Relimb™ - Innovative care tailored for you

Relimb was founded in 2018 by Mr Norbert Kang and Mr Alexander Woollard, both plastic surgeons at North London’s Royal Free Hospital. We provide a complete reconstructive service for amputees and people who have been through major physical trauma.

Relimb™ - Innovative care tailored for you

What we do

With decades of combined experience, and hundreds of patient success stories, we know that procedures like osseointegration (OI) and targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can transform your quality of life. Our unique background in reconstructive plastic surgery means that we look at the whole picture and provide you with holistic care that makes a difference.

We know that getting the care you need sometimes means managing a complex calendar of appointments with different providers. To remove the hassle and help you focus on your well-being, Relimb brings all the services you need together in one convenient place.

Meet our team

Alexander Wollard

Mr Woollard is a co-founder of Relimb and a consultant plastic surgeon. He has a specialist interest in nerve regeneration, facial reanimation, and sarcoma reconstruction, with a focus on improving long-term functional outcomes in complex reconstructions.

Mr Woollard was educated at St Paul’s School, London before studying medicine at the University of Southampton and History of Medicine at University College London. He graduated in 2002, and in 2016 was appointed as a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Free London NHS Trust. With a strong background in clinical research, he completed his PhD research in nerve regeneration at Harvard University’s Center for Brain Science.

Norbert Venantius Kang

Mr Kang is a co-founder of Relimb and a consultant plastic surgeon. His areas of expertise include OI and nerve surgery for amputees. He performed his first OI procedure in 2005. He has been performing TMR surgery since 2013.

Mr Kang was educated at Worth Abbey School, Sussex and graduated from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (now part of Imperial College, London) in 1989. He undertook fellowship training in peripheral nerve injury surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and was then appointed as a consultant plastic surgeon at Mount Vernon Hospital in 2002, before moving to the Royal Free Hospital in 2006.