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Robot -assisted hip and knee replacements: what to know
Hip and knee replacements are two surgical procedures that are exceedingly common – yearly...
Mr Darren Clark
MB ChB, FRCS Ed, FRCS Ed(Tr&Orth)
GMC: 3540707Professional statement
Mr Darren Clark is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in the knees and hips. His practice is located at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, where he focuses on robot-assisted knee and hip replacements,. In addition he regularly performs partial, total, and revision knee replacements and arthroscopic knee surgery and total hip replacement.
Mr Clark qualified from the University of Birmingham in 1991 and completed training in the West Midlands Orthopaedic Rotation. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996. In 2004, he was appointed a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, and in over two decades, he has performed over 3000 joint replacements.
In addition to his practice, Mr Clark is the Clinical Lead and Governance Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at Wye Valley NHS Trust.
In the past Mr Clark has held the positions of Chairman of the Medical Accreditation Committee at Hereford Nuffield Hospital from 2012 to 2019 and Director of the Surgical Business Unit at Wye Valley NHS Trust from 2008 to 2011.
Clinics
Hereford, Venns Ln, Hereford HR1 1DF,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 34 years of experience
- Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (2004 – present)
Subspecialties
- PRP Injections
- Patellofemoral Joint Replacement
Professional memberships
- British Orthopaedic Association
- Royal College of Surgeons
Education
- FRCS(Tr&Orth), Royal College of Surgeons (2003)
- FRCSEd, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1996)
Positions in organisations
- Previous Role: Linkman, British Orthopaedic Association
- Previous Role: Chairman of the Medical Accreediation Committee, Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital
Languages spoken
- English
Registration number: 3540707