Gary Boon has been practising as a podiatrist for over 30 years. Since qualifying he has worked in London and Sheffield as a community podiatrist.
He undertook a surgical fellowship in 1990, with the world renowned podiatric surgeon Dr Lowell Scott-Weil. This fellowship in Chicago, USA, instilled the desire to undertake surgical training as a podiatric surgeon. This he achieved at Homerton Hospital London in 2001.
Since then he has worked in the public and private sectors and established 2 new podiatric surgery services in Rotherham and Huddersfield. He has held Consultant positions in Lincolnshire, Rotherham and Huddersfield.
He is experienced in professional sport having worked for numerous premiership and championship football clubs, most recently Chelsea FC.
He is currently employed as a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon for Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust .
Qualifications
- Year of qualification: 1983
- Surgical Qualification: 2001
- Health & Care professions Council professions Registration number: CH9405
Current Posts:
Consultant Podiatric Surgeon,The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Areas of specialty:
Foot surgery, sports injuries, biomechanics and gait analysis, orthoses.
Professional affiliations:
- Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Surgery, the Royal College of Podiatry
Additional information:
Continued professional development is extremely important to Gary, who attends many conferences and training programs here in the UK, Europe and the USA. This helps him remain at the cutting edge of his profession especially in surgery and biomechanics.