Mr Sean O'Leary
MB BChir, MA, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
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37 years of experience
Reading, RG2 0NE
15 connections in healthcare
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by Mr Shawn Tavares
Live bookings available
37 years of experience
Reading, RG2 0NE
15 connections in healthcare
Skill endorsed
by Mr Shawn Tavares
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About Mr Sean O'Leary
Mr Sean O’Leary is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in knee surgery and currently practises at Circle Reading Hospital. He also began his consultant career at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in 2002, following completion of specialist training.
Mr O’Leary undertook his early medical education at the University of Cambridge and St Mary’s Hospital. His specialist orthopaedic training was completed on the North West Thames rotation, followed by international fellowships in knee arthroplasty and knee ligament reconstruction at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne and The Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of knee surgery, including arthroscopic (keyhole) procedures, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, realignment surgery (osteotomy), and partial and total knee replacement. He has a particular clinical interest in the management of the younger arthritic knee and joint-preserving surgical techniques, including osteotomy and partial knee replacement.
Mr O’Leary has contributed to implant development and surgical education, having led the redesign of instrumentation and authored the surgical technique manual for a unicompartmental knee replacement system. He currently uses contemporary partial knee replacement implants in his practice.
He has an interest in ACL reconstruction outcomes and was instrumental in establishing the National Ligament Registry in 2013, serving as Chair from 2013 to 2016. He continues to be involved in its integration into a national implant registry in collaboration with NHS England.
Subspecialties
- Sports Injury
- Knee Surgery
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Registered with
General Medical Council
No. 3328004
Education
University of Cambridge
Medicine
Graduated 1989
Qualifications
Education:
Cambridge University 1983-86
St Mary's Hospital Medical School 1986-89
North West Thames Orthopaedic rotation 1995-2001
Orthopaedic Fellowship Melbourne / Sydney 2000 (Knee surgery)
Memberships:
British Orthopaedic Association
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
Publications
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05 / 07 / 2025
10-year survival rate of an all-polyethylene tibia medial unicompartmental knee replacement: The Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust experience - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
Published in European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
01 / 03 / 2024
Satisfactory 5-year outcomes following primary ACL reconstructions from the UK National Ligament Registry
Published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
13 / 03 / 2024
Ten year results from the UK National Ligament Registry : Patient characteristics and factors predicting non-responders for completion of outcome scores
Published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
20 / 09 / 2013
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the short-term recovery using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
Published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
Languages spoken
- English
Insurers
- Vitality
- General and Medical
- Freedom Health Insurance
- The Exeter
- Simply Health (Dental)
- Healix Health Services
- Cigna
- Saga Health Insurance
- Bupa
- WPA
- Allianz Worldwide Care
- AXA Health
- Aviva Health
- Aetna
- The PHC
Fees
New appointment
£375Follow-up appointment
£275
Locations
Circle Reading Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
100 Drake Way, Reading, United Kingdom, RG2 0NE
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Reviews
AI Review Summary
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Mr Sean O'Leary is clear with his patients. He listens to people and explains their options. People feel safe in his care. Patients seek help for knee pain, knee arthritis, and knee replacement.
Appointment was on time and all previous notes were available for reference.
He was excellent, shared his expertise and listened to what I wanted to achieve also. Was honest about what was possible
The entire experience from the professionalism of his personal assistant through to the consultation itself was very well handled providing clear explanations of the issues and the proposed treatment options and all done in a very empathetic manner.
I had a consultation with Mr O'leary, who remembered me from 13 years ago. Mr O'Leary is not only an excellent surgeon, but also brilliant with his clients - well, he is with this one. We discussed my X-rays, and concluded that I need a unicompartmental knee replacement. He told me where to find information about the procedure on his web site. Then we spoke to his secretary and booked the appointment for surgery. Mr O'Leary was very careful to ensure it was long enough after recent emergency abdominal surgery and did not interfere with our holiday flights to Malta. He also suggested ways to manage pain before my surgery. He is excellent.
Initial consultation to assess whether I needed knee replacement. Went through options thoroughly and ended up proposing something I hadn’t considered, subject to MRI.
Appointment was on time, ease of manner gave me confidence to ask any questions, explanations were clear, overall a good experience
I had x rays first and these were available for Mr O’Leary to review within 30 minutes. Following physical examination, he discussed, and showed me the xrays, explaining his diagnosis. I really appreciated his very personable manner which helped alleviate my nervousness, but particularly his very detailed explanation of the expected outcomes.
Very easy manner. Explained everything. Felt confident with this consultant
Very professional, enlightening and reassuring. I was taken seriously, listened to and given clear treatment options.
Mr O’Leary made me feel very much at ease throughout my consultation and I feel extremely safe in his hands with my procedures going forward.
Skill Endorsements
Sean O’leary is an excellent knee surgeon but more importantly cares deeply about this patients. He is super focussed on delivering high quality care
15 Feb 2026
Mr Shawn Tavares
Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Mr Sean O'Leary's overall patient rating is 4.98 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 54 reviews.
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Mr Sean O'Leary speaks English
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Mr Sean O'Leary primarily practices at Circle Reading Hospital (part of Circle Health Group), located at 100 Drake Way, Reading, United Kingdom, RG2 0NE
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Mr Sean O'Leary is working Monday (07:30 - 18:30)
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