Mr Muhammad Adeel Akhtar

Mr Akhtar is a fellowship trained Orthopaedic surgeon currently working as a consultant in NHS Fife since 2020 and specialising in lower limb arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma and sports injuries after completing his Fellowship in Sydney on “Lower Limb Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty and Osseointegration”. He completed “Basic Surgical training” in Leeds and “Speciality Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics” in the Northeast of England. He was awarded an “MD” from the University of Edinburgh studying the role of “Hypermobility in ACL injuries and Shoulder instability”. He successfully completed the “Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine” from the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and passed the National Intercollegiate Fellowship exam “FRCSEd (Trauma & Orthopaedics)” and “European Fellowship exam in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT)” in 2018. He also completed Post graduate Diploma in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery from Golden Jubilee Hospital in Glasgow and received training on biological therapies from Academy of Regenerative Medicine.

Mr Akhtar’s clinical practice centres on knee and hip replacement surgery, knee joint preservation techniques including realignment surgery (High Tibial Osteotomy), Meniscal and cartilage procedures, general orthopaedics, and all aspects of musculoskeletal trauma including sports injuries management. He sees patients of all ages and practices enhanced recovery techniques. Mr Akhtar believes in shared decision making with his patients to get the best results and improve satisfaction by managing patient expectations.

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Deanery of Clinical Sciences
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
University of Edinburgh
Scotland - United Kingdom

Honorary Senior Lecturer
School of Medicine
University of St Andrews
Scotland - United Kingdom

Tutor
Master of Surgery (ChM) in Trauma & Orthopaedics, University of Edinburgh & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland - United Kingdom

NRS Career Researcher

Dundee FC Club Doctor