Mr Roche’s surgical practice encompasses all aspects diagnosis and treatment (operative and non-operative) of foot and ankle disorders including:

• Sports injuries - ankle ligament sprains and fractures
• Bunions
• Morton’s Neuromas
• Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Flat feet and high arched feet
• Ganglions
• Tendinitis or Tendinopathy
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Hammer toes and claw toes

His particular specialty interests include the mechanisms of sports injuries and optimisation of rehabilitation in athletes. He also has an interest in correction and treatment of complex deformity around the foot and ankle - using internal fixation or external fixation techniques.

Recent and current appointments

• Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Publications, lectures and teaching

• Published in national and international peer-reviewed journals on foot and ankle surgery, education, anatomy and trauma.
• Given special recognition by winning national and regional awards, including the national prize for the best research presented at the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Teaches and examines for the international Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) course
• Lectures locally, nationally and internationally on foot and ankle surgery
• Review panel member for a number of key medical journals

Society memberships

• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Royal College of Surgeons
• British Medical Association
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)