Mr James Young

Mr James Young is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee problems. He works within the NHS at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals NHS Trust and holds private consultations at KIMS Hospital in Maidstone as well as The Nuffield Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Mr Young has a specialist interest in sporting knee injuries including ligament injury, cartilage injury and meniscus damage as well as joint arthritis pain and knee replacement.

He is a high volume knee surgeon offering the following treatments:

• ACL reconstruction
• Multiple knee ligament reconstructions (including the MCL, LCL and PCL).
• Knee arthroscopy including Meniscus repair, Cartilage repair and stabilisation techniques.
• Knee Osteotomy (realignment procedures).
• Patella (Kneecap) problems including painful arthritis and dislocation.
• Knee replacement including tailored partial and full knee replacement.
• Robotically-assisted Knee Replacement for painful arthritis.

Mr Young trained in London, working at world-renowned teaching hospitals that include The Royal Free Hospital, St Georges Hospital, St. Barts & The Royal London Hospitals, Guys & St. Thomas's Hospitals and The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. He remained in London for his Orthopaedic training through the revered Southwest Thames programme, gaining his CCT in 2014. 

James was then awarded two prestigious fellowships in Australia: The first in Brisbane including cutting edge techniques and the use of robotic knee replacement surgery under Mr Bill Donnely and Mr Hugh English. The second year focussed on ligament reconstruction, cartilage & meniscus repair, and joint preservation under the tutelage of the world-renowned sports knee surgeon Dr Peter Myers, surgeon to many of Australia's professional sports stars (Australian Wallabies, Queensland Reds, Brisbane Broncos but to name a few).

Mr Young joined Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone Hospitals in 2016 as a consultant in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, specialising in knee surgery. He is a member of  The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK); The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

James believes in treating every patient with compassion and respect, taking each case as an individual problem that requires a tailored approach. His goal is to use his extensive specialist training to bring world class Orthopaedic Knee surgery to all of his patients.