Some cookies are essential to the running of the website, while others (analytics) help us to make improvements. We also incorporate functionality from other websites, such as video, social media feeds and ReachDeck (text-to-speech and translations services) which may set cookies. More on how we use cookies
This website uses text-to-speech software called ReachDeck to read and / or translate its content. To use ReachDeck, you must allow ReachDeck cookies; the ReachDeck icon will then appear at the bottom of your screen.
You can find out more about how ReachDeck uses cookies or change your cookie preferences at any time by going to our cookies page.
Allow ReachDeck cookies Do not use ReachDeck
This site is best viewed with a modern browser. You appear to be using an old version of Internet Explorer.
We have an expert multidisciplinary team of physicians, therapists, orthotists and nurses specialising in treating babies and children with congenital, developmental and acquired musculoskeletal conditions.
We also have a world-renowned 'Gait Lab' that helps support our clinical decision-making.
Our team has trained in fellowships and specialist units nationally and internationally, and we are committed to providing high quality orthopaedic care for children.
We have extensive long-term experience in the treatment of complex disorders including:
We work closely with other clinicians caring for children in other hospitals and the community.
We have an active teaching and research programme.
Mr Wainwright is a graduate of Leicester University Medical School. He undertook his orthopaedic training in the Oxford region and a clinical fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
Mr Wainwright was appointed as a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon in 2003.
Mrs Buckingham is a graduate of Bristol medical school. She undertook her orthopaedic training the South West of England followed by a clinical fellowship at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford.
Mrs Buckingham was appointed as a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon in 2007.
Mr Kothari is a graduate of both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. He undertook his orthopaedic training in the Oxford region followed by a clinical fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
He was appointed as a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon in 2019.
Mr Max Mifsud is a graduate of the University of Malta medical school. He undertook his orthopaedic training in Malta first, and then in the Oxford Deanery.
He underwent two clinical fellowships in Oxford (one in Bone Infection and Limb Deformity, and another in Paediatric Orthopaedics), a Sarcoma and Complex Joint Reconstruction fellowship in London at the Royal National Orthopaedic Centre of Stanmore, and a research fellowship in Cerebral Palsy at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
Mr Mifsud has been a consultant in Oxford since 2022. He is fluent in English, French and Maltese.
We also have a world-renowned 'Gait Lab' that helps support our clinical work.
Our clinical team is supported behind the scenes by a caring, dedicated and efficient administrative team, including our: