Mr Robert Hill

Mr Robert Hill was the SeniorOrthopaedic Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children NHS Trustuntil he retired two years ago but he has now returned on an honorary basis to assist with training. He qualified in 1980 and trained in orthopaedics at St
Thomas' Hospital London and on the Percival Pott rotation. He undertook several
specialist fellowships that allowed him to train in Hong Kong, Singapore,
Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Hill is a world-renowned expert in non-spinal paediatric orthopaedics and in limb reconstruction in adults and children. He was invited by the British Orthopaedic Association to be the Naughton Dunn Lecturer in 2004. He was also visiting professor at the
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and at the Royal Brisbane Children's Hospital. He frequently visits hospitals in the Middle East.

Mr Hill continues to be active in clinical research. He has authored numerous publications on orthopaedic topics and on limb reconstruction. He was made Honorary Associate Professor at UCL in 2021.  Mr Hill is also actively involved in education and has lectured in the UK and abroad. Mr Hill is the Medical Director of the Portland Hospital.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

· Limb reconstruction in adults and children

· Limb lengthening

· Paediatric orthopaedics

· Problem fractures in adults and children

· Neuromuscular problems e.g. cerebral palsy

· Club foot

· Flat foot

· Developmental dysplasia of the hip

· Knock knee

· Bowleg