Mr Matthew Solan

Mr Solan has worked at John and Lizzie’s with the London foot and ankle centre for over 20 years. He specialises in the diagnosis and care (non-surgical as well as surgical) of Alford and ankle conditions. He spent 10 years serving the scientific committee of the British orthopaedic foot and ankle society. He lectures widely and is and has published many research articles, particularly in the field of heel pain.

Mr Matthew Solan graduated from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in 1992 and completed general surgical training in London, Guildford and Oxford. His specialist orthopaedic training was in the South Thames (West) Region.

Mr Solan was awarded a British Orthopaedic Travelling Fellowship to Dublin and has also worked overseas in South Africa and at the Universities of Johns Hopkins and Maryland, Baltimore, USA. In 2003, he was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Frimley Park Hospital. He was appointed to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in 2006.

His special interests are in orthopaedic trauma and in foot & ankle disorders in adults and children. Mr Solan has published extensively on foot and ankle surgery.

Expertise: Foot and ankle complaints in adults and children. He has a particular interest in the treatment of stubborn heel pain. He established and runs the UK’s first ‘one-stop’ clinic for LFAC for heel and ankle problems such as ankle tendonitis and plantar fasciitis