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Mr Daniel McCaffrey

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

BMedSci (Pathology); MB BCh BAO; MD; FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) | GMC No: 6028154
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Mr McCaffrey has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 2014, specialising in the treatment of hip and knee arthritis with joint replacement. He performs standard joint replacement and robotic assisted joint replacement. He has carried out the majority of robotic assisted hip and knee joint replacements in N. Ireland using the Stryker MAKO SmartRoboticsTM system.

Mr McCaffrey qualified as a doctor in 2001 after completing his medical degree with distinction in medicine and surgery at Queen’s University of Belfast and an intercalated degree in Experimental Pathology in the prestigious department of pathology at the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded the Wilson Orthopaedic Medal following additional written and clinical examinations in orthopaedic surgery.

His basic surgical training centred in Northern Ireland and included most surgical disciplines including plastic surgery. His basic surgical training was followed by a period as an experienced trainee surgeon in Trauma + Orthopaedics, during which he engaged in research and secured an extended 18-month high-volume hip + knee joint replacement fellowship in 2007 with Professor Beverland at Musgrave Park Hospital.

During this high-volume hip + knee joint replacement fellowship, he completed a large randomised controlled clinical trial comparing knee replacement implants, which was awarded an MD by Queens University of Belfast.

In 2008, he began his higher surgical training dedicated to Trauma + Orthopaedics within the Northern Ireland Deanery, passing his FRCS examinations, before undertaking a additional 12 month fellowship at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital, that was accredited by the Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST), the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) in Trauma + Orthopaedics and by the General Medical Council (GMC).

Since 2014, Mr McCaffrey has been a NHS Consultant Trauma + Orthopaedic Surgeon at Altnagelvin Area Hospital within the Western Health and Social Care Trust. His NHS practice has evolved to focus on the treatment of hip and knee arthritis with standard joint replacement.

His private practice mirrors his NHS practice with regards standard hip + knee joint replacement but also includes robotic assisted hip + knee joint replacement using the MAKO SmartRoboticsTM system from December 2023, when Mr McCaffrey was certified at the Stryker MAKO System Surgical Training Lab at Kirchberg Hospital, Luxembourg. Mr McCaffrey has become the most prolific user of robotic assisted joint replacement procedures in N. Ireland.

Mr McCaffrey treats private patients at Kingsbridge Private Hospital North West in Ballykelly focusing on the treatment of hip and knee arthritis via arthroplasty (joint replacement) procedures. He also holds clinics at Kingsbridge Hospital Belfast.

Mr McCaffrey provides an extended 25min appointment for new patients and an extended 15min appointment for follow up and telephone review appointments ensuring that his patients are provided adequate time for thorough assessment and discussion of their joint problem and available treatment options.

Current NHS Post

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Western Health and Social Care Trust.

Qualifications

BMedSci (Hons) Pathology University of Edinburgh 1999

MB BCh BAO Queen's University of Belfast 2001

MRCS (Ed) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2004

MD Queen's University of Belfast 2011

FRCS (T+O) Intercollegiate Specialty Board 2012

Certificate of Completion of Training 2014

General Medical Council (GMC)

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Ed)

British Orthopaedic Foot + Ankle Society (BOFAS)

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)

British Medical Association (BMA)

Premium Medical Protection (PMP)

Additional Training

High Volume Primary Hip + Knee Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty) Fellowship - Musgrave Park Hospital (Professor Beverland) Feb 2007 to Aug 2008

Foot + Ankle Specialist Fellowship - Royal Surrey County Hospital + Frimley Park Hospital 2014

MAKO System Certification (Dec 2023) - Surgical Training Lab at Kirchberg Hospital, Luxembourg

Professional bodies (Positions held in last 3 years)

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Ed)

General Medical Council (GMC)

British Medical Association (BMA)

Medical Protection Society (MPS)

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)

British Hip Society (BHS)

Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS – International + UK)

Publications

McCaffrey DD, Irwin ST. Complicated diverticular disease. RCSEng E-Step: Case of the week (Dec 2002)

McCaffrey DD, Lucas J, Gardiner KR. Haemorrhage from small bowel ulceration complicating meningococcal septicaemia. Ulster Medical Journal, 2005, 74 (1): 57-9.

