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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hip
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Simon is a specialist Consultant Hip Surgeon working in West and Central London. He has a strong interest in the treatment of young adults with hip disorders as well as a busy practice undertaking total hip replacement and re-do hip replacements. He is a Consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London.
Background
Simon completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Southampton. He was appointed to the prestigious academic post on the North-West London orthopaedic training rotation. During this time he completed a PhD at Imperial College London. This included novel work on implant coating materials and the development of patient specific guides for joint replacement surgery.
Fellowships
Simon completed a specialist hip fellowship at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital which has an outstanding reputation for joint replacement surgery. He was subsequently appointed to a hip and knee fellowship at the world renowned Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, where he received specialist training in keyhole hip surgery (arthroscopy). At the end of this fellowship he was appointed as a permanent consultant in the unit, working there for 6 years. He has received highly specialist training in surgery for hip dysplasia at Guy’s Hospital in London.
Research
Simon has presented or published over 60 papers. He has been awarded multiple prizes for his research work. He is actively involved in hip and knee research projects at the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and Bournemouth University. Current research projects include: the development of new orthopaedic knee implants, stem cell therapies for early hip osteoarthritis, minimally invasive surgical approaches for hip replacement, enhanced recovery following hip replacement surgery and virtual reality training systems for surgeons.
Teaching
Simon is co-lead for the highly competitive hip and knee fellowship programme in Oxford. He provides training to surgeons from the UK and abroad who have completed their orthopaedic training programme and wish to become specialist hip and knee surgeons.
Simon lives in West London, he spends most of his free time trying to keep up with his three young sons.
Areas of interest
Hip; Hip surgery; Hip labral tear; Hip impingement; Snapping hip; Hip arthroscopy; Minimally invasive hip replacement; Hip arthritis; Hip sports injury; Revision hip replacement; Hip dysplasia; Hip cartilage defects; Femoroacetabular impingement
Medical secretaries
- Meg Lyons
- King Edward Vii Hospital Sister Agnes 5-10 Beaumont Street London W1G 6AA
- 020 3926 5615
- newmanpa@gop.health
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Richard George
Fee Assured
- Dr Nibedita Ghosh
Fee Assured
- Dr Fuhazia Arif
Fee Assured
- Dr Rebecca-Lea Smith
Fee Assured
- Dr Shamil Tanna
Fee Assured
- Dr Ritchie Sama
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (5-50)
King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (5-50) Lister Hospital (1-5)
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W1380
Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome, including labral repair and osteochondroplasty - (5-50)
King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5) Lister Hospital (1-5)
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W1911
Core decompression of hip - (1-5)
King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5) Lister Hospital (1-5)
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W3717
Minimally invasive hip replacement (one incision) - (1-5)
Lister Hospital (1-5)
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T7981
Extensive (greater than 2cm tear) repair of large muscle (including arthroscopic) (excluding rotator cuff) - (1-5)
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