Mr Alpesh Kothari

Mr Alpesh Kothari is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where he has worked since 2019. His specialist interests include children’s foot and ankle disorders, knee conditions such as patellar instability, developmental dysplasia of the hip, paediatric hip disorders, and neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

Mr Kothari completed his pre-clinical medical training at University of Cambridge, graduating with a first-class honours degree in Medical Sciences in 2000. He then undertook clinical studies at University of Oxford, qualifying as a doctor in 2003. His early surgical training took place at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Royal London Hospital, followed by higher orthopaedic training within the Oxford deanery.

Alongside his clinical training, he completed an MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University and undertook three years of dedicated doctoral research at the University of Oxford investigating flat feet in children. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2017.

He subsequently completed advanced fellowship training in paediatric orthopaedic surgery at the internationally recognised Hospital for Sick Children, alongside additional travelling fellowships across South America and India, further broadening his expertise in children’s orthopaedics.

Mr Kothari is actively involved in clinical research, postgraduate supervision and orthopaedic training. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and regularly teaches at national and international orthopaedic meetings and educational events.