Mr Andrew Skyrme
Consultant Lower Limb Surgeon, FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England
GMC membership number: 4047982
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CMC Comment: Mr Skyrme is clinic lead of The Horder Centre and personally carries out more hip and knee replacements than any other UK surgeon.
Biography
Mr Andrew Skyrme is the Clinical Lead of Orthopaedics at The Horder Centre, a facility specialising exclusively in orthopaedics and recognised for its high standards and top-tier surgeons. He is also the highest volume hip and knee replacement specialist in the country, performing over 500 joint replacements a year.
Special Interests
Hip replacement; revision hip replacement; minimally invasive hip replacement; day case hip replacement; resurfacing hip replacement; total knee replacement without patella resurfacing; total knee replacement with patella resurfacing; partial knee replacement; knee arthroscopy; ankle ligament reconstructions; ankle arthroscopy; Achilles tendon; ankle fusion; revision bunion surgery; day case bunion surgery; minimally invasive bunion surgery; toe correction; enhanced recovery.
Procedures Offered
Hip replacement, hip revision surgery, knee replacement, bunion removal, ACL reconstruction, knee arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, ankle ligament repair.
Conditions Treated
Hip arthritis, knee arthritis, knee pain, hip pain, bunions, hallux valgus malformation, lower limb sports injuries and ligament damage.
Consultant Appointment
Appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Eastbourne District General Hospital in 2003.
Training & Fellowships
Qualified in medicine with an MBBS from Guy's Hospital in 1993 with a first class honours degree in Radiological Sciences.
Underwent surgical training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1998.
Further training at the prestigious Mater Hospital in Sydney.
NHS Practice
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
