Mr Tamas Kustos

Qualifications

MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng.), MBA

GMC number: 6096591

Practising since: 1988

Specialties

Orthopaedic surgery

Sub-specialties: Knee surgery

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About

Specialist in Knee Arthroscopy, Ligament Reconstruction & Knee Replacement Surgery

Mr Tamas Kustos is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon with over two decades of specialist expertise in knee surgery. He has performed almost seven thousand procedures in the last 10 years alone, including more than one thousand surgeries at Nuffield Health The Grosvenor Hospital in Chester.

He completed his specialist orthopaedic training in Hungary, followed by international training in Denmark and the United Arab Emirates, before becoming a Consultant in 2000. Mr Kustos has been listed on the UK Specialist Register since 2004.

He first joined Nuffield Health The Grosvenor Hospital in 2004, returning after a period away to resume his role in 2011. With nearly 20 years of exclusive focus on knee surgery, he is recognised for his expertise in managing both simple and complex knee conditions.

Training & International Experience

Mr Kustos’ training includes:
  • Specialist Orthopaedic Training – Hungary
  • Copenhagen, Denmark – Scholarship studying Paediatric Orthopaedics under the former President of EPOS (European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society)
  • United Arab Emirates (1997–1999) – Traumatology training
This broad international exposure has significantly shaped his high‑level surgical skills and clinical judgement.


Knee Surgery Specialist

For nearly 20 years, Mr Kustos has focused exclusively on knee surgery, with expertise in:
  • Arthroscopic (keyhole) knee surgery
  • Meniscal and cartilage (chondral) disorders
  • Ligament injuries and ACL reconstruction
  • Knee joint replacement (partial and total)
  • Sports‑related knee injuries
  • Degenerative and trauma‑related knee conditions
He offers modern, evidence‑based surgical techniques designed to restore mobility, reduce pain, and return patients to active lifestyles.


Special Interests

  • Chondral (cartilage) defects of the knee
  • Meniscal injuries
  • Ligament reconstructions, including ACL
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Knee joint replacement surgery

Teaching & Academic Interests

He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), awarded in 2012, reflecting his broader interest in healthcare leadership and service development.

Personal interests

Sport is a major part of Mr Kustos’s life and has greatly influenced his clinical interests.
He played handball for nearly 25 year and represented the Hungarian Doctors’ National Team.
This sporting background fuels his passion for diagnosing and treating sports‑related knee injuries.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Tamas Kustos at Nuffield Health

  • Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
  • Arthrosamid® injections
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Knee arthroscopy (knee keyhole surgery)
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair

Locations Mr Tamas Kustos works with

Related experience

Research

The background of his research work was that adhesion of bacterial strains to the surface of living tissues and artificial implants is the first step of bacterial infection. Bacteria show higher adhesive ability to non-living surfaces than to living tissues, this process has very important role in the biofilm production on the surface of orthopaedic implants. Biofilm production has a great clinical significance, because of the difficult diffusion of antibiotics in the matrix leading to chronic infections.

In 2003 he achieved his PhD Degree from the research project involving orthopaedic wound infections. The title of his work was: Follow-up analysis of bacterial species isolated from orthopaedic samples.

He also did clinical research on different orthopaedic topics like Sport Injuries, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Infections in Orthopaedics.

 

Mr Kustos is the author of 22 academic publications in major Journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume). 

He also has 13 Peer-reviewed and published abstracts; Impact factor: 14.263 / Cited Author: 130

Memberships

  • The Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • Regional Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine
  • British Medical Association
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
  • Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie
  • European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  • Hungarian Orthopaedic Association

Insurers Mr Tamas Kustos works with

Mr Tamas Kustos works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Alliance Healthcare
  • Allianz
  • Aviva Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa Fee Assured
  • Bupa Global
  • Cigna
  • Healix
  • Police Mutual
  • Simplyhealth
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA

Declaration

Mr Tamas Kustos does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Tamas Kustos does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Tamas Kustos does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.