Orthopaedic surgeons of Bupa

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Mr Richard Hill is a skilled orthopaedic surgeon based in Chichester, Sussex. He specialises in treating shoulder problems, knee problems, and many other aspects of orthopaedic surgery, including knee arthoplasty and primary hip replacements. He is also well-versed in treating sports injuries and using modern treatments such as PRP (platelet-rich plasma) and shockwave therapy. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Mr Hill qualified in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in 1992, before undergoing basic and higher specialist training in Edinburgh. He completed two fellowships: one specialising in trauma and shoulders in New Zealand; the other specialising in sports injuries of the knees and shoulders in Oswestry. A Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons since 2001, he has now been practising as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for over fifteen years, and his experience and expertise make him a much-sought-after specialist for patients with shoulder, elbow, and knee complaints.

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Ms Diane Back is a skilled lower limb reconstructive surgeon, working at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and The Princess Grace Hospital, London. As a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, her specialties include general trauma to the upper and lower limb, knee replacement, hip replacement, revision knee arthroplasty, and forefoot surgery. Ms Back holds the title of Orthopaedic Training Programme Director for South London, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College, London. She has numerous publications on the topic of hip and knee surgery and contributes significantly to research in her field. Her current research focuses on arthritis associated with bleeding disorders, and how to improve outcomes for these particular patients. Ms Back also regularly presents on hip and knee surgery and is actively involved in knee implant development. 

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Mr Mark Dunbar is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in the Birmingham area who specialises in treatment of the knee. His areas of expertise include knee replacement, knee arthroscopy and knee ligament surgery. Mr Dunbar graduated with his medical degree from the University of Oxford and pursued both his early and his specialist trauma and orthopaedic training in the West Midlands. He is active in research and completed his PhD at the University of Warwick in 2009. As an honorary associate professor at the university, his research work continues and Mr Dunbar prides himself on being able to use the highest quality of evidence available to inform the decision making in his clinical practice. Mr Dunbar returned to Oxford for knee fellowship training where he was able to focus his expertise so that his practice was exclusively based on problems affecting the knee, offering clinics and performing operations in both Solihull and Sutton Coldfield.

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Professor Richard E. Field is a world-renowned hip and knee surgeon with practices in both the NHS and Private sectors. He is the Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at St George’s University of London.  He was appointed on the staff of St Helier Hospital, Surrey in 1994 where his NHS practice was based until the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) opened in 2004. He has been SWLEOC's Director of Research since the centre opened and leads the centre's academic surgical team. His private practices are based at the Lister Hospital in Chelsea and St Anthony’s Hospital in Cheam. Professor Richard Field qualified from the Westminster Hospital in 1980.  His PhD was undertaken at Cambridge University, on the design of a hip resurfacing implant. He has been actively involved in the design and evaluation of new hip and knee designs throughout his career. Professor Field has undertaken many world-first operations. His pioneering work in arthroscopic hip surgery was recognised by his Presidency of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery in 2016-17. Professor Field has been undertaking hip resurfacing since 1995 and adopted the muscle sparing, Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) for hip replacement in 2008. He is the UK's most experienced surgeon in DAA hip replacement.   Professor Field has built up one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive databases on the outcome of hip and knee replacement and has published extensively on hip preservation and joint replacement surgery. He was an advisor on Hip replacement to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), a board member of the British Hip Society and President of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery. He continues to teach and lecture, in the UK and abroad, on hip and knee surgery.

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With more than 25 years at consultant level, Mr Graeme Nicholas Fernandez is one of the UK's most experienced orthopaedic surgeons. Working across BMI The Winterbourne Hospital and Circle Reading Hospital, Mr Fernandez's special interest is in shoulder surgery but he also has considerable experience in partial and total knee replacement, hip replacement, and carpal tunnel surgery. He is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes in surgery with the latest minimally-invasive techniques and surgical guidance systems, and is the recipient of four clinical excellence awards. Mr Fernandez qualified from the University of London in 1976 and pursued specialist training in Exeter, Bath, Portsmouth, Southampton and Alton. He passed the Orthopaedic Specialty Exam FRCS Orth in Edinburgh in 1989 - one of the first in the country - and was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at Dorset County Hospital in 1993. In his capacity as Clinical Director, he spent six years overseeing the growth of the department into a centre of Orthopaedic excellence. In 2012 he founded the Dorset Orthopaedic Clinic and the Dorset Shockwave Clinic, bringing together a team of experienced specialists to provide high-quality care to patients using the latest proven treatments. Mr Fernandez has widely published in leading orthopaedic journals and has presented at conferences in San Francisco and Basel. He also offers talks at the Dorset Orthopaedic Clinic to GPs interested in keeping up to date with modern techniques in orthopaedic surgery. Mr Fernandez treats degenerative conditions such as arthritis as well as acute trauma and sports injuries. He has a special expertise in performing arthroscopy of the knee without a tourniquet which results in a lighter anaesthetic, faster recovery and less postoperative pain. Patients who play racquet sports or work in construction and suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome will be operated on endoscopically, as this results in reduced post-operative pain and scar sensitivity. Finally, Mr Fernandez has special interest in patient-specific instrumentation for knee replacements, which results in a more accurate fit and a shorter time in the operating room. If, on occasion, a patient's case is complex and requires care beyond his area of expertise, Mr Fernandez has a wide network of experienced colleagues to whom he can refer. 

