Mr Edmund Ieong

Mr. Ieong is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with specialist training in foot and ankle surgery.

Mr. Ieong qualified from Imperial College London medical school in 2007. He undertook his specialist orthopaedic training in London in the North West Thames London Deanery. He has had a broad exposure to foot and ankle pathologies and trauma. During his training, he has worked at St. Mary’s Major trauma centre and spent a year working with the foot and ankle department at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital where he gained experience in managing complex foot and ankle pathologies and reconstruction. He subsequently undertook a specialist foot and ankle fellowship at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, covering deformity corrections and arthritic conditions. This was followed by a foot and ankle fellowship at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, with further experience in complex foot and ankle trauma, and diabetic foot conditions. Mr. Ieong was appointed as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in 2019.

Mr. Ieong maintains an active involvement in teaching surgical trainees. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and keeps up to date by regularly attending conferences and educational courses. He has published his research in peer reviewed journals and has presented his work at a national and international level. He was awarded a place on the BOA leadership programme and has developed quality improvement projects in patient education and promoting a patient centred approach to management.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Bunions
• Arthritis of the foot and ankle
• Ligament and sports injuries
• Tendon disorders
• Foot and ankle deformities
• Morton neuroma, Ganglions
• Forefoot problems e.g., bunions; big toe arthritis; Morton neuroma; toe deformity.
• Ganglions; plantar fasciitis
• Sports injuries – Achilles tendon pathology; ankle ligament reconstruction; ankle arthroscopy (key hole surgery)
• Deformity – flat feet; high arched feet
• Arthritis of the foot and ankle
• Foot and ankle fractures and trauma
• Achilles tendon rupture