Mr Taher Abdelrahman

Mr Taher Abdelrahman

Consultant Knee Surgeon

MBChB, MRCS, MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

Mr Taher Abdelrahman is a Consultant Knee Surgeon specialising exclusively in sports knee injuries, advanced joint preservation, osteotomy surgery, partial and total knee arthroplasty, serving patients across the East Midlands, including Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Leicestershire. His private practice is based at the Derby Private Health.

Known for a warm, reassuring, and personable approach, he treats each patient with genuine care and respect. By combining up-to-date medical evidence, he creates a recovery plan tailored to the patients' personal goals and lifestyle. He ensures that patients are fully involved, educating them on all options so they can make empowered decisions. He is committed to supporting his patients through every step of their treatment journey, working closely with postoperative physiotherapy to ensure a smooth and successful rehabilitation.

Mr Abdelrahman’s higher surgical training and specialist career have been rooted in top-tier institutions across the UK and North America. He completed his higher specialist training within the Northwest London Deanery, one of the UK’s most prestigious surgical deaneries, rotating through nine major teaching hospitals, including St Mary's Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

He then completed the Fowler Kennedy Knee Sports Fellowship at the University of Western Ontario, followed by elite fellowship training at the University of Calgary and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Together, these high-volume international fellowships provided master-level expertise across the full spectrum of knee sports injuries, joint preservation, and knee arthroplasty. Mr Abdelrahman was appointed as an NHS Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in 2021 and now serves patients across the East Midlands at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

Conditions Treated

Sports knee injuries and Trauma (knee swelling, locking, giving way, limping)

Patella / Quadriceps tendon injuries

Knee instability

Ligament injury e.g. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), tibial spine avulsion fractures

Meniscus injury

Patella (kneecap) instability: recurrent patella dislocations or subluxations

Anterior knee pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome)

Cartilage e.g. Chondral injury, Osteochondral injury, cartilage degeneration

Knee Pain

Early stage degeneration and arthritis

End stage degeneration and arthritis

Core Treatments & Procedures

Sports Knee Surgery

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Diagnostic and therapeutic knee arthroscopy

Advanced Ligament Reconstruction: Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with graft choices tailored to the patient's functional and sporting demands

Tibial Spine Avulsion Fracture Arthroscopic Reconstruction

Patella / Quadriceps Tendon Reconstruction

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Reconstruction

Posterior Lateral Corner (PLC) Reconstruction

Meniscus Preservation ("Save the Meniscus"): Advanced arthroscopic meniscal repair

Patella (kneecap) Realignment: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) and MQTFL reconstruction, tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO), and rotational osteotomies

Cartilage Regeneration: Arthroscopic cartilage repair, osteochondral fixation

Knee Osteotomy Surgery: High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) and Distal Femur Osteotomy (DFO) utilising advanced Patient-Specific Instrumentation (PSI) with computer-guided 3D modelling to manufacture customised surgical guides tailored to exact patient anatomy for exceptional precision

Knee Injections: Corticosteroid, Hyaluronic Acid, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), and Arthrosamid (polyacrylamide hydrogel injections)

Arthroplasty

Partial Knee Arthroplasty; Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): Precision-aligned total knee Arthroplasty

Patient Information & Referrals

Insurance & Self-Pay: Fully recognised by major UK private medical insurers including Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, and WPA. Welcomes both insured and self-pay patients via GP referral or direct self-referral.

For GPs & Medical Professionals: Fast-track private outpatient appointments, imaging reviews (MRI/X-ray), and multidisciplinary rehabilitation coordination can be arranged directly.

Appointments: In-person consultations are available at Derby Private Health, alongside convenient online and or video consultations bookable through Doctify.