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Mr David Neilly

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr David Neilly

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

About Mr David Neilly

Personal Profile

Mr David Neilly is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon working in Aberdeen with his NHS elective practice based at Woodend Hospital.

He graduated in Medicine from the University of Aberdeen in 2010 having also completed a BSc (Hons) degree in Biomedical Sciences with Physiology.

Mr Neilly completed his specialist Orthopaedic training in the North of Scotland program, obtaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh FRCS (Tr & Orth) in 2019.

He completed subspecialty fellowship training in The Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. During this time he gained additional experience in MAKO robotic hip and knee replacement at Burnside hospital with Dr Robert Fassina and Dr Robert Baird who are leaders in this field in Australia.

Mr Neilly specialises in hip and knee replacement and is a proponent of robotic surgery to aid early and rapid recovery. Mr Neilly has also helped to develop the adolescent Acute Knee service in NHS Grampian and regularly treats patients requiring ACL reconstruction and meniscal (cartilage) repair surgery. 

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

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Clinical Interests

  • MAKO Robotic Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Soft Tissue Knee Surgery – ACL reconstruction & meniscal repair
  • Hand Surgery

Professional Memberships

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)

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Patient feedback and reviews

  • Rating: 5 stars

    30 October 2025

    Great hospital. Professional staff. Mr Neilly first class surgeon. Nurse Pippa, so kind and understanding.

    Vera - Albyn Hospital
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  • Rating: 5 stars

    30 October 2025

    The service I received at the Albyn hospital was first class from the ladies serving tea to my surgeon, Mr Neilly.

    Graham Smith - Albyn Hospital
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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

7077621
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

MBChB, BSc (Hons), PGCert, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Professional memberships

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)

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