Mr Guido Geutjens
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Derby Hospital
MD, FRCS (Orth)
Specialist knee and sports injury surgeon. Over 7,000 arthroscopies and 3,000 ACL reconstructions performed.
Orthopaedic Diploma
Knee Diploma
The knee in full: anatomy, trauma, sports, arthroplasty and rehabilitation.
Cadence
Mondays, 8pm UK time
Duration
23+ weeks
Format
Online, live with on-demand access
Academic partner
At a glance
23 sessions across 3 terms, delivered over approximately 23 weeks (longer due to term breaks).
In partnership with JBJS Miller Review Course Oxford
Status: The March 2026 cohort is in progress. Register interest for the next intake. Breaks are scheduled around Easter, summer and UK bank holidays.
Overview
What the diploma covers.
A structured online programme across the complete spectrum of knee surgery. Led by consultants who operate on these patients weekly, with live cases, imaging reviews and structured assessment.
What it covers
- Diagnostic workup of common knee conditions
- Traumatic lesions including fractures, dislocations and acute ligament injuries
- Surgical indications and when not to operate
- Comprehensive rehabilitation programmes
- Osteochondral defects and osteonecrosis
- ACL injury diagnosis, treatment and repair
- PCL rupture management
- Paediatric knee conditions, acute and chronic
- Tumours around the knee
- Inflammatory conditions
- Degenerative change and its surgical options
- Unicompartmental, patellofemoral and total knee replacement
Learning outcomes
- Master essential surgical anatomy and biomechanics of the knee.
- Confidently assess and manage the full range of knee pathology.
- Understand the surgical spectrum from deformity correction through arthroplasty and arthrodesis.
- Develop nuanced decision-making in trauma, degenerative, inflammatory and sports conditions.
- Prepare for success in national and international fellowship exams.
Faculty
Sample faculty.
A selection of the consultants teaching on this diploma. The full list is published ahead of each cohort.
Mr Ather Siddiqi
Orthopaedic Surgeon (Limb Salvage and Complex Reconstruction)
Oxford University Hospitals
MBBS, MRCS, FCPS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Expert in pelvic sarcoma, complex hip anatomy, and complex bone and soft tissue tumour surgeries.
Osman Riaz
Consultant Orthopaedic Sports Knee Surgeon
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
MBChB, MRCS, FRCS, FIFA Diploma Football Medicine
Specialises in keyhole sports knee surgery, multi-ligament (ACL) reconstructions, cartilage preservation, and precision knee replacements.
Karen Partington
Consultant MSK Radiologist
Oxford University Hospitals
BMBS, FRCR
Specialises in musculoskeletal imaging, ultrasound-guided therapeutic joint and shoulder injections, and diagnostic radiology of the knee.
Max Mifsud
Consultant in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics
Oxford University Hospitals
MD, MSc, FEBOT, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in paediatric orthopaedics, adolescent hip dysplasia, complex lower limb reconstruction, bone infections, and young adult tumours.
Nev Davies
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Royal Berkshire Hospital
MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in adult knee replacements, keyhole arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, sports injuries, and a full spectrum of paediatric orthopaedic conditions.
David Hahn
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
MBChB, FRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in complex soft tissue knee injuries, arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, knee arthroplasty (total and partial replacements), and pelvic or acetabular fracture surgery.
Ejaz Mughal
Consultant Orthopaedic & Sports Knee Surgeon
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, University of Birmingham
MBChB, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Dip SEM
Specialises in total and partial knee replacements, chronic patellofemoral (kneecap) instability, rotational deformities, and sports-related knee injuries.
Gordon Blunn
Professor of Bioengineering
University of Portsmouth
PhD, BEng
Specialises in orthopaedic implant bioengineering, bone tissue engineering, implant-skeleton integration, and tendon-to-bone reattachment.
David Simpson
Consultant Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Surgeon
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital and New Cross Hospital
MB ChB, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in custom-made personalised knee replacements, advanced arthritic hip and knee disorders, and sports injury knee management.
