Mr Giles Stafford, Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon

Mr Giles Stafford

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon

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Mr Giles Stafford MBBS, BSc, FRCS

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon

MBBS, BSc, FRCS

Mr Giles Stafford

Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon MBBS, BSc, FRCS

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MBBS, BSc, FRCS

Mr Stafford is a recommended Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon

Am I too young for a Hip Replacement?

Hip Replacement: How long will I be in hospital?

What happens during a Hip Replacement?

Hip Replacement: Can I play sport afterwards?

Areas of expertise

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery
Hip and pelvis
Hip arthroscopy surgery
Hip replacement
Young adult hip

Mr Giles Stafford is recommended by:

5 Specialists

2 AHPs

Recommendations for Mr Stafford

These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.

5 Specialists

2 AHPs

Recommended by:

byDr Catherine Spencer-Smith, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine

❝He’s the only surgeon that I recommend to treat my hip patients. I work with elite level athletes and I know that in Giles’ hands they’ll get the very best of care and the very best surgical outcomes. He’s warm, approachable and really puts patients at ease. Having looked after over 4,000 patients with FAI, I know that Giles is the UK’s best hip surgeon.❞

byMr Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand Surgeon

❝Mr Stafford is a trusted colleague. He is fellowship trained and a great listener and individualises care for his patients. His approach to the young persons hip problem is very respected amongst piers.❞

byMr Neil Dorward, Consultant Neurosurgeon

❝Giles is a highly competent and caring specialist. He has pleasantly engaging and cheerful manner that will be most reassuring for his patients.❞

by Mr J Samuel Church, Orthopaedic Surgeon

❝Mr Stafford is a well respected hip surgeon with excellent clinical knowledge and communication skills. I would highly recommend him.❞

by Mr Ian Sabin, Neurosurgeon

❝Mr Giles Stafford is a hip specialist. I get nothing but good reports about his interactions with the patients I refer.❞

by Ms Amanda Hall, Physiotherapist

❝Mr Giles Stafford is a specialist who I can rely on for honest patient opinions and always undertakes surgeries in the best interest of his patients with precision and care.❞

by Miss Nicky Ellis, Osteopath

❝Mr Giles Stafford is meticulous in the quality of his work, talks to patients in a language they understand and communicates quickly with practitioners.❞

byDr Catherine Spencer-Smith, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine

byMr Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand Surgeon

byMr Neil Dorward, Consultant Neurosurgeon

❝Giles is a highly competent and caring specialist. He has pleasantly engaging and cheerful manner that will be most reassuring for his patients.❞

by Mr J Samuel Church, Orthopaedic Surgeon

❝Mr Stafford is a well respected hip surgeon with excellent clinical knowledge and communication skills. I would highly recommend him.❞

by Mr Ian Sabin, Neurosurgeon

❝Mr Giles Stafford is a hip specialist. I get nothing but good reports about his interactions with the patients I refer.❞

by Ms Amanda Hall, Physiotherapist

❝Mr Giles Stafford is a specialist who I can rely on for honest patient opinions and always undertakes surgeries in the best interest of his patients with precision and care.❞

by Miss Nicky Ellis, Osteopath

❝Mr Giles Stafford is meticulous in the quality of his work, talks to patients in a language they understand and communicates quickly with practitioners.❞

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Address

Private practice NHS

Platinum Medical Centre

Platinum Medical Centre, 15 - 17 Lodge Road, London, NW8 7JA
London Bridge Hospital

27 Tooley Street, Wimbledon, London, SE1 2PR
The Wellington Hospital

Wellington Hospital South Bldg, The, 8A Wellington Pl, London, NW8 9LE
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About Mr Giles Stafford

GMC number: 4628891

Year qualified: 1999

Place of primary qualification: University of London

Mr Giles Stafford is a London-based consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon with specialist expertise in sports-related hip injuries, minimally invasive and custom hip replacement, including hip arthroscopy, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery, and hip dysplasia (DDH). He treats a wide range of hip and pelvis complaints. With extensive training and years of experience in hip and knee surgery, Mr Stafford is a true expert in hip arthroscopy and sports hip injuries. He also shares his insights and expertise by teaching hip arthroscopy courses.

Mr Stafford graduated with a medical degree in 1999 from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital (King's College London School of Medicine). He then trained at Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following this, he completed a specialist training programme in orthopaedics as part of the North West Thames Foundation School (Imperial College London). He also completed fellowships at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Norfolk, and Norwich.

Mr Stafford practices privately at Sport Hip London, where he collaborates closely with leading sports physicians and physiotherapists to ensure patients receive optimal care both before and after surgery. He believes in providing an individual and tailored approach to each of his patients, according to their wishes, needs, and specific injuries. Mr Stafford is equipped with the latest technology and specialist techniques, including 3D-printed instruments and customised implants. He often uses a technique called ‘Enhanced Recovery’ for patients requiring a hip replacement, which helps to minimise post-operative pain and complications.

Mr Stafford has published widely in the field of orthopaedics and is frequently invited to speak at both national and international conferences.

