Mr Sam Yasen

About Mr Sam Yasen

Mr Sam Yasen is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Basingstoke who specialises in knee, hip and sports surgery. He treats both adults and children. He is a nationally and internationally renowned osteotomy surgeon who regularly lectures around the globe on the topic. Additionally, he co-convenes an osteotomy teaching masterclass annually where he performs live osteotomy surgery to teach other surgeons. He is a recognised expert on ligament injuries of the knee, including ACL, PCL (of which he is part of the international PCL expert consensus group) and multiligament injuries. Impressively, Mr Yasen has lectured internationally on these topics and performed live surgery as well. Mr Yasen trained at Guy's and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and graduated with a triple distinction in undergraduate medicine. He obtained a scholarship to study for a first class honours in a BSc in physiology in 2006. Mr Yasen underwent his surgical training in the Wessex region. He was awarded the Sir Walter Mercer gold medal in trauma and orthopaedics for the most exceptional examination performance in the UK in 2014. Mr Yasen was appointed as the British Orthopaedic Association Young Ambassador and invited to represent the UK at the Hong Kong International Congress in 2015. He is dual-qualified in sports and exercise medicine, and was awarded the McLeod Medal in 2014 again for the best performance in the country. He was appointed as a Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (MFSEM). Additionally, Mr Yasen holds degrees in engineering (MSc with distinction) from Cardiff University and teaching (PGCE with distinction) at Bristol University. He has published widely on ligament surgery and osteotomy around the knee, and reviews articles for several orthopaedic journals. Mr Yasen has broad experience of teaching from undergraduate level to International lecturing and presentations.