John English is a New Zealand trained orthopaedic surgeon, obtaining his undergraduate medical degree from the University of Otago and is member of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS Ortho).

He has a public consultant position at Auckland City Hospital and also works privately at Domain Orthopaedic Surgeons in Parnell.  

He has spent several years training in hospitals throughout New Zealand, spending his last three years in Auckland’s major centres. He has also completed fellowships in London, England with further subspecialist training in upper extremity surgery, joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma. 

Interests

• Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hip and Knee

Surgical expertise

Shoulder

• Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
• Arthroscopic and open stabilisation for recurrent shoulder dislocation
• Shoulder joint replacement (standard and reverse)
• Frozen shoulder arthroscopic release
• Arthroscopic decompression for impingement
• Acromioclavicular joint dislocation (repair/reconstruction) or excision for arthritis
• Long head of biceps tenodesis and SLAP repair
• Clavicle fracture malunion/non-unions

Elbow

• Elbow arthroscopy
• Open and arthroscopic debridement for stiffness and loose bodies
• Elbow joint replacement
• Tennis and golfers elbow surgery
• Elbow instability and ligament reconstruction
• Ulnar nerve decompression
• Distal biceps tendon repair

Wrist/ Hand

• Carpal tunnel release
• Scaphoid injuries
• Trigger finger release
• Dupuytren’s contracture

Hip

• Hip joint replacement

Knee

• Knee joint replacement
• Knee arthroscopy

General Orthopaedic Trauma

• Fractures
• Metalware removal