When something is wrong with your foot or ankle, you want a surgeon who works on this part of the body and little else. Professor Arul Ramasamy has spent his career on the foot and ankle. He treats the everyday and the complex, from bunions, plantar fasciitis and Achilles problems to ankle arthritis, sports injuries and major reconstruction. At Mercury Foot & Ankle, that focus is available to patients in Milton Keynes and Northampton.
Trained for one part of the body
He read Medicine at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, and completed his higher surgical training on the Birmingham rotation. He then did something few surgeons do — three separate foot and ankle fellowships — building a depth of subspecialty training that is uncommon even among consultants. In 2018 the British Orthopaedic Association awarded him the ABC Travelling Fellowship, which took him across North America to present his work and refine his practice.
What the Army taught him
Professor Ramasamy has served as an officer in the British Army since 2000, with operational tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and Mali. That experience shapes how he works now. Complex feet and ankles do not unsettle him, he is honest with patients about difficult cases, and he keeps the person in view, not just the injury. Many of his patients are active people whose injury has stopped them doing something they love, and getting them back to it is the point of the work.
A recognised authority in his field
Professor Ramasamy is one of the UK's recognised authorities on foot and ankle trauma. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London, is Foot and Ankle Specialty Editor of The Bone & Joint Journal, and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers. He is also the Defence Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. For patients, this means a surgeon whose practice is built on evidence, and who is trusted by other surgeons to help set the standard.
What to expect from a consultation
Patients can expect a careful, unhurried consultation. He listens, examines, and explains the options plainly. Conservative treatment comes first — physiotherapy, orthotics and injections where they are right for you. Where surgery is the answer, he says why, and what recovery really involves. He does not operate without a clear reason, and he does not overstate what an operation can achieve.
Subspecialty fellowships
- Complex reconstruction and revision surgery, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
- Elective foot and ankle surgery including ankle replacement, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford
- Sports foot and ankle, Fortius Clinic, London — the only UK-based sports foot and ankle fellowship
What his patients say
Holds a 5.0 out of 5 rating across 87 verified reviews on Doctify. Patients describe a surgeon who explains things simply, gives honest assessments, and puts non-operative treatment first where it is right.
