Col Nicholas Ward

Professional background

Nicholas Ward was born in Leicestershire and went to Leeds Medical School. He joined Frimley Park Hospital in September 2010 as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in foot & ankle surgery. He graduated from Medical school in 1996 and having joined the army spent 2 years in Germany. He has subsequently served as an orthopaedic surgeon in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan. He retired from the Army in 2022 to continue with his NHS career and spend more time with his family.

He carried out his basic surgical training at Frimley Park Hospital, before entering higher specialist orthopaedic training in Wessex & Oxford. He is fellowship trained, having undertaken specialist foot & ankle fellowships in Oxford, at the NOC and in Portsmouth. He is trauma lead for the orthopaedic department at Frimley.

He covers all aspects of foot & ankle surgery in his NHS practice. He works closely with podiatrists and orthotists. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (BOFAS), the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the Combined Services Orthopaedic Society (CSOS).
Nicholas is married with three children.