Mr Christopher L Buckle
Qualifications
FRCS (Tr&Orth), MSc (Oxon), MBBS, BSc
GMC number: 7040850
Practising since: 2009
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Hip surgery, Knee surgery
Consultation times
- Mr Buckle can see patients 18+
- Overview
About
Mr Christopher Buckle is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in knee and hip surgery, with a particular focus on the treatment of arthritis – from early diagnosis and non-surgical options to advanced personalised arthroplasty solutions, robotic-assisted knee replacement and complex revision joint surgery.
He is based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, one of the UK’s leading hospitals and a centre of excellence in orthopaedics, joint reconstruction, and revision arthroplasty. Mr Buckle plays a key role in the regional complex and revision joint replacement network, treating patients with painful, infected, or failing knee replacements referred from across the region.
His practice focuses on personalised, minimally invasive joint replacement techniques, including the use of robotics, computer planning, and evidence-based enhanced recovery pathways to optimise patient outcomes.
Mr Buckle graduated from St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine in 2009, receiving Proxime Accessit to the University of London Gold Medal. He completed higher surgical training in orthopaedics across London and the South-East of England, followed by a prestigious fellowship in complex hip and knee reconstruction at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.
Before entering medicine, he qualified and practised as a physiotherapist – a background that continues to influence his holistic, team-based approach to patient care, rehabilitation, and recovery.
He also holds a Master’s degree in
Musculoskeletal Science from the University of Oxford and remains actively
involved in clinical research, medical education, and the training of junior
surgeons across the Southeast Thames orthopaedic training programme.
Special interests
- Management of knee arthritis
- Management of hip arthritis
- Total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
- Revision total knee replacement
- Knee meniscal repair
- Knee meniscectomy
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee injections
- Hip injections.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Christopher L Buckle at Nuffield Health
- Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
- Revision knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Hip revision
- Hip replacement
Locations Mr Christopher L Buckle works with
Related experience
Memberships
- British Hip Society
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee
- British Orthopaedic Association
Other posts held
- Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Insurers Mr Christopher L Buckle works with
Mr Christopher L Buckle works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aetna
- Allianz
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- The Exeter
- Healix
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Christopher L Buckle does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Christopher L Buckle does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Christopher L Buckle does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.