Professor William Ribbans

Professor Ribbans was appointed as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 1991. Bill Ribbans has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1991. He is Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Northampton and Director of The County Clinic. His main clinical interests are the Foot and Ankle and the Knee. He has been involved in elite sport since 1981 and has looked after many athletes at national and international level during the last 30 years.  He is currently Chief Medical Officer for Northants CCC and has been Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to a number of organisations including the English National Ballet, Northampton Saints, and Northampton Town FC.  He is regular lecturer both at home and abroad. He is credited with over 150 scientific papers and current research interests include Injury Prevention in Sport, Sports Medicine Ethics, and Musculoskeletal Genetics.

Sports injuries and medicine Lower limb orthopaedics