Mr Douglas Dunlop, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee surgery

Mr Douglas Dunlop

Name:

Mr Douglas Dunlop MB BCh, FRCS, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), MD

Practising at:

Spire Southampton Hospital

Specialties:

Orthopaedic surgery
- Hip Resurfacing
- Hip Revision Surgery
- Hip Surgery

Special clinical interests:

Hip and knee joint replacement, revision hip and knee joint replacement, young patient and complex primary hip and knee surgery, resurfacing hip replacement and knee arthroscopy

Research interests:

Impaction bone grafting and the use of 'smart' materials in joint surgery.

Current NHS and /or university posts:

Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Year of first medical qualification:

1990

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Royal College of Surgeons (England)
Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
Royal Society of Medicine
British Orthopaedic Association
British Hip Society

Contact Details

Telephone number to make a private appointment:

023 8091 4423

Private secretary telephone number:

Sharon Hurst

Private secretary email address:

sharon.hurst@spirehealthcare.com

Personal email address:

doug.dunlop@suht.swest.nhs.uk

Website:

http://www.wessexhipunit.co.uk

Availability:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Background Information

Professional profile:

Douglas Dunlop is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist practice in hip and knee disorders. His basic orthopaedic training was in Edinburgh and he obtained the fellowship of both the Edinburgh and English Royal College of Surgeons in 1994. He qualified as an orthopaedic surgeon in 2000 and was appointed as a consultant at Southampton University Hospitals in 2002. Douglas has obtained specialist training in all aspects of hip and knee surgery and has been awarded and has completed the following fellowships:

Clinical Fellowships:
Complex knee, arthroplasty and ligament reconstruction fellow - Edinburgh, 2001
Robin Ling Hip arthroplasty fellow - Exeter, 2000

Travelling fellowships:
North American travelling fellowship - Zimmer, 2001
Edinburgh Orthopaedic Club travelling fellowship, 2000

Douglas Dunlop has over 30 publications and has contributed book chapters to several books on joint replacement. He is involved in research and was appointed as an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Southampton University in 2004. His research interests include stem cell research and the use of novel materials in joint replacement surgery. He has won the following research fellowships:

University of Exeter honorary research fellow - hip, 2000
Universities of Edinburgh and Adelaide (Australia) research hip fellow, 1998/9

Personal profile:

Douglas Dunlop was born in Scotland in 1966 and was educated at Tony Blair's old school (Fettes College) in Edinburgh. He read medicine in Cardiff where he met his welsh wife. They have three children and he enjoys skiing, walking, rock climbing, shooting and fishing.

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