Clinical practice

Conditions & treatments

Mr Bawa is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery, with expertise in trauma, complex reconstruction and diabetic limb salvage.

01 · Foot & ankle surgery

Foot and ankle conditions and procedures

Foot and ankle surgery is Mr Bawa’s specialist area of consultant practice. The conditions and procedures he treats include:

Big toe, toes & toenails

Conditions

Claw toes
Corns
Hammer toes
Mallet toes
Turf toe (toe sprain)

Procedures

Osteotomy for hallux valgus (bunion)
Fusion or replacement for hallux rigidus (first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis)
Surgery for toe deformities
Toenail wedge resection or complete resection
Bunion correction surgery (bunionectomy)
Bunionette deformity correction
Claw toe correction
Hammertoe correction
Mallet toe correction

Ankle

Ankle ligament repair and sports surgery
Ankle arthroscopy
Ankle fusion or replacement for arthritis

Achilles & tendons

Conditions

Heel bumps

Procedures

Achilles tendon repair and reconstruction; excision of Haglund deformity
Achilles tendon lengthening
Tendon repair in the foot

Foot shape, arthritis & deformity

Conditions

Bone spurs
Flat feet
Foot drop

Procedures

Flatfoot surgery
Cavus foot surgery (high arch)
Midfoot and hindfoot fusion for arthritis or deformity
Joint injection

Fractures

Ankle and foot fracture fixation

Heel, nerves & soft tissue

Conditions

Morton’s neuroma
Plantar fasciitis

Procedures

Excision of Morton’s neuromas
Excision of soft tissue masses
Plantar fascia release surgery

Other areas of practice

Trauma, reconstruction and limb salvage

Orthopaedic Trauma

Mr Bawa is a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He manages:

Fractures of the ankle, leg, foot and heel bone (hindfoot)
Non-complex fractures of the wrist, forearm and knee

Please contact the practice to confirm whether a particular injury can be seen in private practice.

Complex Reconstruction

For complex reconstruction, please see the foot and ankle conditions and procedures listed above.

Foot and ankle procedures

Diabetic Limb Salvage

Mr Bawa has expertise in diabetic limb salvage.

Currently provided within the NHS only. Diabetic limb salvage is not available through Mr Bawa’s private practice.

Clinical background

Training and experience

Mr Bawa trained at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, and St George’s University Hospital, London. His 2017 Travelling Fellowship in Sports Surgery at Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, gave him advanced exposure to sports medicine and shoulder and arthroscopic techniques.

General information only. The information on this website is not a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Whether any treatment is suitable for you can only be decided following an individual consultation.

For trusted information on many foot and ankle conditions, see the Patient Information page.

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