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Mr Matthew Welck – Leading Foot & Ankle Surgeon in London & North London

Mr Matthew Welck is one of London’s most respected Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons, offering expert, dedicated care for the full spectrum of foot and ankle conditions. Based in North London and practising across London, Mr Welck is the specialist sought by patients requiring advanced foot surgery, ankle replacement, sports injury treatment, and complex reconstruction.

Specialist Foot & Ankle Surgeon Serving London and North London

Mr Welck’s practice is devoted exclusively to foot and ankle surgery — he does not perform general orthopaedic procedures. This singular focus means patients receive the highest level of subspecialist expertise available in London. Whether you are seeking a foot surgeon in London, an ankle surgeon in North London, or a specialist for a complex or failed previous procedure, Mr Welck provides outstanding, evidence-based surgical care.

He treats patients from across London, the United Kingdom, and internationally, offering consultations at leading private hospitals throughout North London and Central London.

World-Class Training & Qualifications

Mr Welck graduated from Leeds University Medical School with a medical degree, a First Class Honours Bachelor of Science with Distinction, and a Master of Science degree. He is double fellowship trained in Foot and Ankle Surgery, including an additional combined clinical and research fellowship at the internationally renowned Foot and Ankle Institute in Baltimore, USA, under global leaders in the field.

This elite subspecialist training underpins his expertise in complex foot reconstruction, ankle replacement surgery, sports injuries of the foot and ankle, and revision procedures. Patients across London and internationally seek his advanced skills.

NHS Consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), London

Mr Welck is an NHS Consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, North London — one of the UK’s premier centres of excellence for complex orthopaedic conditions. At the RNOH, he manages highly challenging and referred cases from across the United Kingdom and internationally, including patients with failed previous foot or ankle surgery, severe deformity, advanced ankle arthritis, and complex ligament injuries.

Research, Teaching & Academic Leadership

Mr Welck is actively involved in national and international foot and ankle research, with presentations delivered at major orthopaedic conferences worldwide. He holds three named institutional roles: Honorary Associate Professor, University College London; British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Education Committee; and co-convenor, Stanmore Foot Course. Through these roles he contributes to the education and training of surgeons and trainees in advanced foot and ankle surgical techniques.

Conditions Treated: Foot & Ankle Surgery London

Mr Welck treats the complete range of foot and ankle conditions, including:

  • Ankle replacement surgery – including total ankle replacement and revision ankle replacement
  • Sports injuries of the foot and ankle – Achilles tendon rupture, ligament injuries, and ankle instability
  • Ankle arthritis – conservative and surgical management including ankle fusion and ankle replacement
  • Bunions (hallux valgus) – minimally invasive and open surgical correction
  • Flat foot and hindfoot deformity – complex reconstruction
  • Achilles tendon problems – tendinopathy, rupture repair, and reconstruction
  • Toe deformities – hammertoe, claw toe, and lesser toe surgery
  • Foot and ankle fractures – acute and complex trauma management
  • Revision foot and ankle surgery – management of failed previous operations
  • Nerve conditions of the foot – Morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome

Private Foot & Ankle Surgery in London and North London

Mr Welck offers private consultations at leading hospitals across London and North London. Appointments are available promptly, with short waiting times. He accepts all major private medical insurance providers and self-pay patients. To book a consultation with a leading foot and ankle surgeon in London, contact the practice today.

Outside of clinical practice, Mr Welck is a keen runner and guitarist. He enjoys spending time with his three children and his Labrador, Buddy, and has a particular interest in fine whisky.

Publications

Mr Welck’s research spans over a decade of contributions to foot and ankle surgery, with more than 50 peer-reviewed publications across leading orthopaedic and specialist journals. His work encompasses the biomechanics and surgical management of hallux valgus and first metatarsal rotation, the use of weightbearing CT imaging in foot and ankle alignment assessment, complex reconstruction of the cavovarus foot including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, ankle arthritis and total ankle replacement, hindfoot alignment and fusion techniques, sports injuries of the foot and ankle, and the management of rare conditions including Müller-Weiss disease and tenosynovial giant cell tumour. His research is widely cited internationally, with an h-index of 22 and over 1,700 citations, reflecting the clinical impact and academic rigour of his output.

