Specialising in foot and ankle disorders, Mr Andrew Goldberg is a fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon based in London. As well as his role as Visiting Professor in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Imperial College London, Mr Goldberg leads a number of large national clinical research studies looking to discover new and innovative therapies and advance the field of orthopaedics.

Mr Goldberg adopts a non-interventional approach to treatment and always keeps the patient's wishes, concerns and lifestyle at the heart of his decision making. He is supported by a strong multidisciplinary team, which includes a network of highly skilled physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthotists and pilates instructors, who together help more than 85% of his patients avoid surgery.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution and service to Medicine, Mr Goldberg was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen in 2011. He is also an accomplished international lecturer and has published widely in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Mr Giles Stafford is a London-based Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon with specialist expertise in sports-related hip injuries, minimally invasive and custom hip replacement (including hip athroscopy), femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery, hip dysplasia (DDH), among many other kinds of hip and pelvis complaints. Having had extensive training and years of experience in hip and knee surgery, Mr Stafford's is a true expert when it comes to hip arthroscopy and sports hip injuries and even shares his insights and expertise through teaching hip arthroscopy courses.

After graduating with a medical degree in 1999 from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital (King's College London School of Medicine), Mr Stafford went on to train at Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following this, he went onto to complete a specialist training programme in orthopaedics as part of the North West Thames Foundation School (Imperial College London). He also went on to complete fellowships at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Norfolk and Norwich.

Mr Stafford practices privately at Sport Hip London, where he works closely with leading sports physicians and physiotherapists to help patients receive the optimal care both before and after surgery. He is a firm believer in providing an individual and tailored approach to each of his patients, according to their wishes, needs and their particular injury. Mr Stafford is also equipped with the latest technology and specialist techniques when it comes to treatment, including 3D-printed instruments and customised implants, and often uses a particular technique called ‘Enhanced Recovery’ for patients requiring a hip replacement, which helps to minimise post-operative pain and complications.

Mr Stafford has also published widely in the field of orthopaedics and is often invited to speak at both national and international conferences.

Professor Richard Field is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in hip-related problems. He is the UK's most experienced surgeon in Direct Anterior Hip Replacement (minimally invasive, muscle-sparing), and has used this technique since 2008. He uses both the standard longitudinal and the less visible bikini incisions as needed. Professor Field has extensive experience in complex sports and developmental hip problems, and he is regarded as a world leader in hip preservation and rapid recovery hip replacement surgery. He lectures internationally and performs more than 200 hip operations per year. He has also previously worked as an adviser for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Prof Field completed his medical training at Westminster Hospital in 1980 and went on to work at a number of London hospitals, including The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and University College Hospital. He went on to complete a PhD at Cambridge University and undertook specialist orthopaedic training in the UK and Australia. He is the professor of orthopaedic surgery at St George's University of London and is the director of research at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). His private practice is primarily at The Lister Hospital in Chelsea.

Professor Field is a pioneer of Arthroscopic Hip Surgery and was the first surgeon in the London area to use hip resurfacing. He has previously served as President of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy and has been involved in the design and evaluation of new implant designs since 1983. He is currently conducting clinical research on short femoral stem implants as well as some of the newer hip resurfacing designs. Where appropriate, he uses robotic-assisted surgery and patient-specific custom cutting blocks to achieve optimal component alignment. (Patients who want to be considered for new implant studies may need to be treated at SWLEOC).

Mr Rob Pollock is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee disorders and all bone and soft tissue tumours. He has vast experience in first-time and revision hip and knee replacements, as well as limb salvage surgery for musculoskeletal tumours. Mr Pollock has been a consultant at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) since 2004 and was the Clinical Director of the Joint Reconstruction and Sarcoma Units there from 2017 to 2021. His private practice is at Princess Grace and Wellington Hospitals. He has been recognised for his work with the NHS and has received seven clinical excellence awards during his career.

After graduating with honours from University College London in 1993, Mr Pollock pursued orthopaedic training at a number of hospitals in London. He went on to complete fellowships in Australia and the USA where he further trained in hip and knee replacement, arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, and bone tumour care. He later earned the renowned American, British, and Canadian (ABC) Fellowship awarded by The British Orthopaedic Association and spent six weeks at top orthopaedic clinics in North America gaining invaluable knowledge.

