Mr Bijan Shafighian
Mr Bijan Shafighian is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Banbury, Oxfordshire who specialises in knee replacements.
Based At
NHS base
GMC Number
3230275
Clinic Timetable
Monday - Wednesday morning
Clinical interests
Mr Shafighian specilaises in knee surgery
reconstructive surgery of the knee jointMr Shafighian completed his orthopaedic training in London teaching hospitals. He was appointed to the Post of Consultant in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Ealing and the Royal Postgraduate Hammersmith Hospitals in London in 1988. He then moved to Banbury in 1991 and was appointed as Consultant in Orthopaedics & Trauma at the The Cherwell Hospital and worked here until 2013.Elective Orthopaedic procedures are performed by Mr Shafighian at The Cherwell Hospital, where his main interest is in reconstructive surgery of the knee joint. Mr Shafighian has published numerous national and international publications on his research, to the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using artificial prosthetic ligament and is one of the appointed champion surgeons by Biomet/Merck UK, to demonstrate live surgery of the Oxford Minimally Invasive Unicondylar Knee Replacement, to overseas Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons visiting the UK. With Orthopaedic experience gained over 35 years, Mr Shafighian is Chairman of the Clinical Governance and the Medical Director of The Cherwell Hospital NHS Treatment Centre.Mr Shafighian is a member of SICOT (Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopdique et de Traumatologie), BOSTAA (British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association), ) and BASK. (British Association for Surgery of the Knee).You can see comparative information about Mr Shafighian on the National Joint Registry website
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
Member of Oxford ‘Girdleston Orthopaedic Society'
Fellow of ‘SICOT' Society
Fellow of British Association of surgery of the knee (BASK)
Academic Background
Mr Shafighian completed his orthopaedic training in London teaching hospitals. He was appointed to the Post of Consultant in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Ealing and the Royal Postgraduate Hammersmith Hospitals in London in 1988.
He then moved to Banbury in 1991 and was appointed as Consultant in Orthopaedics & Trauma at the The Cherwell Hospital and worked here until 2013.
Mr Shafighian has published numerous national and international publications on his research, to the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using artificial prosthetic ligament and is one of the appointed champion surgeons by Biomet/Merck UK, to demonstrate live surgery of the Oxford Minimally Invasive Unicondylar Knee Replacement, to overseas Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons visiting the UK.
With Orthopaedic experience gained over 35 years, Mr Shafighian is Chairman of the Clinical Governance and the Medical Director of The Cherwell Hospital NHS Treatment Centre.
National University of Iran,1974FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,1986Medical Registration UK
GMC Full Registration 1986
GMC Specialist Registration (Trauma & Orthopaedics) 1996
Based at
NHS base
GMC Number
3230275
Clinic Timetable
Monday - Wednesday morning
Clinical interests
Mr Shafighian specilaises in knee surgery
reconstructive surgery of the knee jointMr Shafighian completed his orthopaedic training in London teaching hospitals. He was appointed to the Post of Consultant in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Ealing and the Royal Postgraduate Hammersmith Hospitals in London in 1988. He then moved to Banbury in 1991 and was appointed as Consultant in Orthopaedics & Trauma at the The Cherwell Hospital and worked here until 2013.Elective Orthopaedic procedures are performed by Mr Shafighian at The Cherwell Hospital, where his main interest is in reconstructive surgery of the knee joint. Mr Shafighian has published numerous national and international publications on his research, to the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using artificial prosthetic ligament and is one of the appointed champion surgeons by Biomet/Merck UK, to demonstrate live surgery of the Oxford Minimally Invasive Unicondylar Knee Replacement, to overseas Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons visiting the UK. With Orthopaedic experience gained over 35 years, Mr Shafighian is Chairman of the Clinical Governance and the Medical Director of The Cherwell Hospital NHS Treatment Centre.Mr Shafighian is a member of SICOT (Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopdique et de Traumatologie), BOSTAA (British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association), ) and BASK. (British Association for Surgery of the Knee).You can see comparative information about Mr Shafighian on the National Joint Registry website
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
Member of Oxford ‘Girdleston Orthopaedic Society'
Fellow of ‘SICOT' Society
Fellow of British Association of surgery of the knee (BASK)
Academic Background
Mr Shafighian completed his orthopaedic training in London teaching hospitals. He was appointed to the Post of Consultant in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Ealing and the Royal Postgraduate Hammersmith Hospitals in London in 1988.
He then moved to Banbury in 1991 and was appointed as Consultant in Orthopaedics & Trauma at the The Cherwell Hospital and worked here until 2013.
Mr Shafighian has published numerous national and international publications on his research, to the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using artificial prosthetic ligament and is one of the appointed champion surgeons by Biomet/Merck UK, to demonstrate live surgery of the Oxford Minimally Invasive Unicondylar Knee Replacement, to overseas Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons visiting the UK.
With Orthopaedic experience gained over 35 years, Mr Shafighian is Chairman of the Clinical Governance and the Medical Director of The Cherwell Hospital NHS Treatment Centre.
National University of Iran,1974FRCS – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,1986Medical Registration UK
GMC Full Registration 1986
GMC Specialist Registration (Trauma & Orthopaedics) 1996