Mr Joseph N. Borg Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon qualified from The University of Malta in 1991 and after completing his basic surgical training in Malta he transferred to The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London. In 1999 he entered the North Thames East Rotation where he was trained in all aspects of trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery. During this rotation he trained at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and at the University College Hospital London as well as other hospitals in Central and North London including Great Ormond Street, The Whittington and Barnet & Chase Farm NHS Trust where he was later appointed Consultant.
He also worked in the private sector in Central and North London within the BMI, Nuffield, St John & St Elizabeth,s and Harley Street Hospitals and The North London Spine Centre

In 2004 he was awarded the AO International Spine Fellowship from all the UK and transferred to the Spine Education and Research Institute in Denver, Colorado, USA to work with Mike Janssen AO Spine Chairman and in November 2005 he was attached to Professor Juergen Harms at The Spine Unit in Heidelberg, Germany.

He was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training by the Royal Colleges in 2005 and was entered on “Who’s Who in The World” in 2009.

In 2005 he was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon at Barnet & Chase Farm NHS Trust in North London. Since his appointment he has treated patients with a variety of bone and joint problems and performed on average 200 joint (hip and knee) replacements per year.
He has also been devoting time to the treatment of patients with spinal disorders including disc pathology (slipped disc and sciatica), degenerative low back pain, spinal stenosis (trapped nerves), spine infections, spinal deformity (scoliosis and kyphosis), spine tumours and spine fractures-including osteoporotic fractures and cervial spine problems. Surgery in the main being minimally invasive and keyhole surgery wherever possible.

He transfered to Malta in 2010 and he has been leading the Mater Dei Spinal service since than.

He has published in speciality journals and lectured nationally and internationally and remains actively involved in clinical education both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is faculty member and lectures regularly at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Institute of Orthopaedics in London.

• Languages : Maltese, English, Italian
• Certifications : MD, FRCS, MCh(Orth), FRCS(Tr&Orth), CCST
• Membership to national / international professional organisations : General Medical Council Malta General Medical Council U.K. British Spine Society Eurospine North American Spine Society AO Spine Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh University of Liverpool Alumni Association of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeons Malta
• Years of experience in profession : 33
• Medical Category : Orthopaedic Departmnet
• Sliema : Tuesday