Mr Jim Carmichael
Mr Jim Carmichael is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Peterborough who specialises in foot and ankle surgery
Based At
NHS base
Peterborough City Hospital
GMC Number
4435143
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
Mr Carmichael is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in disorders of the foot and ankle. His clinical practice covers all surgery of the foot, ankle. He is involved in research and development, teaching and practice development and has been awarded 2 Clinical Excellence Awards for his work in developing the North West Anglian Diabetic Foot Service. He is currently the Associate Divisional Director for Surgery at the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
In addition to his local positions, he is also on the Educational Committee of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and is senior faculty with the International Bone Research Association (IBRA) based in Basel, Switzerland. He regularly presents instructional lectures at the British Orthopaedic Association and British Orthopaedic Association annual congress.
His Clinical interests are centred around surgery of the foot and ankle including:
• Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
• Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery of the foot and ankle
• Rheumatoid and degenerative disorders of the foot and ankle
• Joint fusions of the foot and ankle
• Reconstructive surgery of the ligaments and tendons of the ankle and foot
• Disorders of the Achilles tendon
• Deformity correction of the foot and ankle
• Heel pain and plantar fasciitis
• ESWT (shock wave therapy)
• Diabetic Foot Disease
Professional Memberships
Orthopaedics is a rapidly developing surgical specialty. As such, orthopaedic surgeons are required to maintain an extensive portfolio of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
In order to maintain knowledge levels at the forefront of the field Jim maintains membership to the following professional organisations:
• General Medical Council
• British Medical Association
• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• British Orthopaedic Association
• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• East Anglian Foot and Ankle Society
• International Bone Research Association
Academic Background
Mr Carmichael graduated from Nottingham University Medical School with a Bachelor of Medical Science (II.i) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He went on to complete his basic surgical rotation in the Nottingham and Derby area. In 2002 he moved to the Winchester area where he undertook his higher surgical training in the Wessex region. During this period he also gained an MSc with distinction in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University and gained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (London).
During his training he developed a specialist interest in surgery of the lower limb. He completed fellowships in the North Syndey Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre under Dr M. Cross and Dr D. Wood. On return to the UK he then undertook a further fellowship under Mr J. Calder at the Clinic for Foot and Ankle Surgery and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London under Mr J. Calder.
Mr Carmichael was appointed as a substantive consultant in the NHS in 2010 to Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust (now North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust).
Based at
NHS base
Peterborough City Hospital
GMC Number
4435143
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
Mr Carmichael is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in disorders of the foot and ankle. His clinical practice covers all surgery of the foot, ankle. He is involved in research and development, teaching and practice development and has been awarded 2 Clinical Excellence Awards for his work in developing the North West Anglian Diabetic Foot Service. He is currently the Associate Divisional Director for Surgery at the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
In addition to his local positions, he is also on the Educational Committee of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) and is senior faculty with the International Bone Research Association (IBRA) based in Basel, Switzerland. He regularly presents instructional lectures at the British Orthopaedic Association and British Orthopaedic Association annual congress.
His Clinical interests are centred around surgery of the foot and ankle including:
• Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
• Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery of the foot and ankle
• Rheumatoid and degenerative disorders of the foot and ankle
• Joint fusions of the foot and ankle
• Reconstructive surgery of the ligaments and tendons of the ankle and foot
• Disorders of the Achilles tendon
• Deformity correction of the foot and ankle
• Heel pain and plantar fasciitis
• ESWT (shock wave therapy)
• Diabetic Foot Disease
Professional Memberships
Orthopaedics is a rapidly developing surgical specialty. As such, orthopaedic surgeons are required to maintain an extensive portfolio of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
In order to maintain knowledge levels at the forefront of the field Jim maintains membership to the following professional organisations:
• General Medical Council
• British Medical Association
• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• British Orthopaedic Association
• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• East Anglian Foot and Ankle Society
• International Bone Research Association
Academic Background
Mr Carmichael graduated from Nottingham University Medical School with a Bachelor of Medical Science (II.i) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He went on to complete his basic surgical rotation in the Nottingham and Derby area. In 2002 he moved to the Winchester area where he undertook his higher surgical training in the Wessex region. During this period he also gained an MSc with distinction in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University and gained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (London).
During his training he developed a specialist interest in surgery of the lower limb. He completed fellowships in the North Syndey Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre under Dr M. Cross and Dr D. Wood. On return to the UK he then undertook a further fellowship under Mr J. Calder at the Clinic for Foot and Ankle Surgery and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London under Mr J. Calder.
Mr Carmichael was appointed as a substantive consultant in the NHS in 2010 to Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust (now North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust).