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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

• Jenna Edwards
• Endeavour House Coopers End Road London Stansted Airport Stansted CM24 1SJ
• 020 3926 5615
• newmanpa@gop.health

Anaesthetists worked with

• Dr Richard George Fee Assured
• Dr Fuhazia Arif Fee Assured
• Dr Jacqui Fox Murphy Fee Assured

• Dr Emad S Aziz Not Fee Assured
• Dr Hanif Meeran Not Fee Assured
• Dr Ritchie Sama Fee Assured