McCaffrey DD, Thompson N, Henderson S. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia - an unexpected diagnosis from a toe with chronic osteomyelitis. Foot & Ankle Surgery 2006, 12 (4): 219-220.

Clarke JD, McCaffrey DD, Wong J. Thorn injury mimicking a septic arthritis of the knee. Ulster Medical Journal, 2007, 76 (3): 164-5.

McCaffrey DD, Brown A. "Shooting a moving target"- a case of flexor pollicis longus tendon foreign body removal. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2008, 33 (3): 394-395.

McCaffrey DD, Clarke JD, Bunn J, McCormack MJ. Acute compartment syndrome of the anterior thigh caused by sporting trauma in the absence of fracture. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 2009, 66(4):1238-42

Burke NG, McCaffrey D, Mackle E. Contamination of histology biopsy specimen - A potential source of error for surgeons. 2009, 2 (9)

McCaffrey DD. A meta-analysis based on poor papers is a poor meta-analysis. BMJ 25th May 2010.

McCaffrey DD, Kealey WD, Beverland D. Modification of Laurence’s Stitch for Skin Closure. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2011, 21 (4): 305.

McCaffrey DD, Beverland D. A Prospective Randomised Control Trial to Compare the Early Functional Outcome of the LCS and ROCC Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant Designs – MD Thesis. Queen's University of Belfast - Medical Library - July 2011.

Dargan D, McCaffrey DD, Kealey WD. Pseudarthrosis of femoral neck stress fracture treated with open reduction, sliding hip screw and bone morphogenic protein. International Journal of Surgery – 2012.

McCaffrey DD, Re: Armanasco P, Williamson D, Yates B. Integration of podiatric surgery within an orthopaedic department: An audit of patient satisfaction with labour force implications. The Foot 2012; 22:200–204.

Contributor to FRCS (T+O) Exam Trauma Book “Trompeter AJ, Questions and Answers in Orthopaedic Trauma, 2015, Oxford University Press.”

Matthews s, Sloan S, McCaffrey D, Ruiz A. Septic Arthritis of the Hip Complicated by Secondary Fungal Superinfection. J Orthop Case Rep. 2017 Jan-Feb; 7(1): 46–49.

Treatments and areas of interest

  • Hip Replacement - Standard
  • Hip Replacement - Robotic Assisted (MAKO – SmartRoboticsTM)
  • Knee Replacement - Standard
  • Knee Replacement - Robotic Assisted (MAKO – SmartRoboticsTM)

Referral Requirements

  • No referral is required but is preferred as the GP letter provides important details of the patients past medical history and relevant investigations

Consultation Fee

Initial Face-To-Face Consultation Fee £115

Follow-Up Review Fee £115

Administration Fee

A £35.00 admin fee is charged in addition to the Consultation Fee

Associated Insurance Companies

NI – Self-Funding

ROI – Cross Border Directive; VHI; LAYA; Irish Life

Mr McCaffrey provides a 25min appointment for new patients and a 15min appointment for follow up and telephone review appointments ensuring that his patients are provided adequate time for thorough assessment and discussion of their joint problem and available treatment options.

Kingsbridge Private Hospital
811-815 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7GX

Kingsbridge North West
Church Hill House Main Street Ballykelly BT49 9HS

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Mr Daniel McCaffrey's Services

At our North West location
Orthopaedic Services Hip Replacement Surgery Knee Arthroscopy Knee Replacement Foot & Ankle Surgery ACL Knee Reconstruction Ankle Arthroscopy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Robot Assisted Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery
At our Belfast location
Hip & Knee Replacement - Robot Assisted

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