Mr Julian Gilbody

Practising at

Spire Manchester Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Julian Gilbody at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

• Hip replacement surgery
• Knee arthroscopy surgery
• Knee replacement

Other treatments

Professional profile

I have been working as a consultant in Central Manchester since March 2016. I have extensive experience in hip and knee replacement surgery, revision hip replacement surgery and arthroscopic knee surgery. For my knee replacements, I use the innovative Medacta GMK Sphere knee replacement, which utilises MyKnee technology – surgical instruments which are tailored to each individual patient to offer a more accurate and less traumatic procedure with faster rehabilitation. For my hip replacements I use the Exeter Hip system, which has excellent longevity and remains the standard by which other hip replacements are measured.

I completed my higher surgical training in the West Midlands in 2011 and then undertook fellowships in advanced arthroplasty surgery at the prestigious Exeter Hip Unit and at Toronto Western Hospital. I held consultant appointments in Cornwall and Reading before moving to Manchester. In my current position I am the clinical governance lead for hip fractures and am leading a fracture clinic transformation team.

I have actively engaged with research throughout my career. I have published 11 articles in peer-reviewed journals and I have presented or contributed to 9 presentations to learned societies. My MSc in Health Sciences has given me the skills to review and critically appraise published research in order to improve my care of patients, as well as an understanding of how high quality research projects should be designed. I am a keen surgical educator and teach surgical trainees in the North West and medical students from the University of Manchester.

Qualification and professional memberships

BSc / University of London / 1994
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Immunology and infection)

MBBS / University of London / 1997
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MRCSEd / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / 2001
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

(MSc) (Health Sciences (Trauma and Orthopaedics) / University of Warwick / 2009
Master of Science

FRCSEd(Tr&Orth) / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / 2009
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Trauma and Orthopaedics)

Professional memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Hip Society
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
British Medical Association

Current NHS posts

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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