Professor Manish Kiran

Professor Manish Kiran is a highly accomplished, fellowship-trained Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in advanced, modern techniques of hip and knee replacement and sports knee injury management across Kent and South East London. He treats patients privately at Spire Alexandra Hospital (Chatham/Walderslade), Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Fordcombe Hospital.

As an NHS Clinical Lead for Trauma Services and an Honorary Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor Kiran is widely recognized for his clinical expertise, patient outcomes, evidence based treatment and dedication to rapid-recovery rehabilitation.

Specialisms and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Professor Kiran’s private practice focuses on precise, patient specific joint preservation, arthroplasty and advanced keyhole surgeries designed to restore mobility and eliminate chronic joint pain.

Advanced Hip Surgery: Expert in complex primary and revision total hip replacements, utilizing modern implants and "clipless" cosmetic wound closure techniques to improve the patient recovery experience and lower infection risks.

Precision Knee Arthroplasty: Specialized in modern Total Knee Replacements and Unicompartmental (Partial) Knee Replacements tailored and customised to the patient’s unique anatomy.

Sports Medicine & Keyhole Knee Surgery: Leveraging his experience working with  British Judo, he treats complex sports knee injuries through minimally invasive Knee Arthroscopy, including ACL Reconstruction, meniscal repair, and advanced cartilage regeneration. He uses state of the art cartilage repair techniques including microfracture, microdrilling, chondroplasty, autologous chondrocyte implantation and collagen scaffold with bone marrow derived cells and platelet rich plasma.

Non-Surgical Joint Preservation: Offering targeted joint injections—including Corticosteroid,  PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) and Arthrosamid therapies—to manage osteoarthritis and delay the need for joint replacement. He has a keen interest in Orthobiologics.

Academic Excellence & Elite Training

Professor Kiran graduated from Madras Medical College before completing rigorous, world-class orthopaedic training in the UK and Germany. During his postgraduate Masters degree (MCh(Orth)) at the University of Dundee, he was awarded the prestigious Ian Smillie Award for Academic Excellence.

He completed highly competitive lower limb reconstruction and complex trauma fellowships across renowned medical centers in both the UK and Germany. A dedicated academic, Professor Kiran has published over 30 papers in international, peer-reviewed medical journals and delivered more than 50 invited lectures worldwide. He actively shapes the future of surgery by lecturing for the Royal College of Surgeons and teaching FRCS candidates.

Compassionate, Patient-Centered Care

Whether treating high-performance athletes with soft tissue injuries or helping individuals overcome the debilitating pain of hip and knee arthritis, Professor Kiran provides highly personalized, evidence-based care. His clinical philosophy combines state-of-the-art surgical tech with a warm, reassuring bedside manner to ensure patients achieve an enhanced recovery and a swift return to the activities they love. He has excellent patient reviews ranking him among the best hip surgeons/knee surgeons in Kent.