Dr Geoff Davies

Consultant Sports Physician
MRCGP MSc (Sp Med) FFSEM (UK&I)

Dr Geoff Davies is a private Consultant Sports & Orthopaedic Physician at Vale Healthcare - South Wales' leading private hospital and private clinics on Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Primarily based in the Cardiff region, Geoff is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of sports injuries as well as general orthopaedic & musculoskeletal problems for patients throughout South Wales.

He currently provides Sports Medicine services to the MOD at Bulford Regional Rehabilitation Unit as well as within the NHS at the Musculoskeletal Treatment Team, based in Barry Hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan. He also provides regular private consultations at BUPA Wellness Sports Injury Clinic at the Barbican in London.

He has a Masters degree in Sports Medicine from Bath University and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine at Royal Colleges both in the UK & Ireland. He is regularly involved in teaching in Sports Medicine to medical students, GP’s & physiotherapists. He is a clinical tutor on the Bath Sports Medicine MSc course and also provides teaching input on the Cardiff Sports Medicine MSc at UWIC.

Geoff has an extensive previous broad experience in General Practice which helps him to provide a holistic management package for his patients. Although he may regularly provide private consultant treatment for elite & professional athletes he is equally at home treating “the person next door” and he fully realises that these patients are equally important.

He is currently Sports Physician to Cardiff Blues rugby as well as the Wales U18 rugby squad. In such environments he is very familiar with multidisciplinary team approach and feels such an approach ultimately enables the patient to get best treatment. In his role as a Sports Physician, he enjoys such a team approach with other colleagues, including, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Radiologists, Physiotherapists and Podiatrists. He is looking forward to providing such a multidisciplinary approach at the Bay Clinic.

Whilst Geoff can provide private medical care for a wide variety of Sports Injuries and Orthopaedic medical problems, his special interests include, groin pain, overuse tendinopathies, cardiac screening as well as all aspects of knee & shoulder injury.

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Mr Davies provides specialist treatment for tendon disorders including plantar fasciitis, tennis / golfers elbow, shin splints, and achilles tendonitis. These include:

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Mr Geoff Graham

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS FRCS.
Medical Director, Vale Healthcare

Geoff Graham is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in shoulder and elbow surgery at Vale Healthcare. Mr Geoff Graham has been a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the University teaching hospital in Cardiff since 1991.

As a private consultant in shoulder surgery and elbow surgery at Vale Healthcare - Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan's leading private clinics and private hospital in South Wales - Geoff 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 elbow and shoulder 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 Jockeys and has treated a number of high profile jockeys 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, South Wales 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

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Mr Ajay Sharma

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Ajay Sharma is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in shoulder and knee surgery. He brings broad experience and expertise in orthopaedic surgery to his private orthopaedics practice at Vale Healthcare - South Wales' leading private clinics and private hospital - having provided specialist orthopaedic treatment to South Wales patients for over 14 years, and his specialist interests include keyhole shoulder surgery for rotator cuff injuries, instability of the shoulder, impingement and frozen shoulder, keyhole surgery for various knee injuries and arthritis, unicompartmental knee replacement, total knee replacement, kneecap replacement, total revision knee surgery .

Mr Sharma is a member of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and was awarded the prestigious Senior International Travelling Fellowship for 2010. This fellowship has given him the chance to visit the best shoulder surgeons in the world to learn and share the latest techniques in shoulder surgery and evaluation of complex shoulder problems. He has also received training from various British shoulder surgeons during his clinical visits to the Centres of Excellence in Britain.

Ajay has extensive experience in all aspects of knee replacement and keyhole surgery. He was a high volume knee replacement surgeon while working at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, South Wales, and has continued with his special interest in knee surgery, as a Consultant with the Cwm Taf Trust also in South Wales.

In addition to training in the UK he has also received training in the United States of America and Europe, and was one of the first surgeons to train in computer assisted knee surgery in South Wales. Ajay is actively engaged in teaching medical students and junior surgeons, nationally and internationally. He is a faculty member for AO International Trauma courses and a Royal College of Surgeons trainer for Acute Trauma and Life Support. He is an honorary clinical tutor at Cardiff University. He has published several papers in international journals and keeps his knowledge up to date by attending courses and conferences throughout the world.
 

Mr Rhys Williams

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB BS (Lond). FRCS Ed(Orth)

Rhys Williams is a Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder & Knee Surgeon at Vale Healthcare - south Wales's leading private healthcare facility in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Mr Williams runs private knee clinics and private shoulder clinics from both the Vale Hosptial and Cardiff Bay Clinic, and specialises in arthroscopic (keyhole) and minimally invasive surgery of the shoulder and knee, as well as general shoulder and knee surgery and trauma.

Rhys's shoulder surgery and knee surgery use 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 in South Wales 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 in the UK 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 runs a private orthopaedic surgery practice in the state of the art facilities at Vale Healthcare's private clinics and private hospital in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Here, 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 the University of Wales Institute Cardiff - 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.