Mr Rhys Williams

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.

Rhys is one of the few surgeons in the UK who performs the KineSpring Knee Implant System treatment, for patients with osteoarthritis. This treatment is available at Vale Healthcare. Find out more about the KineSpring Knee Implant System.