Areas of expertise

Acetabular reconstruction
Arthroscopy
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip
Bone conserving hip replacement
Bone conserving mini hip replacement
Bursitis (hip)
Customised hip replacement
Enhanced recovery
Femoroacetabular impingement
Hamstring tear
Hip and groin pain
Hip arthritis
Hip arthroplasty
Hip arthroscopy
Hip dysplasia (DDH)
Hip fractures
Hip impingement
Hip injections
Hip preservation surgery
Hip replacement
Hip resurfacing
Joint injection
Keyhole hip surgery
Knee cyst
Knee injections
Knee ligament repair
Labral repair
Labral tear
Minimally invasive hip surgery
Motion analysis
MRI scan
Muscle injury
Osteoarthritis
Partial knee replacement
Patella (kneecap) dislocation
Posterolateral corner injury
Postoperative rehabilitation
Revision surgery
Robotic assisted hip surgery
Sports injuries
Stress fractures
Total hip replacement
Total knee replacement

Frequently asked questions

What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?

The most common thing is groin pain, which is pain felt at the top of the thigh. A hip pain is felt more laterally on the bony prospect that they can feel, but that's not necessarily the case. True hip pain is felt in the groin, in the top middle of the thigh.

They often get pain sitting for long periods and stiffness getting up out of chairs. They will find that their sporting activity and sporting life is becoming increasingly limited. In more advanced cases, they find their work-life balance can be affected. They will find that sitting for long periods of time for commuting becomes increasingly difficult.

Patients also regularly complain of clicking around their hip area, which is sometimes painful. As the hip is increasingly stiff, they often get back pain as well, or pain radiation down to the knee.

What are the treatments that you're able to offer your patients?

With the regards to the treatments that I personally offer, I offer keyhole surgery for patients whose wear and tear in their hip is not too advanced, where they want plans to repair a damaged tissue and usually re-scope the hips, so it moves more freely and slows any progression of wear and tear changes.

The other treatment that I provide is various forms of hip replacements which are tailored to the patients and their specific needs and anatomy. I do a range of different hip replacements, going from mini hips which are more bone-conserving styles of hip replacements through to more standard designs. As I mentioned, depending on what they need. I also exclusively use a ceramic-on-ceramic bearing which doesn’t produce any biologically-active debris and which we think is going to last the longest.

I also do a lot of diagnostic injections as well, which is very useful because a lot of the patients feel that they have a lot of things going on, not just pure hip pain. There's often muscle balance issues. Often, a diagnostic injection into the hip joint or into one of the surrounding muscles is extremely helpful in trying to ascertain where the primary source of pain is coming from.

What are your areas of sub-specialist interest?

My areas of specialist interests are mainly sports-related hip injuries and trying to keep people as active as possible for as long as possible.

With this in mind, the first thing that tends to go in a hip is a tear of the labrum. People get labral tears for various reasons. Often, there's a mild shape abnormality of the hip. Occasionally, it's just due to a specific injury. A large part of my practice is repairing labrum for patients which will improve their symptoms.

The other things that I also look at are mild shape abnormalities of the hip which tend to be more developmental or in people who have a very active lifestyle. I'm very interested in hip replacements in young people. I also do a lot of custom hip replacements if patient's anatomy requires it.

I do hamstring repairs.

What I've developed over years is Enhanced Recovery Technique, which was based on something I've had exposure to during my fellowships, but I'm on version 11 of the original now. That entails a very specialised, but not minimally invasive anaesthetic. Although patients sleep during their operation, they don't wake up feeling sick.

With some techniques we use during the operations, we can mobilise a patient and get them out with physiotherapists around two hours post hip replacement. They can have physio two or three times a day and tend to go home after two nights.

Professional memberships

Articles by Mr Giles Stafford

The effect of precautions on early dislocations post total hip arthroplasty

Arthroscopic repair of delaminated acetabular articular cartilage using fibrin adhesive. Results at one to three years

Patient-matched total knee arthroplasty

Anatomy of the zona orbicularis of the hip

Loss to follow-up after total hip replacement

Clinical outcome following primary total hip or knee replacement in nonagenarians

The young adult hip

Validation of revision data for total hip and knee replacements undertaken at a high volume orthopaedic centre against data held on the National Joint Registry

Fluid extravasation during hip arthroscopy

Early to mid-term results of ceramic-on-ceramic total hip replacement

$Total hip replacement for the treatment of acute femoral neck fractures$

Total hip replacement for the treatment of acute femoral neck fractures

Is hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement only for athletes?

Birmingham hip resurfacing--patient reported outcomes pre and post 'metal-on-metal' media attention

The anatomy, diagnosis and pathology of femoroacetabular impingement

Ischiofemoral impingement

Other specialists recommended by Mr Stafford

Dr Catherine Spencer-Smith, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine

❝I work very closely with Dr Catherine Spencer-Smith as a sports and exercise doctor. We've been working in a symbiotic way for quite some time. She will go through all the conservative options and make sure that everything is done before she will refer them to me for any surgical intervention. She works tirelessly with patients. She liases with physiotherapists and the patients' physios to make sure that everyone knows what they are doing. She answers all the questions and is a machine actually.❞

Mr Tony Andrade, Hip & Knee Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

❝Mr Tony Andrade is a highly skilled surgeon who works in a systemic fashion. He's at the forefront of cutting-edge techniques. He's personable and good at speaking to patients.❞

Prof. Max Fehily, Orthopaedic Surgeon

❝Mr Max Fehily is a highly skilled surgeon who works in a systemic fashion. He's at the forefront of cutting-edge techniques. He's personable and good at speaking to patients.❞