The Practice - Midlands Orthopaedics

Located at Life Hilton Private Hospital, we are ideally located for your convienience. Contact us for our orthopaedic expertise and specialist care.

Life Hilton Hospital

Easy access off the N3

Diagnositic ultrasound services in the rooms.

Modern hospital and radiology suite

24/7 emergency access

Meet the Team

Dr James McAllister

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

BSc MBChB H.Dip Orth (SA) FC Orth (SA)

Special interests:

Complex hip and knee pathology, Periprosthetic joint infection

Procedures:

Primary and revision joint replacement surgery

and arthroscopic knee surgery

About James:

In 2009, James embarked on a two year knee & hip fellowship at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland.

Thereafter he worked at one of the UK’s busiest joint replacement hospitals, the Golden Jubilee, doing complex knee & hip surgery.

James set up Midlands Orthopaedics in 2013.

Dr Rian Smit

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBChB H.Dip Orth (SA) FC Orth (SA)

Special interests:

Shoulder, Hip and Knee surgery

Procedures:

Shoulder: Arthroscopic surgery including rotator cuff and instability procedures as well as shoulder replacement surgery. Hip and knee arthroscopic and replacement surgery. Diagnostic ultrasound

About Rian:

With more than 10 years experience, Rian joins Midland Orthopaedics after heading up the joint replacement, sports medicine and complex trauma unit at Grey’s Hospital.

With a passion for training, Rian has been faculty on both national and international training courses as well collaborating on international research on hip replacement surgery.

Rian is an affiliate of the South African Society for Hip Arthroscopy, SA Arthroplasty Society.

Dr Katherine Troisi

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBChB H.Dip Orth (SA) FC Orth (SA)

Special interests:

Foot and ankle, Paediatrics

Procedures:

Foot and ankle: Arthroscopic, open and minimally invasive surgery for acute sports injuries as well as degenerative deformity correction. Paediatrics: From congenital to acquired deformity and corrective surgery and care.

About Katherine

Katherine has successfully run a paediatric and trauma unit at one of the busiest state trauma hospitals in Pietermaritzburg since 2016, prior to that she worked at both regional and tertiary level institutions gaining experience and training and teaching, in general, as well as specialised orthopaedic surgery. She has experience in the management of paediatric trauma and muskuloskeletal injury as well as the management of acquired paediatric conditions such as club foot, cerebral palsy and infections of the bones and joints as well as in deformity correction of conditions such as in-toeing (pigeon toe), out-toeing (duck foot), genu varus (bowed legs) and valgus (knock knees) and leg length discrepancies.

She also has a passion for foot and ankle conditions, especially on degenerative conditions such as bunions, bunionettes, achilles tendon problems and arthritis. She also manages acute sport and ligament injury as well as acquired conditions such as flat foot, cavus and diabetic foot.

She has worked with a number of leading foot and ankle surgeons in SA and is a member of the foot and ankle society.

Prof Len Marais

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBChB FCS (Ortho) MMed (Ortho) CIME PhD

Special interests:

Infections of bones, joints and implants, bone and muscle tumours, limb reconstruction after trauma, Surgery of the hand

Procedures:

Surgery of the hand, infection eradication surgery, bone and soft tissue tumour surgery, fracture fixation, bone and limb reconstruction.

About Len:

Len has more than 20 years experience in the fields of Bone, joints and implant infections, Bone and muscle tumours, Limb reconstruction after trauma, and Surgery of the hand.

He is passionate about challenging orthopaedic pathologies. He has vast experience in the surgery of the hand, infection eradication surgery, bone and soft tissue tumour surgery, fracture fixation, bone and limb reconstruction.

He joined the Midlands Orthopaedics in April 2025.