Professor George Flanagan

Professor George Flanagan is a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery. He leads a countywide NHS department specialising in foot and ankle surgery and offers both NHS and private practice at The Three Shires Hospital, Northampton and Glendon Wood Hospital, Kettering.

Professor Flanagan provides both surgical and non-surgical treatment for a wide range of foot conditions. His clinical interests include bunions (hallux valgus), great toe osteoarthritis (hallux rigidus), toe deformities including hammer toes, Morton's neuroma, ingorwn toenails, plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose disease), tendon disorders, heel pain, cysts and soft tissue lesions of the foot, and foot and ankle steroid injections. He also has particular interests in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, limb preservation surgery, and the management of non-malignant neoplasms.

Professor Flanagan completed academic surgical training in Scotland and higher surgical training in Northampton, supplemented by externships and additional training in the United States and Europe. He undertook further fellowship training in limb salvage surgery and has developed extensive experience in podiatric surgery across the UK and internationally.

Alongside his clinical work, Professor Flanagan is actively involved in education, research, and professional leadership. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, contributes to the training of future podiatric surgeons, and serves as a national clinical advisor and trustee of the British Dupuytren's Society. He has authored peer-reviewed publications relating to podiatric surgery and foot disorders.

He is a fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Surgery of the Royal College of Podiatry and the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.