Mr. Kalra is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Hip and Knee
surgery at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Spire
Liverpool Hospital. Mr. Kalra graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1999. He completed his
general training in Nottingham and his specialist training in Cambridge before
going on to gain his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009 and
joining the GMC Specialist Register in 2010. He has been a consultant since
2011.
Mr. Kalra was awarded a specialist fellowship in Vancouver, Canada to expand
his experience dealing with complex conditions. He has visited multiple centres in
Europe and North America and attended many conferences worldwide to stay up
to date with the latest techniques. He regularly teaches on regional and national courses and has ongoing
research interests and has presented his work nationally and internationally. He
has also held several management and clinical leadership positions with his NHS
Trust and has been on a NICE committee to develop national guidelines on
antibiotic stewardship.
Mr. Kalra regularly assesses patients with Knee problems and is able to offer a
wide range of surgical procedures including Keyhole surgery for Sports injuries
(meniscal tears and ligament reconstructions) as well as Partial and Total knee
replacements for arthritis. He also performs Osteotomies around the knee (using
computer aided design) to realign the leg and offload a part of the knee which
may be affected by arthritis – this can be a useful alternative for people who are
too young to consider joint replacement surgery. Within Cheshire and
Merseyside, he is one of a handful of surgeons currently trialing Robotic knee
replacement surgery.
In addition, Mr. Kalra regularly assesses patients with hip problems and performs
hip replacement surgery for arthritis. Using his breadth of skills and experience, Mr. Kalra aims to deliver high quality patient care.
