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Mr Rob Carter qualified from University of Edinburgh in 1997. He is currently a Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon who has completed his basic and speciality training in orthopaedic surgery in Ediburgh, Cardiff and Glasgow. Additionally, he also completed European Fellowship placements in Vienna, Bordeaux and Zurich.

Mr Carter has a particular interest in modern foot and ankle tehcniques such as joint replacements (ankle and great toe) and bunion (hallux valgus) correction with compression screws, avoiding the requirement of post-operative plaster cast immobilisation. He also carries out traditional orthopaedic surgery such as complex hindfoot deformity correction and ankle fusions.

He regularly treats sports-related foot and ankle injuries, such as ankle ligament internal brace reconstruction, Achilles tendon ruptures and tendonopathy problems and plantar fasciitis.

He currently treats Foot and ankle injuries in the majority of the Scottish Premiership Football teams and for the Scottish Rugby Union.

• Arthroscopy
• Foot surgery
• Ankle surgery
• Ligament reconstruction

• Hallux valgus ('bunion')
• Sports Foot and Ankle
• Achilles tendonopaty
• Plantar fasciitis
• Arthritis of ankle and foot
• Hallux rigidus
• Complex hindfoot deformity correction
• Ankle fusions