Personal profile
He was appointed as a Consultant in 2010 and has a busy NHS practice in Harrogate. Mr Farndon has previously been both the Governance Lead and Clinical Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. He represents Harrogate on the Regional Surgical Training Committee and is currently the Medical Advisory Committee Chair of the Duchy Hospital in Harrogate. He undertook specialist fellowships in both Foot and Ankle Surgery and Knee Surgery during his training.
Mr Farndon specialises in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery with a secondary specialism in knee surgery. He works closely with a variety of specialist surgical colleagues, physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthotists and allied health professionals.
He believes in providing the highest quality clinical information in an understandable manner. Excellent communication with thorough explanations of available options, allows informed choices to be made regarding treatment. Mr Farndon has a specialist interest in sports injuries and regularly advises and treats both keen amateurs and professionals (including adolescents as well as adults).
Mr Farndon's interest in teaching and training began whilst working for Newcastle University as a Demonstrator in Anatomy and Clinical Skills. He has been involved in training other doctors on Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) and ATLS Instructor courses and has previously been invited to teach as an instructor on pitch-side emergency courses for the Rugby Football Union (Immediate Care in Sport) and the Football Association (AREA).
Mr Farndon is the Sector Tutor for Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training, representing Harrogate on the regional Surgical Training Committee and organises the Annual Regional Mock FRCS (Tr&Orth) exams. He is Educational and Clinical Supervisor to a number of junior doctors in training, and teaches on a variety of local, national and international instructional courses.
In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, running, triathlon, snowboarding, cooking, spending time with his family and watching his sons play rugby.
