Reviews
Initial consultation excellent, covering all aspects of the ankle problem. Am now
awaiting follow-up proceedure.
Very open and approachable and clearly explained the 'pros and cons' of possible treatments.
Mr. Butler is very pleasant, caring, and informative. He explained all the alternatives with my condition and gave good guidance towards making a choice. Having made the (right) choice, the whole procedure and recovery was explained thoroughly before adding me to the waiting list. Further advice towards coping until the procedure was freely given.
Explains in layman’s terms everything you need to know
I was really impressed with the attentive way he dealt with my problem and the option he gave me for the surgery. The surgery went well and am pleased I chose the option of a local anaesthetic not having been given that choice before. All the theatre staff were wonderful and the anaesthetist talked me through it and was surprised when he said that the surgery had been completed; I had felt nothing whatsoever and not even any movement. I chose to have the toe amputated and was so pleased that my recovery was relatively pain free as had previous operations on my toes which had proved to be so painful.
My experience was without fault and my thanks to Mr Butler.
Specialises in
- Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Profile
Specialist in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Knee Replacement and Trauma
Medicolegal Expert in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence
Michael Butler qualified from the London Hospital Medical College in 1996, having attended Cambridge University for his undergraduate studies.
After basic surgical training, Mr Butler undertook further specialist training at the world-renowned Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol (including trauma surgery at Frenchay Hospital) and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He has been an Orthopaedic Consultant on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council since August 2009.
Mr Butler has served 25 years in the Army as a surgeon and holds a consultant appointment at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro and at St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle. Mr Butler has full admitting rights at the Duchy Hospital where he consults and operates on private patients.
Mr Butler treats a wide variety of patients for complex problems of the foot and ankle- from high intensity athletes and servicemen and women to the difficult problems in later life of tendon dysfunction and arthritis of the knee and foot and ankle. Mr Butler uses the most modern techniques in foot and ankle surgery.
Mr Butler is also very proud to have very close involvement with the medical team of the Cornish Pirates Rugby Club and he is heavily involved in teaching and examining future surgeons.
He is the Training Programme Director for the Pensinsula Deanery and a member of the SAC in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is a member of the Education Committee for BOFAS (British Foot and Ankle Society).
He has a strong interest in research, publishing and presenting at national and international meetings. He is a Review Board Member for Foot and Ankle Surgery and The Knee and Injury, both international journals in relevant surgical fields.