PhD, MA (Oxon), FRCS (Tr & Orth), BM BCh
Consultant Knee Trauma Surgeon
Mr Chinmay Gupte is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer in knee and trauma surgery at Imperial College, London, which encompasses St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospitals. He is also a senior surgeon at The Wellington Knee Unit and Portland Hospitals.
Chinmay specialises in children’s and adult sports knee conditions, including meniscal and cruciate ligament injuries, patellofemoral instability and pain, osteochondral injuries and early arthritis. As a surgeon, the aim is to combine tried and tested surgical techniques for these conditions, as well as implement newer methods with proven clinical results. He also aims to tailor treatment to the individual patient, taking into account biomechanics, family history and the demands placed on their knees, together with sporting aspirations. Chinmay always liaises closely with other healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists in the decision making and rehabilitation. He hopes that with this integrated team approach, the results of treatment are amongst the best in the field.
His time as captain of Oxford University and professional cricketer in 1995/6 has given Chinmay added insight into the unique needs of sportsmen in returning to sport after injury; experience that he brings to bear in his clinical practice. Mr Gupte served as the youngest post war President of the Royal Society of Medicine Orthopaedics Section and is a member of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee, sitting on steering committees for the treatment of meniscal tears and for arthroscopic training. He was awarded a PhD from Imperial College in 2004 for his work on the meniscofemoral knee ligaments and their role in knee arthritis and ligament injury. He also won the prestigious British Orthopaedic Association Robert Jones Gold Medal Proxime Accessit in 2005.
He has published over 80 papers in the field of knee surgery as well as other topics which include shoulder and ankle surgery, tuberculosis and training the surgeons of the future.
Mr Gupte continues his research as a Clinical Reader (Associate professor) in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, with particular emphasis in meniscal surgery and knee ligament reconstruction, and also in arthroscopic simulator training, with the aspiration of improving outcomes in patients with knee problems. He also lectures students at Imperial, and helps chair a research link between Imperial College and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
0207 483 5160
Ice skating has increasingly become a staple winter activity with even the most graceful skaters needing to take care. Many injuries can occur during skating, including wrist, knee, back and ankle. The slippery surface combined with the constant turning motion can put a lot of pressure on your joints, particularly the knees. Injuries can happen when the forces overcome the resistance of your muscles and ligaments.