Mr Chan Jeer

Professional Profile

Mr Chan Jeer was born in the UK and qualified from King’s College Hospital School and Medicine and Dentistry, London in 1993. After a series of Professorial House Jobs in Medicine and Surgery, he moved on to working as a Casualty SHO at King’s College Hospital before he became an anatomy demonstrator at Guy’s Hospital in London.

Chan’s basic surgical training was on the renowned Canterbury rotation in Kent. He obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) in 1997. Higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics was done in the South East Thames rotation, where he obtained the FRCS (Tr & Orth) in 2002.

Sub-specialist Fellowship training was obtained in Australia and Ireland. A period of Fellowship training is a method of increasing a Surgeon’s expertise in specialist field. In Australia, Chan trained at the prestigious Sportsmed institute of Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine with Greg Keene, Roger Oakeshott, Tony Spriggins & Roger Paterson. This Fellowship experience included Hip (Cemented, Uncemented and Resurfacing) and Knee (Total and Unicompartmental) Arthroplasty, including the use of minimally invasive surgery, and computer navigated surgery.  Arthroscopy of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle was a significant component of the Fellowship, and Sports Surgery, including Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction and Cartilage transplant surgery.

The Dublin, Ireland Fellowship with Michael Stephens provided experience in Adult and Paediatric Foot and Ankle surgery. This includes Ankle Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy and all aspects of Forefoot and Hindfoot surgery.

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Personal Profile

Mr Chan Jeer’s personal interests are centered on his young family, motorsport, and keeping fit.

Memberships & Associations

• British Association for Surgery of the Knee
• British Orthopaedic Association
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
• International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society
• Royal College of Surgeons

Knee Replacement – Fact vs. Fiction

The knee is the largest hinge joint within the body and over 70,000 knee replacements are carried out in England and Wales each year.  Mr Chan Jeer, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at One Ashford Hospital explains treatment options available, before requiring knee replacement surgery and what the future holds for those who undergo the procedure.

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Can knee injections help arthritic pain?

As part of the strategy to deal with arthritic knee joints, a surgeon will always try and exhaust simple conservative measures before resorting to end-stage joint replacement as a curative option. One of the best ways to help arthritic pain in a knee is to perform an injection, for which there are many varieties available.  Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, Mr Chan Jeer discusses the benefits of knee injections for the treatment of arthritic pain

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Mr Chan Jeer, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon discusses typical symptoms and causes of knee pain, and when to consider a knee arthroscopy

Mr Chan Jeer, Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at One Ashford Hospital, explains when the right time is to consider a knee replacement.