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Mr Raj Kumar
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialist Foot & Ankle
D.Orth MS (Orth) FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Mr Raj Kumar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with
a special interest in foot and ankle surgery, and general trauma.
Mr Kumar is based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals which is
a major trauma centre dealing with serious injuries that are life changing
and could result in serious disability, including head injuries, severe wounds and
multiple fractures. He is part of the trauma service with a special interest in lower
limb reconstruction surgery. Mr Kumar gained experience in lower limb reconstruction
working at the trauma unit in Belfast.
Mr Kumar undertook his foot and ankle fellowship at Wrightington Hospital.
He was granted a Fellowship of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, which
he used to gain experience in ankle arthroscopic surgery under the internationally
renowned Professor Van Dyke at Amsterdam.
Mr Kumar is involved in teaching and training nurses, physiotherapists, medical
students and Orthopaedic Registrars. He has students from the University of
Manchester who undertake various clinical attachments with him. He is an Honorary
Senior Lecturer and examiner for the University of Manchester Medical School.
Mr Kumar provides a high quality, patient-centred foot and ankle service. His
experience covers the entire spectrum of orthopaedic foot and ankle disorders.
Besides the more common foot and ankle procedures, he performs ankle replacements,
ankle arthroscopy, complex hind foot fusions, deformity corrections, and ligament and
tendon reconstructions about the foot and ankle.
Mr Kumar has expertise in assessing personal injury, soft tissue and sports injury,
complex polytrauma and low velocity injuries.
Contact Details
Tel: 07881 802 084
Email: rajkumar@doctors.net.uk
Rajkumar Padmakumer Ltd
5 Mallowdale, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 7AG
