Mr Niall Sullivan

Mr Niall Sullivan

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

B Med Sci (Hons) BM BS MRCS (Eng) M Ed & DIC FRCS (Tr & Orth)

"Spire Bristol Hospital is in a great location to serve the population of Bristol and has excellent staff and facilities."

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Specialises in

  • Complex hip revision surgery
  • Hip arthritis
  • Hip replacement

I have been a consultant since 2020. I specialise in hip replacement and complex hip revision surgery. I am an expert in the management of hip arthritis, osteoarthritis and complex hip pathologies such as avascular necrosis, metastatic cancer, post-traumatic and developmental disorders requiring hip replacements. I am a revision hip surgeon specialising in the management of infected hip replacements.

Having had hip surgery myself, I can empathise with patients suffering with hip pathology. I understand the difficulties it can cause and how surgery can improve your quality of life.

I gained a broad experience in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery while completing my training in Bristol. I completed a year of advanced arthroplasty training in Auckland, NZ, refining my hip replacement skills while learning new computer navigation techniques for knee replacement surgery. I returned to Bristol for a fellowship in advanced hip arthroplasty and pelvic surgery before completing a final fellowship in Major Trauma at Southmead.

I am the Clinical Director of the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at the BRI while also being the hip fracture lead and Orthopaedic lead for Silver Trauma. I am also the elective Hip Lead for Bristol and I am one of five surgeons running the regional centre for prosthetic hip joint infection at Southmead Hospital.

For four years I was employed by Health Education England as the Surgical Lead for Skills, Courses and Education for the Severn Deanery where I had responsibility for providing skills training for over 100 surgical trainees around the region.

You can find further information on my website www.hipsurgeonbristol.co.uk

In my personal life, I live in Bristol with my wife and a couple of cats. I am a keen runner and use it as time to unwind. I enjoy all sports (watching and playing) and try to keep as active as possible. My wife and I both love music, food and time in the garden.

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General Medical Council Number: 6162536

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Niall Sullivan at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

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Additional information

BM BS / Nottingham University / 2007
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery


Professional memberships

British Hip Society

Royal College of Surgeons


Professional leadership

Hip Fracture Lead and Orthopaedic Lead for Silver Trauma, Bristol Royal Infirmary HEE Lead for Skills and Courses, Severn Deanery

I continue to produce high quality research with strong links to the University of Bristol. My ongoing stem cell research and research on osteoarthritis and osteoporosis has been published in major scientific journals.

I have published on the biomechanics of hip and knee replacements and won a national award from the BOA for my work on developing professionalism in Trauma & Orthopaedic training. I am currently working on several projects related to prosthetic hip joint infection.


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Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston.

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital.

Website www.hipsurgeonbristol.co.uk
Private secretary Lydia
Private secretary telephone 0117 933 9981
Private secretary email NiallSullivan.Secretary@SOC-Bristol.co.uk