Mr Pollock is active in research and has written over 90 articles on joint reconstruction and bone cancer and frequently presents at national and international conferences. He also teaches on a number of postgraduate courses at the RNOH.

In his free time, Mr Pollock enjoys cycling, jogging, and walking his dog in the Chilterns with his young family. He often competes in triathlons and completed Ironman in 2016.

Mr Hugh Apthorp, Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon currently works within the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and also sees patients in a private setting. He is highly specialised in hip Surgery and joint replacement, with a special focus on rapid recovery hip replacement, minimally invasive surgery, complex and revision hip surgery, and hip problems in young adults.

Mr Apthorp graduated from St Bartholomew's Hospital in Medicine and Surgery, before starting his specialist orthopaedic training at St Thomas' Hospital. After this he moved to Australia to study abroad, working with Professor David Wood for a year while developing his skills in complex hip surgery. He has performed over 600 primary and revision joint replacements every year since he became fully qualified.

Mr Apthorp is also a excellent educator, where he assists trainee surgeons and develops training programmes focusing on novel and advanced surgical technique. He has developed a new rapid recovery hip replacement surgery, with his patients having some of the shortest in-patient stays for hip replacement. 

Jonathan Hutt is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Hip Surgery.

After completing his medical studies at New College, Oxford and Imperial College, Mr Hutt then undertook specialist orthopaedic training in London. He was awarded a Fellowship in Lower Limb Reconstruction at the Université de Montréal in Canada and an additional Fellowship in Young Adult Hip Surgery at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London.

His extensive experience and training has allowed him to develop a specialist interest in all aspects of hip surgery, He is experienced in advanced joint preservation techniques such as minimally invasive periacetabular osteotomy and hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) as well as hip reconstruction for other causes of hip pain in young patients. When preservation of the joint is not possible, he is experienced in hip replacement using both the direct anterior (DAA) and posterior approaches to the hip, as well as revision (redo) surgery. ​He has a particular interest in young patients with hip problems and complex surgery for failed hip replacements. He is involved in innovation and research in advanced hip preservation techniques as well as emerging hip technology and implants to improve patient outcomes. 

Within the field of Orthopaedics, Mr Hutt is actively involved in innovation and research in advanced hip preservation techniques as well as emerging hip technology and implants to improve patient outcomes. He is active in medical education and regularly contributes his experience at training courses and at national and international conferences.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Hip Preservation surgery including periacetabular osteotomy, femoral osteotomy, hip arthroscopy
• Primary hip replacement including minimally invasive techniques and the direct anterior approach (DAA)
• Revision hip replacement
• Hip Dysplasia
• Femoroacetabular Impingement
• Hip Pain in Young Patients
• Hip Replacement in Active People
• Complex Hip Reconstruction
• Revision Hip Replacement

Mr Robert Lee is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon at The Wellington Hospital, working within the hospital’s internationally renowned Spinal Unit. He routinely treats highly complex cases that have been referred from centres around the UK.

He has extensive experience in complex adult degenerative  disease, deformity (spondylolisthesis and adult scoliosis),  sacroiliac joint fusion, revision cases, infection, tumour  (primary and metastatic) and trauma work. He specialises  in posterior and anterior minimally invasive fusions and  decompressions, with the emphasis on preservation of the  paraspinal musculature and fast rehabilitation.

Mr Lee was fellowship trained in Vancouver, Canada, where  he developed his expertise in computer-navigated spine  surgery (O-arm and stealth navigation). He has performed  more than 1,000 cases using this novel technology.

Mr Lee speaks regularly at international and national  conferences, and is a faculty member on many courses on  minimally invasive techniques. He has published extensively  and his current research interests are the outcomes after  minimally invasive surgery, adult deformity correction and  computer-navigated spinal surgery. He is the National Lead  of the British Spine Registry and is a fellow of the Scoliosis  Research Society.

