcare, where together with his orthopaedic colleagues, physiotherapists and Radiologists, they offer a one-stop diagnostic service for shoulder and knee injuries and diseases. He strongly believes in a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating patients with knee and shoulder problems.
He is involved in teaching on Postgraduate degrees for surgeons, therapists and sports clinicians in Orthopaedics, and is a faculty member for the Sports and Exercise degree courses at UWIC, and the MSc course in Bioengineering at Cardiff University. Rhys continues to be closely involved in clinical research at The University Hospital of Wales and Cardiff University, and strongly believes in continuing professional development.
