About me

Mr Shelain Patel is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon. His NHS practice is based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Newsweek's No. 1 rated orthopaedic instituion in the UK), while his private practice is based in Central and North London. He specialises in a number of areas inclusive of ankle arthritis and deformity, ankle arthroscopy, ankle replacements, bunions and toe disorders, flat feet, osteochondral/cartilage defects, and tendon disorders. He earned his medical qualification from the University College London Medical School before completing his basic surgical training in London. He then went on to become a clinical research fellow at University College Hospital and later began his orthopaedic training on the UCLH and Middlesex Hospital programme. Following that, he completed renowned foot and ankle fellowships in Windsor and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He was also awarded the BOSTAA fellowship to visit centres of excellence in the United States and Holland and was sponsored by BOFAS to participate in the BOA Clinical Leaders Programme.