Mr Karan Malhotra, an orthopaedic consultant who specialises in foot and ankle surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), also provides private consultation services with the Stanmore Foot and Ankle Specialists group. His extensive practice encompasses various adult foot and ankle surgeries, including complex neuromuscular conditions, deformity, tendon disorders, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, bunions, and toe deformities. He receives complex cases and referrals from the UK and abroad due to his tertiary referral practice.
He has special interests in the following areas:
- Ankle arthritis and deformity
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Replacements
- Flat foot deformity and tibialis posterior dysfunction
- Forefoot deformity, including bunions, arthritis, and lesser toes
- Hindfoot arthritis and deformity
- Midfoot arthritis and deformity
- Neuromuscular foot and ankle conditions, including Charcot Marie Tooth
- Osteochondral defects of the talus
- Plantar fasciitis
- Sports and dance injuries
- Tendon disorders
- Treatment of pes cavus (high-arched feet)
He ensures that patients are involved in the decision-making process and provides a balanced and honest opinion of their surgical and non-surgical options, sometimes in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Mr Malhotra is a graduate with honours from the University of Manchester and has completed orthopaedic training in Yorkshire and London. He has also completed fellowships in foot and ankle surgery in Australia and the UK, and a travelling fellowship to Singapore, receiving a grant from the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS) for his fellowship training. He has trained in various areas, including ankle replacements, fusions, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, and the treatment of complex neurological conditions affecting the foot and ankle.
Mr Malhotra is actively involved in training and leads the junior doctor teaching programme at RNOH. He also runs simulation training and teaches various teaching programmes and exam courses. He has a passion for research and has published numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and consensus documents. He is involved in cutting-edge research into novel methods of treating arthritis, deformity correction, treatment of neuromuscular disorders, and methods for assessing foot and ankle conditions.
Mr Malhotra has won multiple prizes throughout his career, including the prize for the best performance on simulation surgery and 'Best Research Paper'. He also won the first prize for 'Best International Research Paper' by the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) in 2018 and was awarded the 'Best Published Paper' award by EFAS in 2020 for his work on ankle syndesmosis. He was awarded the 'Chang Chen Best Paper Award' by BOFAS in 2021 for his work on the UK-FALCON national audit of COVID-19 in foot and ankle patients.
In his free time, Mr Malhotra enjoys photography, digital art, graphic design, and keeping up with technology.
