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Bruno Gerber: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, London
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A specialist in computer navigated joint replacement and corrective orthopaedic surgery, biological ligament and cartilage repairs and keyhole surgery of the knee, ankle and hip.
Bruno Gerber, of The Harley Street Clinic, is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in biologic surgical treatments of musculo-skeletal conditions of the lower limb.
He preserves the patients’ own joints and enhances the body’s repair capacities using either biomedical engineering or laser, depending on which is the most appropriate technique.
If the pathology is too advanced and needs joint replacement or fusion he uses the latest surgical procedures and technology, such as computer-assisted navigation to aid in the treatment of sports injuries and degenerative or rheumatoid conditions.
Bruno Gerber undertook his comprehensive orthopaedic surgical specialist training, including a full programme at a linked Foot & Ankle Unit, at the Orthopaedic Department of the Basel University Teaching Hospitals in Switzerland, where he was made responsible for the elective arthroscopic surgery service.
He completed a fellowship at the Arthritic & Orthopaedic Hospital in Toronto / Canada before taking over the post of surgeon in chief of the orthopaedic department in the City General Hospital of Neuchatel / Switzerland.
Since 2002 he has been a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospital Lewisham in London where he has set up a reference centre for computer navigated orthopaedic surgery, of which he is a longstanding expert and developer.
He delivers a comprehensive lower limb surgery service, including the use of specially bone stock saving techniques and implants, open and arthroscopic joint preserving hip surgery, all types of cartilage repair in major joints, knee cap dislocation surgery by differentiated procedures, customized foot and ankle surgery, orthopaedic laser surgery among the usual joint replacements, ligament repairs and other sports injuries as well as the surgical treatment of rheumatoid conditions.
He has conducted various basic and clinical research projects and has been teaching students and surgeons in training since his activity at the Basel University Teaching Hospitals. Bruno has lectured at many local and international meetings and is the author of numerous publications.
Treatments available
- Computer navigated hip replacement surgery using small skin cuts, the whole range of options including hip resurfacing, short stem hip replacement, and hip revision surgery with bone stock reconstruction.
- Femoro-acetabular impingement surgery.
- Patello-femoral joint reshaping (trochleoplasty) with lengthening lateral release or navigated corrective femoral osteotomies for chronic patellar dislocations.
- Computer navigated knee replacement surgery including unicompartimental, patellofemoral replacements and revisions through the smallest feasible incision.
- Cartilage grafting including tissue engineering.
- Computer navigated biological cruciate ligament repair.
- Keyhole surgery of the knee, ankle and hip.
- Computer navigated corrective bone cuts around the knee.
- (Arthroscopic) ankle fusion and other foot joint fusions.
- Total ankle replacement.
- Hallux (bunion) and other foot deformity surgery using 3-dimensional foot osteotomies and big toe joint replacement.
- Nerve and tendon entrapment surgery.
- Mini-invasive achilles’ tendon reconstruction.
- Rheumatoid arthritis surgery.
Clinical and research interests
Bruno is currently working on the development of further computer navigated surgery applications and he is conducting ongoing research about biological repairs of cartilage and ligaments. He is medical advisor of a European research/development project regarding orthopaedic laser treatment.
Qualifications and accreditations
- Qualified at Basel University Teaching Hospitals 1974
- Medical Thesis presented at Basel University 1981
- Swiss FRCS equivalent (Bern) 1984
- Junior consultant at Basel University Teaching Hospitals 1988
- Head Surgeon Orthopaedic Department Neuchatel General Hospital 1992
- Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon University Hospital Lewisham, London since 2002
Where can I get treatment?
NHS practice | Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH | |
Private practice | Consulting Rooms Tuesdays from 4pm | 78 Harley Street, London, W1G 8BJ |
Winchester House Wednesdays from 6pm | Independents Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9LG | |
Chelsfield Park Hospital On request | Bucks Cross Road, Chelsfield, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7RG |
Contact details
Consulting Rooms
78 Harley Street
London W1G 8BJ
Harley Street Tel: 0207 034 8921
(for appointments 07817 413 787)
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