Profile of Max Gibbons
- Full Name
- Mr Max Gibbons
MA FRCS
- Job Title
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Speciality
- Orthopaedic oncology and knee reconstruction surgery
- Specialist Interests
- Treatment of bone and soft tissue tumours ,knee replacement surgery, soft tissue knee surgery, management of patello-femoral disorders.
Mr Max Gibbons is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and specialist in orthopaedic oncology and hip and knee surgery. He was appointed in 1996 to his current post at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and has commitments at the Churchill Hospital (Oxford) and Newbury Hospital. The orthopaedic oncology unit is one of five in the UK that has National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group status.
Mr Gibbons undertook his training at Oxford University and the London Hospital Medical College. Following qualification he trained in orthopaedic surgery in Bath, Birmingham and Oxford, followed by a Fellowship in knee and sports injury in Lyon, France and an orthopaedic oncology Fellowship in Washington and Toronto. His main interests are in knee reconstruction surgery and orthopaedic oncology.
He has a particular interest in the surgical treatment of tumours of soft tissue and bone. He has wide experience in knee arthritis surgery including partial and total knee replacement, soft tissue reconstruction for sports related injury of the knee and treatment of rare conditions of the hip and knee including osteonecrosis, PVNS and metabolic bone disease.
Mr Gibbons' research interests include bone biology, osteonecrosis and outcomes following sarcoma surgery. He has a particular interest in patello-femoral arthritis and treatment of patella instability.