Dr. Roger Haene Consultant Orthopedic Surgery (Expert in Adult Foot & Ankle Surgery)

Biography

Dr. Roger Haene is a UK-trained consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon, fellowship-trained in foot & ankle reconstruction. He has a combined 20 years of experience in Orthopaedic Surgery, and 13 years at the consultant level. He studied at the University of Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg and gained primary surgical experience in Switzerland before undertaking his orthopaedic training in the Cambridge region of the East of England, leading to full CCT. Dr. Roger Haene underwent subspecialist foot & ankle training in Dublin, Ireland, and Toronto, Canada. He then worked as a consultant in Canada for 7 years, with 3 of those years working as Head of Department and Head of Orthopaedic Education in his hospital. He was awarded Assistant Professor Status by 2 Universities (Dalhousie University in Halifax and Memorial University in St. Johns). He was an executive committee member of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He moved to the UAE 6 years ago. He spent 3 years working at the level 1 trauma center for Abu Dhabi before being recruited to set up the foot & ankle service at Burjeel Hospital. He speaks several languages, including English, German, Swiss-German, and Afrikaans. His areas of expertise include,

• Complex foot & ankle trauma
• Sports injuries of the ankle
• Arthroscopic ankle surgery
• Achilles disorders
• Arthritis of the ankle and foot
• Deformity correction of the ankle & foot, including bunions
• Tendon transfers