Dr. Assad Qureshi

Dr. Assad Qureshi is an accomplished Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with 15+ years of experience. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, London, and earned Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Trauma and Orthopedics. Dr. Assad completed a prestigious National Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and served as the first Orthopedic Consultant dedicated to Pediatric Orthopedics at the University Hospitals of Leicester, UK. 

His patient-centered approach includes tailored treatment plans and advanced diagnostic techniques such as 3D modeling and instrumented gait analysis. Dr. Assad collaborates with a multidisciplinary pediatric team and prioritizes clear patient communication. In addition to his clinical work, he holds degrees in Neuroscience and Orthopedic Engineering, along with a Ph.D. in bioresorbable fracture fixation devices. Dr. Assad has authored numerous publications, won teaczhing awards, and delivered lectures at national meetings and courses.

Credentials:

• BSc (Neuroscience), United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, United Kingdom,
• MBBS, King's College London, United Kingdom
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England, United Kingdom
• MSc (Orthopaedic Engineering), Cardiff University, United Kingdom
• FRCS (Trauma + Orth), Royal College of Surgeons of England, United Kingdom
• PhD, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom,
• CCT - Trauma and Orthopedics, General Medical Council, United Kingdom, 

Professional Associations: 

• British Society of Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery
• British Society of Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
• British Limb Reconstruction Society 
   

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom
• National Fellow - Pediatric Orthopedics, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom
• Specialist Training Program, East Midlands Deanery, United Kingdom 

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered:

• Developmental hip dysplasia - Diagnostic assessment - US and radiographic interpretation and decision making on operative and non-operative treatment.
• Developmental hip dysplasia - Patient specific treatment - Pavlik harness and attempted closed reduction in early presentation, single stage surgical hip reconstruction in late presentation.
• Pediatric hip disorders – Perthes and Slipped upper femoral epiphysis – containment surgery, physis stabilization and deformity correction.
• Treatment of hip migration, bony deformities and muscle contractures in patients of determination with cerebral palsy and neuromuscular conditions – single stage hip reconstruction for hip migration, tone management with botox and deformity correction for muscle contractures.
• Treatment of gait disorders in walking children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and neuromuscular conditions - gait analysis, patient specific treatment including botox administration, serial casting, surgery for correction of crouch gait and equinus deformity and single event multi-level surgery for complex multi-level deformity.
• Clubfoot - Patient specific treatment including Ponseti treatment and surgery for relapsed/residual clubfoot with tendon lengthening, tendon transfers and osteotomies.
• Pediatric foot deformity - Patient specific treatment including orthotics, serial casting, cavus foot surgical reconstruction, flatfoot surgical reconstruction and equinus deformity correction.
• Limb reconstruction for congenital and post traumatic deformity - circular frame treatment for lengthening and deformity correction in the lower limb, epiphysiodesis for leg length equalization.
• Guided growth for coronal plane knee deformities – knock knees and bow legs.
• Correction of rotational lower limb deformity.
• Pediatric upper limb fracture management – closed management of supracondylar fractures, complex elbow fractures, elastic nailing of long bone fractures.
• Pediatric lower limb fracture management - elastic nailing of long bone fractures, tri-plane ankle injuries, growth plate related injuries.