Mr Garth Allardice is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a special interest in foot and ankle surgery, lower limb trauma, and foot and ankle sports injuries. He is an NHS Consultant at the North-West London Hospitals NHS Trust (NWLH) and practices privately at BMI Clementin Churchill Hospital, Bishops Wood Hospital and Syon Clinic, as well as One Stop Doctors.
He graduated from medical school at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1986 and completed his Orthopaedic training at the University of Natal. He became a Consultant and Lecturer at the University of Natal, Durban and was appointed to the national faculty of the Advanced AO Trauma Symposium in South Africa.
In 1997, he completed a Fellowship at the prestigious Charnley Hip and Knee Centre at Wrightington, UK before being appointed as Consultant and Trauma Lead at Kettering General Hospital (1998 – 2002).
In 2004, Mr. Allardice established a Specialist Foot & Ankle Unit at Northwick Park Hospital. The vast majority of primary and tertiary referrals are seen in this unit. The foot & ankle service manages a wide spectrum of disorder including degenerative and inflammatory arthritic conditions, sports injuries and trauma, hallux valgus and other forefoot deformities. Integral links with physiotherapy, orthotics, and podiatry have been established to provide a cooperative network. Additionally, the majority of foot surgeries are performed as day-case procedures limiting hospital stays. Apart from his consultant and clinical, Mr Allardice is also involved in teaching and preparing the next generation of orthopaedic registrars for their exams. Mr Allardice lectures on various Orthopaedic Revision courses, Trauma courses and Speciality Foot and Ankle courses. He is also involved in teaching Physiotherapists and local General Practitioners.
More recently, Mr Allardice has been invited to membership of International Faculty in a project development role for the development and design of foot and ankle products/surgical equipment in the USA. He has also been invited to other International Faculty to lecture and demonstrate at their European Laboratory facility.