Professor Nick Harris

Qualifications

FRCS(Tr and Orth)

GMC number: 3304264

Practising since: 1989

Specialties

Orthopaedic surgery

Consultation times

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About

Professor Harris worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon and Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust from August 2001 until December 2016. His areas of interest are foot & ankle surgery, knee surgery, general lower limb surgery as well as trauma. He was Clinical Lead for Trauma at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust from 2014-2016.

Currently, he works privately at the Nuffield Hospital, Leeds undertaking foot and ankle surgery, knee surgery, sports injury surgery and trauma surgery.

He is subspecialty trained in Foot and Ankle Surgery and is a member of BOFAS.

Professor Harris also has an interest in knee surgery and was awarded the Aesculap Travelling Fellowship to visit Dr DuPlessis in South Africa. Dr DuPlessis is an internationally reknowned knee surgeon and looks after the Springboks Rugby Team. He was awarded the BOTA Trainee of the Year Prize for research into pain relief following ACL reconstruction. He is a member of BASK. Approximately 80% of Professor Harris's practice is Foot and Ankle.

Professor Harris specialises in the following treatments, tests and scans at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital:

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Special interests

  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Knee Surgery
  • Sports Injuries
  • Lower limb trauma

Other interests


Personal interests

Rugby, boxing, skiing

Treatments and tests offered by Professor Nick Harris at Nuffield Health

  • Ilizarov frame surgery
  • Midfoot fusion
  • Chondroplasty
  • Subtalar fusion
  • Fusion of big toe
  • Hindfoot fusion
  • Bone Graft
  • Osteotomy
  • Toe surgery
  • Midfoot osteotomy
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Joint resurfacing
  • Tibial osteotomy
  • Nerve surgery
  • Triple Fusion
  • Trauma reconstruction
  • Bilateral Tenotomy
  • Image guided joint injections
  • Toe joint fusion
  • Cheilectomy
  • Hallux Valgus Surgery
  • Arthroplasty
  • Extensive muscle repair
  • Knee replacement
  • Capsulectomy
  • Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Tendon transfer in foot and ankle
  • Orthotics
  • Ankle ligament repair
  • Forefoot reconstructive surgery
  • Flat foot correction
  • Keller's arthroplasty
  • Amputations
  • Achilles repair or reconstruction
  • Cartilage resurfacing
  • Subtalar arthroscopy
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Toe joint replacement
  • Cartilage reconstruction
  • Ankle fusion
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Ankle replacement

Locations Professor Nick Harris works with

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    2 Leighton Street, Leeds, LS1 3EB

    0113 3227251
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Related experience

Research

Mr Harris has produced over 100 original publications and presentations and is the author of a best selling textbook on Orthopaedic Examination.

Mr Harris a member of the Zimmer-Biomet Total Ankle Replacement Faculty. He is the Orthopaedic Lead Designer of the Mobile Bearing Rebalance Total Ankle Replacement. He acts as a reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal. He has been a convenor of the Foot and Ankle Masterclass run in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons.He is on the UK and Global Ankle Arthroscopy Faculty with Smith and Nephew.

He was awarded the Aesculap Travelling Fellowship to visit Dr DuPlessis in South Africa. Dr DuPlessis is an internationally reknown knee surgeon and looks after the Springboks Rugby Team. He was awarded the British Orthopaedic Trainee of the Year Prize for research into pain relief following ACL reconstruction. He is a member of BASK.

He is a member of the Sports Medicine Research Group at Leeds Beckett University.

He is currently involved research into bone density changes in professional cyclists and dancers and also long term outcome of achilles tendon repair.

Memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • British Association of Surgery for the Knee

Insurers Professor Nick Harris works with

Professor Nick Harris works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • APRIL
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa On Demand
  • Childsure
  • Cigna
  • CS Healthcare
  • ESMI
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Freedom Health
  • Health-on-Line
  • HealthFund
  • InterGlobal
  • Medical Care Direct
  • PHC
  • SecureHealth
  • Simplyhealth
  • Universal Provident
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • Westfield Health WPA

Declaration

Professor Nick Harris does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Professor Nick Harris does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Professor Nick Harris does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.