Personal Site, James Lewis BMI Healthcare Site
It is with sadness that I am leaving Worthing Hospital at the end of September 2011.
I have strived to provide our local population with an excellent level of orthopaedic service over the last eight years. I am privileged to have achieved many truly remarkable patient outcomes and some measurable successes for example rapid recovery in knee replacement with data in the top 1 percentile nationally. I was also pleased to be judged by my peers in the annual excellence awards as the highest ranked orthopaedic surgeon from all the Worthing and Chichester consultants.
I will be remaining locally and focused on providing top class elective hip and knee care to our community. This will include:
• Provision of an NHS knee (NHS will be knee only initially) service at Goring Hall.
• A significant increase of provision level of private practice service including rapid appointment access within 48 hours via 0808 101 0337 (often same day), long consultations of 40 minutes, enhanced written and web information. Overall offering a truly premium private practice.
• Clinics in the community (larger GP practices).
• A thorough pre- and post-operative private physio care at the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Centre, Esporta, Rustington, which has hydrotherapy.
It was certainly my long-term expectation were to remain within the Trust. However I would like use my drive and energy to deliver excellence in a more progressive way.
Recent article in the Daily Mail
Clinics at Goring Hall Hospital and Sussex Medical Chambers at Hove & Brighton.
Specialist In Knee Replacement (partial and total) and Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery (Sussex Hip Clinic) using ceramic on ceramic large diameter bearing surfaces.
A national trainer for the Partial Knee Resurfacing system - an alternative to Total Knee Replacement in some patients.
Top 1 and 2 percentile length of stay outcomes compared to national peers for knee and hip replacement.
Exceptionally low infection rates (0.00% Goring Hall over 8 years- Total and partial knee replacements)
Enhanced recovery program, routine walking on afternoon of joint replacement surgery.
Partial knee resurfacing as a day case.
Premium implants for private patients.
Education
Schooled at Portsmouth Grammar
Trained at Guys Hospital Medical School, further training at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, The Royal London, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital (Oxford), and Norwich.
- International training on Fellowships at the Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, USA
- Visiting Knee Fellowship in Brisbane and Sydney.
- Joint Replacement fellowship, Nuffield Orthopaedic centre, Oxford
Specialities
Knee
- Total Knee Replacement - I aim for a rapid recovery using the enhanced recovery program, I do not use blood transfusion. I use modern prostheses (PFC Depuy). My outcome measures, patient comments will be on the SussexkneeClinic.com. A Knee replacement Information Booklet is availalabe by request on 0845 912 1000.
- Arthroscopy (key hole) - all patients recieve a DVD recording of the procedure with live sound commentary.
- Meniscal repair (stitching) or replacement with the actifit meniscal implant.
- Osteotomies around the knee. The goal is preservation of the knee, off-loading of the early worn surfaces and regrowth of articular cartilage (microfracture) if required.
Hip
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement with uncemented Corail products and large diameter ceramic on ceramic bearing surfaces for long lasting, low wear hip replacement.