Mr Richard Barksfield
MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Orth)Orthopaedic Surgery
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About
Mr Barksfield is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Hip and Knee Surgery.
He completed his Medical Training at Imperial College London in 2006. During this time, he also undertook a Clinical
Clerkship in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at Harvard Medical School for which he was awarded Honors.
Mr Barksfield spent the early years of his career working in Surrey and West London prior to commencing surgical training in Gloucestershire through which he was awarded a national training number on the Cambridge Orthopaedic Rotation. Following his marriage he transferred to the prestigious Bristol Orthopaedic Rotation where he completed his higher surgical training and was awarded Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons.
To gain further expertise in the management of hip and knee conditions Mr Barksfield completed advanced fellowship training at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, an Institution with a world class reputation, and is a life member of the Girdlestones Orthopaedic Society. He has also completed an advanced fellowship in trauma at Southmead Hospital, the Major Trauma centre for the South-West, specialising in the management of the traumatised lower limb.
Mr Barksfield offers comprehensive assessment and management strategies for all hip and knee conditions including
soft tissue injuries, trauma and arthritic joints.
He performs arthroscopic (Key-hole) surgery for sports and soft tissue injuries of the knee and offers the full suite of
joint replacement services for the hip and knee including total hip replacement, revision (Redo) hip surgery, primary total knee replacement, revision total knee replacement and partial (unicondylar) knee replacement.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Arthroscopy
- Hip Replacement
- ACL reconstruction
- Knee Replacement
- Hip Arthritis
- Hip Replacement
- Hip Preservation Surgery
- Hip Fractures
- Arthritis
- Sports Injuries
- Hip Dysplasia
- The Young Hip
- Knee Fractures
- Knee Arthritis
- Knee Replacement
- Soft Tissue Knee Surgery
- ACL Injury
- Knee Cyst
- Knee pain
- ACL Reconstruction
- Keyhole Surgery
- Meniscal Tear
- Knee Arthroscopy
Procedures
- Hip Replacement
- Knee Replacement
- ACL Reconstruction
- Arthroscopy
- External Fixation Devices
- Fracture Fixation Surgery
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Hip Preservation Surgery
- Joint Injection
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Ligament Repair
- MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan)
- Meniscal Repair
- Partial Knee Replacement
Special interests
- Arthritis (Hip)
- Arthritis (Knee)
- Knee Pain
- Sports Injuries
- ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Injury
- Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the Hip
- Femur Fractures
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hip Fractures
- Hip Impingement
- Knee Cyst
- Patella (Kneecap) Dislocation
- The Young Hip
- The Young Knee
- Torn Meniscus (Cartilage)
Education
Education:
- MB BS 2006 University of London
Memberships:
- The Girdlestones Orthopaedic Society
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
Reviews
Peer recommendations
"Richard is a genuinely superb orthopaedic colleague. I have known him since he was a trainee and he has become a highly valued colleague in both the NHS and private sector. He puts the welfare of his patients first at all times and he collects data on his outcomes. He has developed a very busy lower limb practice in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery"
30-09-2021
"Mr Barksfield is a highly trained, skilled surgeon. He is professional and a skilled communicator. He is an excellent colleague being both reliable and supportive. A great asset to Gloucestershire Hip and Knee Clinics."
29-03-2019
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