Mr Simon Newman

Professional statement

As a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Simon Newman specialises in treating hip conditions. He has extensive experience in performing hip replacements, hip arthroscopy, revision hip replacement, muscle/tendon surgery around the hip and pelvic osteotomy. He also specialises in the assessment and treatment of hip pain, hip dysplasia and hip fractures. He currently practises at a host of different locations including: King Edward VII Hospital and The Lister Hospital, Chelsea. He sees adolescent patients at the Portland Hospital or HCA Chiswick Outpatient Centre.

Mr Newman is committed to providing evidence-based treatments to his patients. He also contributes to the research field of hip and knee surgery by leading and participating in various projects. He has published over 60 papers and conference presentations and has received several awards for his research work. Notably, he collaborates with hip and knee research teams at the University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and Bournemouth University. In 2016, Mr Newman completed a PhD at Imperial College London, where he worked on innovative implant coating materials and patient-specific guides for surgery.

Mr Newman undertook a specialist hip fellowship at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, which is well-known for its joint replacement surgery. He then received a second fellowship at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, where he gained specialist training in keyhole hip surgery (arthroscopy). He has also acquired highly specialised training in surgery for hip dysplasia at Guy’s Hospital in London. In 2023, after almost 6 years as a consultant at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, where he developed services for peri-acetabular osteotomy and day-case hip replacement, he was recruited as a specialist consultant in hip surgery at the world renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London.