Francesc Malagelada is a distinguished trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, health tech entrepreneur and London teaching hospital foot & ankle specialist and clinical lead. He brings extensive international training to his practice with a focus on research and innovation, including a PhD and over 55 publications. Delivering cutting-edge care, his patients benefit from his expertise in minimally invasive techniques, ensuring swift recovery and optimal outcomes. With a personalised approach, he prioritises non-operative treatments before considering surgery.

• Foot & Ankle Clinical Lead and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital
• Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London
• CEO and Co-founder of Medicapp Technologies
• CEO and founder of PhD Pharma at Nutraceuticals for musculoskeletal health

• PhD University of Barcelona and Queen Mary University London 2019
• BOFAS, Senior Foot and Ankle Fellowship - Windsor 2017
• FEBOT, European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2013
• LMS MD University of Barcelona and Queen Mary University London 2005

• GMC number 7241639
• British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• AO Membership
• British Medical Association
• European Foot and Ankle Society
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
• Group of Research and Study in Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery Board Member
• Spanish Registration Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Barcelona

• Arthroscopic treatment of ankle multiligamentous injuries provides similar clinical outcomes to the treatment of isolated lateral ligament injury at the 2-year follow-up. Guelfi M, Vega J, Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Pantalone A. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/ksa.12164. Online ahead of print.

• Arthroscopic all-inside ligament repair has similar or superior clinical outcomes compared to open repair for chronic ankle instability without concomitant intra-articular pathology at 5 years follow-up. Guelfi M, Baalbaki R, Malagelada F, Dalmau-Pastor M, Vega J. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Dec;31(12):6052-6058. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07621-7. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

• Outcomes of posterior malleolar fixation in ankle fractures in a major trauma centre. Jeyaseelan L, Bua N, Parker L, Sohrabi C, Trockels A, Vris A, Heidari N, Malagelada F. Injury. 2021 Apr;52(4):1023-1027. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.12.006. Epub 2020 Dec 24.

• Clinical Relevance and Function of Anterior Talofibular Ligament Superior and Inferior Fascicles: A Robotic Study. Dalmau-Pastor M, El-Daou H, Stephen JM, Vega J, Malagelada F, Calder J. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Jul;51(8):2169-2175. doi: 10.1177/03635465231172196. Epub 2023 May 26.

• Clinical outcomes and complications of the Zadek calcaneal osteotomy in Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poutoglidou F, Drummond I, Patel A, Malagelada F, Jeyaseelan L, Parker L. Foot Ankle Surg. 2023 Jun;29(4):298-305. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2023.04.007. Epub 2023 Apr 18.

• Complications after talus fractures: A trauma centre experience. Pradhan A, Najefi A, Patel A, Vris A, Heidari N, Malagelada F, Parker L, Jeyaseelan L. Injury. 2023 Feb;54(2):772-777. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.12.013. Epub 2022 Dec 15.

• Functional Outcomes of Dorsal Bridge Plating for Lisfranc Injuries With Routine Implant Retention: A Major Trauma Center Experience. Onochie E, Bua N, Mmerem K, Heidari N, Vris A, Malagelada F, Parker L, Jeyaseelan L. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Jan 1;37(1):e22-e27. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002469.

• Percutaneous subtalar joint screw fixation of comminuted calcaneal fractures: a salvage procedure. Malik C, Najefi AA, Patel A, Vris A, Malagelada F, Parker L, Heidari N, Jeyaseelan L. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Oct;48(5):4043-4051. doi: 10.1007/s00068-022-01923-0. Epub 2022 Mar 5.

• Medial approach for subtalar distraction bone block arthrodesis. Haldar A, Heidari N, Malagelada F. Foot (Edinb). 2021 Dec;49:101848. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2021.101848. Epub 2021 Jul 9.

• Open vs Minimally Invasive Scarf Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus Correction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Torrent J, Baduell A, Vega J, Malagelada F, Luna R, Rabat E. Foot Ankle Int. 2021 Aug;42(8):982-993. doi: 10.1177/10711007211003565. Epub 2021 May 22.