Paul Nicolai
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and St Edmunds Hospital
FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in knee realignment procedures (osteotomy), cartilage disorder management, and partial, total, or revision knee replacements.
Nick London
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon & Director
The Yorkshire Knee Clinic and Harrogate District Hospital
MA, MD, MB BChir, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in international partial knee resurfacing, robotic-assisted (ROSA) knee replacements, and paediatric and adult sports knee ligament reconstructions.
Ben Bloch
Consultant Hip & Knee Surgeon
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Spire Nottingham
BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in high-volume revision knee arthroplasty and pioneering Velys robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacements.
Tim Spalding
Consultant Orthopaedic Specialist Knee Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic London and Nuffield Health Warwickshire
MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in pioneering meniscal transplantation, advanced articular cartilage repairs, knee preservation, and complex sports injury reconstructions.
Simon Pickering
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
BSc, MB ChB, MD, FRCS (Orth)
Specialises in Stryker MAKO robotic-assisted knee and hip replacements, complex revision knee surgeries, and treating periprosthetic joint infections.
Vipul Mandalia
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
MBBS, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in tertiary regional cartilage transplants, patellofemoral kneecap disorders, robotic joint replacements, and elite multi-ligament sports surgeries.
Duncan Whitwell
Consultant Orthopaedic Hip, Knee & Sarcoma Surgeon
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Nuffield Health The Manor
BMedSci, BMBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in primary or revision computer-navigated hip and knee replacements, complex orthopaedic oncology resections, and bone and soft tissue sarcoma management.
Edward McPherson
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
MD, FACS
Specialises in advanced adult lower limb joint reconstruction, complex revisions, and international clinical research regarding periprosthetic joint infections.
Claire Sethu
Locum Plastic Surgery Consultant
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
BMBS, MRCS
Specialises in general plastics, microvascular hand surgery, paediatric burn estimations, and soft tissue reconstructive surgery.
Jonathan Phillips
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust & Nuffield Health Exeter
MBChB, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in Mako robotic-assisted knee surgery, partial and total replacements, complex revision arthroplasty, and soft tissue trauma.
Matt Scarborough
Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Bone Infection Unit
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals
Infectious-diseases physician specialising in bone and joint infection (osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infection, fracture-related infection and the diabetic foot) within the Oxford Bone Infection Unit, and has led major randomised antibiotic trials, notably OVIVA.
Laura Coates
NIHR Research Professor, NDORMS, University of Oxford
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Oxford University Hospitals
PhD
Rheumatologist specialising in psoriatic arthritis and the spondyloarthritides, focusing on early diagnosis, treat-to-target strategies and outcome-measure development. First rheumatologist to be awarded an NIHR Research Professorship.
Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran
Consultant, Musculoskeletal Oncology & Arthroplasty
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
MS (Orth), DNB (Orth), FNB (Trauma)
Specialises in musculoskeletal oncology, arthroplasty and complex trauma, including periprosthetic fractures. Fellowship-trained in MSK oncology at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, and former Girdlestone Scholar at the Oxford Sarcoma Service.
James Robinson
Consultant Knee Surgeon, Avon Orthopaedic Centre
Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust
MBBS, MRCS (Eng), MS (Surgery), FRCS (Orth)
Specialises exclusively in knee surgery, with international recognition in ACL and complex ligament reconstruction, meniscal repair and transplantation, cartilage repair, osteotomy and partial knee replacement.
Tim Wilton
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; Medical Director, National Joint Registry
Derby, UK
MA (Oxon), FRCS
Specialises in knee replacement, revision knee surgery and lower-limb arthroplasty, with research in operative technique, knee kinematics and registry-based outcomes. Medical Director of the National Joint Registry; past President of both the BOA and BASK.
Enrolment is open.
Adult Trauma, Shoulder & Elbow and Paediatric Trauma are enrolling now. Places are limited and filled on a first-come basis. For all other diplomas, register interest to be notified when applications open.