Mr Lee sees patients at the following locations:

The Wellington Hospital Elstree, The Waterfront Business Park Elstree Road, Borehamwood WD6 3BS

Thursdays, 1.00pm – 6.00pm Fridays, 2.00pm – 4.30pm

The Platinum Medical Centre, 15-17 Lodge Road London NW8 7JA

Wednesdays, 8.30am – 12.00pm and 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Special interests:

Mr Robert Lee specialises in the  following areas:

• Complex adult degenerative disease and deformity

• Computer-navigated spinal surgery

• Minimal-access spinal surgery

• Pars repairs

• Revision spine surgery

• Sacroiliac joint fusion surgery

Mr Simon Lambert is a highly experienced Consultant Surgeon with specialist expertise in surgery of the shoulder and elbow, as well as trauma surgery. Mr Lambert is based in London at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He also works privately for HCA Healthcare UK. His specialist areas of interest include shoulder replacement, shoulder revision replacement, joint replacement, elbow replacement, elbow revision replacement, clavicle and humerus fractures and rotator cuff disease.

In 1984 Mr Lambert graduated with a medical degree from Charing Cross Medical School. He then embarked upon extensive orthopaedics training in London as part of a rotational programme, and also completed a fellowship in Switzerland. In 1996, he was appointed consultant at the University Hospital of Southampton and, in 1998, was honoured by the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow with a highly esteemed North American Travelling Fellowship.

Mr Lambert also has a passion for research in a number of orthopaedic areas including elbow replacement, as well as the anatomy of the musculocutaneous nerve and has published over 100 publications in leading medical journals. He also devotes his time outside of clinical practice to teaching and training, offering courses to GPs focused in examination of the shoulder and elbow and advice on when and when not to refer patients. He has also received several awards throughout his career, including the Wessex Regional Training Programme's Trainer of the Year 2000–2001.

Professor Fares Haddad is a Hip and Knee Reconstructive Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeon at University College Hospitals. He is Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties at UCH, and Director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at University College London. 

Professor Haddad’s clinical and research endeavours have centred around hip and knee reconstruction, with interests in the expansion of knee and hip arthroscopic techniques to deal with sports injuries, new bearing surfaces and outcomes assessment in hip, knee and revision surgery. His work also encompasses novel strategies to manage patients with knee ligament and cartilage injuries. He provides medical input at elite level for dancers and a number of elite sports including football, athletics, rugby, boxing and martial arts. He was the musculoskeletal lead at the 2012 London Olympics and runs the IOC research centre at ISEH, in addition to being the chief medical officer for the NFL in the UK. 

Graduating with a First-Class BSc and MB BS from the University College London Hospitals, Professor Haddad undertook his basic training in hip and knee surgery and reconstruction on the St Bartholomew’s, Royal Free and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital rotations, and fellowship training in the United States and Canada. He was the gold medallist in the FRCS (Orth) exam and has gained a large number of prizes and prestigious academic awards. He has been an EFORT Travelling Fellow, British Hip Society Travelling Fellow and ABC Travelling Fellow in 2004. He became a Hunterian Professor in 2005.

He has presented and published widely (over 500 peer reviewed publications) on key aspects of hip, knee and sports surgery and continues to lead a clinical research group with interests in hip and knee joint preservation after injury, prosthetic design and performance and outcomes measurement after hip / knee surgery and sports injuries. He is editor in chief of the Bone and Joint Journal.

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Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Knee Pain
• Hip and groin pain
• Sports Injuries
• Arthritis (Hip)
• Arthritis (Knee)

Mr Colin Nnadi is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a private practice at HCA Healthcare UK's, The Portland Hospital. He undertook his specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery on the Wessex rotation UK and was awarded the FRCS (Orth) in 2006. He then undertook subspecialist training in spine surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore London and the Norfolk & Norwich University Teaching Hospital. Before moving to Oxford, Mr Nnadi was locum Consultant Spine Surgeon at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham. He is currently Lead Clinician for the Oxford Spine Unit.

Mr Nnadi is an expert in all aspects of general and complex spinal surgery. He has a particular interest in paediatric and adult spinal deformity with the focus on early-onset scoliosis. He has studied and published extensively on this topic, both in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. He is also the convenor for the Oxford Early Onset Scoliosis meeting which has an international character.

Mr Nnadi is on the editorial board of the European Spine Journal and he is also a reviewer for some of the most prestigious journals in the field. He has also been an Expert Medical Technology Adviser to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Mr Nnadi is a Chair Elect of the International Growing Spine Committee for the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and was recently a PhD Assessment Committee member (2020) for University of Cpoenhagen Denmark.