Professor Michael R Whitehouse, consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon in Bristol

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

HIP SPECIALIST

Name: Bristol Orthopaedics
Address: The Glen, Bristol, ENG, BS6 6UT, GB
Telephone: 0117 427 6542

“Prof Whitehouse is an excellent orthopaedic hip consultant. He really cares about you as the patient, explains everything clearly, answers all of my numerous questions and listens. I know I am in safe hands.”

Michael is a friendly and approachable person and is an expert in his clinical area of hip surgery.

He is a leading academic surgeon and teacher (ranked by Expertscape as 1st in the UK among currently practising hip surgeons, 2nd in the UK overall and 9th in the world for expertise in total hip replacement, November 2026).

He will take the time with you to fully explore your symptoms and the way these impact on your life. The goals of his treatment plans are simple, to remove pain and restore function, Mike will only recommend surgery

when it is truly in your best interest.

When surgery is indicated, he is a meticulous and considered surgeon, using evidence based techniques

to ensure the best outcome for you. More about Mike..

HIP SURGERY

Hip surgery may be needed when non-surgical treatment no longer works. This is usually for degenerative conditions but can be needed for acute injuries and accidents too. The most common treatment is hip replacement which is one of the most successful operations available.

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ACADEMIC / PUBLICATIONS

Mike is a Professor and is one of the country’s foremost academic Orthopaedic surgeons. As well as leading and publishing practice changing research, he is up to date on the latest research guiding your treatment and has designed and delivered a large number of clinical and surgical training courses.

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Why PROFESSOR
MICHAEL R WHITEHOUSE ?

Specialist training

Specialist training in hip replacement surgery in two of the world leading centres (Vancouver and Bristol).

Teaching

Substantial expertise in teaching and training fellow doctors and the next generation of surgeons.

Complex joint replacement

Specialist interest in complex areas of joint replacement such as the treatment of severe deformities, infected joint replacements, fractures around joint replacements and revision of metal on metal hip replacements.

Evidence-based implants

Implants and techniques are chosen using research from the National Joint Registry, the largest of its kind in the world, so your operation is backed by strong evidence and long-term follow-up. Professor Whitehouse has led the NJR’s statistical analysis team for over 10 years, and the contract to deliver that work for 5 years.

Academic surgeon

Internationally recognised academic surgeon and Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the University of Bristol. He has published over 330 research papers, cited more than 14,000 times, and his team’s National Joint Registry research helped end the use of metal-on-metal hip replacements in the UK, Canada and Australia.