Mr Matthew Burwell
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Matthew Burwell is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Sulis Hospital Bath. He is nationally-acknowledged as one of the top performing hip surgeons in the country.
He qualified as a doctor from the University of London and undertook specialist surgical training in Orthopaedics and trauma on the North West Thames Rotation, based at the Royal Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, completing his final year of training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore. He went on to receive advanced training in adult hip reconstruction as the Arthroplasty Fellow to Professor Don Howie at the University of South Australia.
Matthew Burwell has developed expertise in all forms of adult hip reconstruction and joint replacement including the use of cemented and un-cemented hip replacement implants and modern materials such as metal and ceramic bearings.
He undertakes revision hip replacement surgery and has two decades of experience of the use of hip resurfacing (e.g. the 'Birmingham' hip, an option for younger and more active patients).
Mathew also provides the latest innovative techniques including robotic assisted joint replacement surgery. For more information on robotic assisted hip surgery click here.
Matthew Burwell continues with a trauma practice at the Royal United Hospital, in particular specialising in surgery for complex fractures of the hip and for fractures around previous hip replacements implants (i.e. peri-prosthetic fractures). He is highly acclaimed for expertise in hip replacement and revision surgery.
Meet your surgeon
Watch Matthew Burwell discussing and performing total hip replacement surgery at Sulis Hospital Bath in the film here.
Clinical specialities
Treatments
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Hip replacement revision surgery
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Hip replacement surgery
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Hip Injection
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Hip Replacement Surgery (Mako® Robotic-assisted)
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Hip dislocation
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Hip and Groin Pain
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Labral tear in the hip
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Hip impingement
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Additional information about Mr Matthew Burwell
Many patients are referred to Matthew Burwell by orthopaedic consultants from around the country as he is a specialist hip surgeon.
Matthew is one of a number of surgeons in the UK specialising exclusively in treating hip conditions and hip replacements are a large part of his practice.
Mr Burwell is married to Susie, who trained as a theatre nurse at St Thomas' Hospital in London. They have two sons, Charlie and James, and a dog called Lottie. Mr Burwell can be glimpsed (less frequently than he should be) at the University of Bath gym and running around the lanes near his home. He enjoys golf and skiing.
Consultant Orthapaedic Surgeon at the Royal United Hospital, Bath and a Consultant Orthapaedic Surgeon at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Bath.
1988
Hip replacement
Complex hip fractures
Primary/revision hip replacement implants (including hip resurfacing, uncemented and cemented hip replacements)
Bearing surfaced including ceramic, metal and highly cross-linked polyethylene.
Primary specialist interest in the management of all adolescent, young adult and adult hip conditions including arthritis and hip impingement.
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Mr Burwell worked with a British orthopaedic company on the development of a new type of hip implant for use in younger patients.