Professor Richard Field

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).