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Godfrey Charnley trained at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in London before specialising in orthopaedic surgery in London and Bristol. He has over 30-years of Consultant experience in the field of hip and knee replacement surgery and is a member of both the British and European Hip Societies, the French Orthopaedic Association and the British Orthopaedic Study Group.

Following his UK training, he had advanced Fellowship training in knee surgery in Basle, Switzerland, in pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery in Seattle, USA and in Paris, where he was given exceptional training in both pelvic and acetabular reconstruction and primary and revision hip replacement surgery.

To add to his UK training, he had advanced Fellowship training in Basel, Switzerland (knee surgery), Seattle, USA, in complex pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery and in Paris in complex primary and revision hip replacement surgery.

He has given instructional lectures in South Africa, the Republic of Ireland and France and has published over 50 pieces of work and four book chapters with colleagues on various aspects of joint replacement and trauma surgery. He has been an examiner for the FRCS (Orth.) examination for 10 years and a Regional Clinical Co-ordinator for the National Joint Registry of England and Wales. He continues with his clinical research and also is a reviewer for the European Hip Society's journal Hip International.

Mr Charnley routinely performs multiple hip and knee replacements each week at Springfield Hospital, having retired from his NHS practice at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford in September 2024, having worked there for over 20-years.

In view of his experience, Mr Charnley is regularly instructed by Lawyers to give an opinion on the outcome or otherwise of joint replacement surgery and is a recognised Expert Witness both in Claimant and Defendant cases.

Areas of interest

Primary and Revision Hip Replacement Surgery; Proximal Femoral Replacement Surgery; Total Knee Replacement Surgery and Knee Arthroscopy but not ligament reconstruction;

Medical secretaries

• Anne Carter
• Springfield Hospital Lawn Lane Chelmsford CM1 7GU
• 01245 234020
• anne.carter@ramsayhealth.co.uk

• Sarah Sargeant
• Springfield Hospital Lawn Lane Chelmsford CM1 7GU
• 01245 234095
• sarah.sargeant2@ramsayhealth.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

• Dr Mohammed Qamruddin Fee Assured
• Dr Mark Gotecha Fee Assured
• Dr Benjamin Maddison Fee Assured

• Dr Kevin Kiff Fee Assured
• Dr Bruce Rodda Not Fee Assured