Mr Hugh Apthorp
Main Clinical Specialty
Orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications
FRCS (Orth)
Year of First Medical Qualification
1987
Telephone Number to Make an Appointment
01892 600804
Current NHS Post(s)
East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
Sub-Specialties
Hip surgery
Knee surgery
Special Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive total hip replacement surgery
Complex & revision hip surgery
Hip arthroscopy
Hip resurfacing
Research Interests
Rapid recovery hip surgery and outcomes
Various aspects of hip surgery and hip replacements in young adults
Hip dysplasia
Minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and knee replacement
Current Memberships
Royal College of Surgeons
British Orthopaedic Association
British Hip Society
Horder Secretary Telephone
01892 665577 Ext 1324
Horder Secretary Email
tracy.young@horder.co.uk
Consultant Email
hugh.apthorp@esht.nhs.uk
Professional Profile
Mr Apthorp trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. He went on to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital for his orthopaedic training. He then went to Perth in Western Australia to spend a year working with Professor David Wood to further develop his expertise in complex hip and knee surgery. He became a consultant in 1999. Since then Mr Apthorp has continued to develop his practice in revision hip surgery, primary hip replacements and young adults with hip problems and, since 2004, minimally invasive hip surgery.
Mr Apthorp is now working with the Department of Health to develop similar programmes in other hospitals throughout the UK.
Personal Profile
Mr Apthorp is married to a Consultant Radiologist and has two young daughters.
