Surgeon Background
Alan Johnstone

Alan Johnstone

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Medbelle Partner Surgeon

Location

Aberdeen

Specialties

Trauma & Upper Limb

Experience

22 years

GMC number

3205468

Titles

MBChB, FRCSE, FRCS Glas, FRCSE Orth

Mr Alan Johnstone, is an award-winning orthopaedic surgeon based in Aberdeen. He is a Professor at Robert Gordon’s University, a Clinical Adviser to Orthopaedic multinational companies and was named Scottish Life Sciences Innovator of the Year in 2012.

About

Alan Johnstone is a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon renowned for his expertise in shoulder and elbow procedures. With a career spanning over three decades, he has pioneered arthroscopic surgery in Aberdeen and holds prestigious positions as a Professor at Robert Gordon’s University and a visiting Professor at the University of Perugia. His innovative contributions have earned him recognition as the Scottish Life Sciences Innovator of the Year in 2012.

Positions
  • Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon at NHS Grampian
  • Senior clinical advisor to Scottish Health Innovations Limited, the Innovation wing of NHS Scotland
  • 2002 - Present: Professor at Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen
  • 2016: Chairman of Research Committee Orthopaedic Trauma Society
  • 2015: Treasurer and Board Member International's Society for Fracture repair
  • 1997- 2002: Senior Lecturer at Aberdeen University and Honorary Consultant Surgeon combined clinical and research fellowship in North America representing UK Orthopaedics
Education
  • FRCSEd (Ortho) Intercollegiate Board of Surgeons 1995
  • FRCSGlas Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow 1990
  • FRCS Ed Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 1990
  • MB ChB, University of Edinburgh 1986
Memberships
  • General Medical Council (GMC number): 3205468
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
  • British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS)
  • International Society for Fracture Repair (ISFR)

Accepted Insurances

Alan Johnstone is working with most private medical insurers, please call to confirm coverage.

Locations

Albyn Hospital

21-24, Albyn Pl, AB10 1RW, Aberdeen

Fees

Arthroscopic Elbow Arthrolysis

£5268

Arthroscopic Excision of Shoulder Calcium Deposits

£4226

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

£5794

Arthroscopic Shoulder Arthrolysis

£4739

Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression

£4692

Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Distal Clavicle Excision

£4854

Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression and Rotator Cuff Repair

£4496

Arthroscopic Superior Capsule Reconstruction for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears

£10972

Clavicle Repair

£6267

Diagnostic Package

£500

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