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Mr Yega Kalairajah is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon. From his private clinics across London he provides cutting-edge specialist orthopaedic surgery, especially hip and knee surgery, hip and knee replacement, and sports surgery.  Having initially graduated from Cambridge University, Mr Kalairajah gained further medical training and experience at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and other renowned London hospitals, before spending a year in Adelaide, Australia completing advanced training. Following this, he spent time at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), the largest arthroplasty unit in Europe, allowing Mr Kalairajah to become one of the highest volume hip and knee surgeons in the UK.  Mr Kalairajah is dedicated to teaching and training, and is regularly involved in tutoring sessions. He also plays an active role in performing and supervising research, and has written numerous peer-reviewed publications. 

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Mr Mark Falworth is one of London's leading orthopaedic surgeons and a pioneer in computer-aided surgical techniques. Practicing across London, Stanmore and Watford, Mr Falworth specialises in the management of all conditions affecting the shoulder and elbow, including rotator cuff injury, shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, shoulder dislocation and shoulder and elbow arthritis. In a career spanning over 20 years, Mr Falworth has received extensive training in surgical best practice, while consistently keeping apace with the latest surgical techniques. Originally qualifying from King's College, London in 1996, he underwent specialist training at St Mary's Hospital (North West Thames) and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Stanmore. Nearly two further years of specialist shoulder and elbow surgery fellowship training took him to leading orthopaedic centres in the UK, Austria and Australia, and in 2009 Mr Falworth was awarded a further fellowship to learn new techniques in shoulder surgery in San Antonio and Chicago, USA. As a Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Mr Falworth handles complex cases of shoulder and elbow surgery and referrals for revision surgery from orthopaedic surgeons from all over the UK. He is actively involved in clinical research projects and is widely published in peer-review publications. Mr Falworth also plays an active part in education and is regularly an invited speaker at national and international courses and scientific meetings. He has been a co-author of three Best Practice Guidelines written on behalf of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and in 2018 was awarded a prestigious BESS Copeland Fellowship, which is aimed at projecting British shoulder and elbow surgery internationally. Mr Falworth was Clinical Lead to the Shoulder and Elbow Unit at the RNOH between 2012 - 2017 and was elected to the Council of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) in 2017 where he also holds the post of Treasurer. Across all of his practices, Mr Falworth ensures that all non-surgical options, such as physiotherapy and interventional radiology, are considered and discussed prior to considering surgery and the patients choice is always integral to treatment planning.  

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Mr Vikas Vedi is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon, with a specialist interest and fellowship training in hip and knee surgery, including joint replacement and revision surgery, and sports injuries. He also has extensive experience of foot and ankle surgery. Mr Vikas Vedi practises at a number of prestigious private clinics around North West and West London and works within the NHS at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals Trust. Mr Vedi is especially known for his progressive work in being the first UK orthopaedic surgeon to offer the nSTRIDE Autologous Protein Solution (APS), an injection to treat the pain associated with knee osteoarthritis, shown to reduce or eliminate pain in 85% of patients. Mr Vedi was also the UK principal investigator for new technology in knee replacement surgery, and also was an advisor for the Department of Health. Alongside his clinical work, Mr Vedi also dedicates time to teaching, being a regular speaker on international courses, and is a regular speaker at international conferences. He has written numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, and has been awarded the clinical excellence award four times. Mr Vedi aims to provide patient-focused, and state-of-the-art evidence-based care to all patients in his practice.  

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