Awards

I have been awarded numerous prizes and awards during my career. Please click below for a summary.

Awards & Prizes

Mr Matthew Welck — National & International Awards in Foot & Ankle Surgery

Throughout my career as a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) Stanmore and Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University College London (UCL), I have been honoured to receive numerous national and international awards and prizes recognising my contributions to foot and ankle research, surgical innovation, academic achievement, and clinical education. My research has consistently focused on advancing the use of weightbearing CT (WBCT) imaging, improving outcomes in hallux valgus (bunion) surgery, ankle replacement, syndesmosis injuries, and patient-reported outcome measures in foot and ankle surgery.

In 2025, my collaborative research on metatarsal rotation in hallux valgus (bunion deformity) was awarded the Best Podium Presentation Prize at the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Vilnius. This study used weightbearing CT to investigate the correlation between the distal metatarsal articular angle and first metatarsal pronation in bunion deformity, and was subsequently published in Foot & Ankle International (2026) — a leading peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal.

In 2024, I was formally nominated by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) Stanmore for the Trainer of the Year Award, in recognition of my long-standing commitment to orthopaedic surgical education, the mentorship of foot and ankle fellows, and the training of registrars and core surgical trainees rotating through one of the UK’s largest foot and ankle units.

In 2022 and 2023, the RNOH foot and ankle unit research team, lead by Mr Malhotra and I were awarded the Chang Cheng Memorial Prize for Best Podium Presentation at the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) Annual Conference — the UK’s premier national foot and ankle surgery meeting. In 2023, the prize recognised our research on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in foot and ankle surgery, specifically the structural validation of the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ), published in The Bone & Joint Journal. In 2022, the prize was awarded for our work on first metatarsal rotation following Scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus, published in Foot & Ankle Specialist.

In 2020, I received the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) Best Publication Award for my research on the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis using weightbearing CT — a landmark study comparing weightbearing CT with conventional CT in the assessment of syndesmosis injuries, published in Foot and Ankle Surgery. This work has been cited internationally and helped to establish weightbearing CT as a key imaging modality in modern foot and ankle practice.

In recognition of my early subspecialty interest in advanced foot and ankle surgery, I was awarded the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) Visiting Fellowship Award in three consecutive years — 2014, 2015, and 2016 — providing bursaries to support short international visiting fellowships in total ankle replacement, wedge tarsectomy, and complex hindfoot reconstruction.

In November 2014, my research was awarded the Podium Presentation Prize at the BOFAS Annual Conference in Brighton. The previous month, in October 2014, I received the prestigious David Marsh MSc Trauma and Orthopaedics Research Prize for my work on weightbearing CT assessment of the first metatarso-sesamoid joint in hallux valgus. This research introduced the Stanmore Classification — a novel weightbearing CT-based grading system for sesamoid position in bunion deformity, now adopted internationally — and was published in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Earlier in my orthopaedic training and academic career, I was awarded the Lightowler Prize for Orthopaedic Audit in July 2009, and the Watson-Jones Prize for Orthopaedic Research and Audit in November 2006 — both recognising the quality and clinical impact of my early orthopaedic research. In July 2005, I received a Travel Bursary for Research Presentation from the Joint American and British Association of Clinical Anatomists, supporting my work in clinical anatomy research relevant to foot and ankle surgery.

During my undergraduate medical training at the University of Leeds, I was awarded Honours in the Final Written Medical Examination in July 2003. In March 2002, the Faculty of Paediatrics at Leeds NHS Trust awarded me the Paediatrics Research Prize. In July 2001, I was awarded the Major Research Bursary for BSc Research — having achieved the highest BSc mark in the Faculty of Microbiology, University of Leeds — supporting my undergraduate research thesis on two-component signalling in bacterial meningitis, for which I was subsequently awarded a First Class Honours BSc with Distinction.

Collectively, these awards reflect more than two decades of sustained academic and clinical contribution to the field of orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery, from undergraduate research at the University of Leeds through to international recognition by the European Foot and Ankle Society and the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. My ongoing research interests continue to focus on weightbearing CT imaging, 3D-printed patient-specific surgical guides, hallux valgus and forefoot reconstruction, total ankle replacement, and patient-reported outcomes in foot and ankle surgery.


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