Mr Stephen Veitch

Professional statement

Mr Stephen Veitch is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic hip and knee surgeon based in Salisbury, serving Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire. With over 10 years’ experience as an orthopaedic consultant surgeon, Mr Veitch is highly skilled in a number of procedures, including hip, knee and joint replacements, revision hip and knee surgery, knee arthroscopy, joint injections and meniscal debridement.

Mr Veitch has extensive experience in his field, routinely helping patients who suffer from knee and hip pain. He is an expert in hip and knee disorders and lower limb reconstruction. Another of Mr Veitch’s areas of expertise is soft tissue injuries, including hip and knee, ligament and tendon, and muscular injuries.

Mr Veitch received his MB ChB from the University of Sheffield in 1996. He then completed his basic surgical training in Sheffield, and was awarded his MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2000. He also received a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) from the University of Sheffield in 2005, writing his thesis on changes in bone metabolism following tibial fracture.

In 2007, he was awarded an FRCS (Tr & Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 2010, he became a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the Salisbury District Hospital, before going on to become Clinical Lead from 2016-2019.  

Over the course of his career, Mr Veitch has also undertaken a number of surgical fellowships, including a fellowship in complex hip replacement and revision surgery at the Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, and a fellowship in hip and knee surgery at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

Mr Veitch has an impressive academic background, having published numerous academic articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has also spoken at various national and international conferences.