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Mr Christopher Munro

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

About Mr Christopher Munro

Personal Profile

Chris graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2007 and went on to complete specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics through the North of Scotland programme. He further honed his skills with advanced fellowship training in Trauma and Lower Limb Arthroplasty in Adelaide, South Australia, in 2017.

Since returning to Aberdeen in 2018, Chris has been working as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon across Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Woodend General Hospital. He also provides a visiting service to the Orkney Isles. As a dedicated trainer, he supports orthopaedic registrars on the local training rotation and maintains an active interest in research and service development.

Chris is passionate about improving patient care through the thoughtful use of modern techniques and technology. He’s a strong advocate for delivering high-quality, efficient care in both the NHS and private sectors.

He specialises in lower limb surgery, with a focus on both primary and revision hip and knee replacements. He offers MAKO robotic-assisted surgery for total hip replacements, as well as total and partial knee replacements.For suitable patients, he also provides the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach for total hip replacement, either robotically and manually.In addition to joint replacements, Chris treats a wide range of conditions that cause hip or knee pain, using both surgical and non-surgical options.

As well as this, he has experience in hand and foot surgery and will happily assess these conditions and offer treatments for base of thumb arthritis, overuse syndromes or tendinopathies as well as routinely managing bunions and forefoot arthritis.

Chris also plays an active role in Grampian’s orthopaedic trauma service and the North of Scotland Major Trauma Centre. He manages everything from routine fractures to complex lower limb trauma, including non-union fractures, post-traumatic arthritis, and fractures around hip and knee replacements.

Patient Event - Let's Talk 'Management of Hip Pain'

This online patient information event has now concluded, but you can access the recording of the webinar on demand to learn more about ‘Management of Hip Pain’ from Mr Chris Munro.

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Clinical Interests

  • Lower limb surgery, in particular hip and knee replacements
  • MAKO robotic-assisted surgery for total hip, total knee, and partial knee replacements
  • Muscle-sparing direct anterior approach hip replacements, either robotically or manually.
 

Professional Memberships

British Orthopaedic Association

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

6157514
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Qualifications

MBChB FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)

Professional memberships

British Orthopaedic Association

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