Professor Richard Field
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Professor Richard Field
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Professor Richard E. Field is a world-renowned hip and knee surgeon with practices in both the NHS and Private sectors. He is the Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at St George’s University of London. He was appointed on the staff of St Helier Hospital, Surrey in 1994 where his NHS practice was based until the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) opened in 2004. He has been SWLEOC's Director of Research since the centre opened and leads the centre's academic surgical team. His private practices are based at the Lister Hospital in Chelsea and St Anthony’s Hospital in Cheam.
Professor Richard Field qualified from the Westminster Hospital in 1980. His PhD was undertaken at Cambridge University, on the design of a hip resurfacing implant. He has been actively involved in the design and evaluation of new hip and knee designs throughout his career. Professor Field has undertaken many world-first operations. His pioneering work in arthroscopic hip surgery was recognised by his Presidency of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery in 2016-17.
Professor Field has been undertaking hip resurfacing since 1995 and adopted the muscle sparing, Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) for hip replacement in 2008. He is the UK's most experienced surgeon in DAA hip replacement.
Professor Field has built up one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive databases on the outcome of hip and knee replacement and has published extensively on hip preservation and joint replacement surgery. He was an advisor on Hip replacement to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), a board member of the British Hip Society and President of ISHA, the International Society for Hip Preservation Surgery. He continues to teach and lecture, in the UK and abroad, on hip and knee surgery.
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A A. Verified Patient
11/10/2024
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Based on my initial consultation, I would say Professor Field appears to be professional, charming, precise and a bit of a character which is welcome. He was very detailed with stats, pros-cons, methods etc. Alot of information but necessary for this type of decision.
D. Verified Patient
04/09/2024
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From my experience (hip replacement in April 2024) - outstanding!
R K. Verified Patient
30/04/2021
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Professor Field is a very caring, attentive and empathetic doctor
M A. Verified Patient
05/09/2020
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