Mr Rob Pollock, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip and Knee)
Mr Rob Pollock
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip and Knee)
Mr Rob Pollock MBBS BSc FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip and Knee)
Mr Rob Pollock
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hip and Knee) MBBS BSc FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Areas of expertise
- Primary and revision hip and knee replacement
- Revision surgery
- Arthroscopy (including cartilage repair)
- Bone and soft tissue tumours
- Hip arthroplasty
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The Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place, London, W1U 5NY
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The Wellington Hospital Elstree Waterfront
The Waterfront Beaufort House, Elstree Road, Elstree, WD6 3BS
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Outpatients and Diagnostic Centre at 30 Devonshire
30 Devonshire Street, London, W1G 6PU
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About Mr Rob Pollock
GMC number: 4033297
Year qualified: 1993
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Mr Rob Pollock is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at The Princess Grace Hospital and Chair of the HCA UK Sarcoma Board. Elected president of the British Orthopaedic Oncology Society in June 2023, he specialises in managing hip and knee conditions and bone and soft tissue tumours. He served as Clinical Director of the Joint Reconstruction and Sarcoma Units from 2017-2021 at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, where he has been a consultant since 2004. His private practice is at The Princess Grace and The Wellington Hospitals, part of HCA Healthcare UK.
Mr Pollock has extensive experience in first-time and revision hip and knee replacements and limb salvage surgery for musculoskeletal tumours. He qualified from University College London in 1993 with first-class honours and trained at various London teaching hospitals, including UCLH, St Mary's, and the RNOH. He completed fellowships in Sydney, Australia, and Denver, USA, focusing on hip and knee replacement, arthroscopic surgery, and bone tumour management.
In 2008, he was awarded the American, British, and Canadian (ABC) Fellowship by the British Orthopaedic Association, spending six weeks at premier orthopaedic clinics in North America. A fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, he is also a member of several professional societies, including the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society.
Mr Pollock has published over 90 research papers on joint reconstruction and bone cancer and frequently presents at national and international meetings. He enjoys teaching and is an instructor on postgraduate courses at the RNOH. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities with his family and competes in triathlons, having completed a full Ironman in 2016.
Areas of expertise
- Arthritis (hip)
- Arthritis (knee)
- Arthroscopy (including cartilage repair)
- Biopsy (musculoskeletal)
- Bone and soft tissue tumours
- Bone tumour surgery
- Cartilage repair techniques
- Custom-made knee replacement
- Hip and groin pain
- Hip arthroplasty
- Hip disorders
- Hip replacement
- Hip surgery
- Joint replacements
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee cyst
- Knee pain
- Knee replacement
- Knee surgery
- Limb-lengthening surgery
- Meniscus tear surgery
- Metastatic bone disease
- Minimally invasive knee surgery
- Osteoarthritis
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Patella (kneecap) dislocation
- Patellofemoral joint replacement
- Primary and revision hip and knee replacement
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Revision surgery
- Robotic assisted knee surgery
- Robotic assisted partial knee replacement
- Sarcoma
- Schwannoma
- Stress fractures
- Torn meniscus (cartilage)