Mr Christopher Buckle, Orthopaedics

Mr Christopher Buckle is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee and hip surgery, with a particular focus on the treatment of arthritis – from early diagnosis and non-surgical options to advanced personalised arthroplasty solutions, robotic-assisted knee replacement and complex revision joint surgery.

He is based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, one of the UK’s leading hospitals and a centre of excellence in orthopaedics, joint reconstruction, and revision arthroplasty.

Mr Buckle plays a key role in the regional complex and revision joint replacement network, treating patients with painful, infected, or failing knee replacements referred from across the region.

His practice focuses on personalised, minimally invasive joint replacement techniques, including the use of robotics, computer planning, and evidence-based enhanced recovery pathways to optimise patient outcomes.

Mr Buckle graduated from St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine in 2009, receiving Proxime Accessit to the University of London Gold Medal. He completed higher surgical training in orthopaedics across London and the south east, followed by a prestigious fellowship in complex hip and knee reconstruction at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.

Before entering medicine, he qualified and practised as a physiotherapist, a background that continues to influence his holistic, team-based approach to patient care, rehabilitation, and recovery.

He also holds a Master’s degree in Musculoskeletal Science from the University of Oxford and remains actively involved in clinical research, medical education, and the training of junior surgeons across the Southeast Thames orthopaedic training programme.

Mr Buckle offers private orthopaedic care for knee and hip conditions at Wells Health Tunbridge Wells. He provides consultations, joint injections, second opinions, and specialist surgery for patients with knee and hip pain, arthritis, failed joint replacements, or those seeking the most up-to-date options in joint replacement surgery.

 

Clinical interests

• Orthopaedic surgery
• Arthroscopy
• Hip surgery
• Hip revision surgery
• Knee surgery
• Soft tissue injuries
• Osteoarthritis.