Professor Graeme Hopper is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow, specialising entirely in surgery of the knee. He has experience in treating patients of varying levels of activity; ranging from those who enjoy gentle exercise to amateur recreational athletes and international level professional athletes. 

Professor Hopper delivers a personalised approach to care, integrating shared decision making with patients by keeping up to date with modern treatments and providing an evidence-based approach.

Professor Hopper is an expert in sports knee injuries and is skilled in keyhole surgery of the knee (arthroscopy) including ligament reconstruction/repair, meniscus/cartilage repair and kneecap (patella) stabilisation surgery. He has performed numerous ACL Reconstruction procedures in both amateur and professional athletes with successful returns to sport.

He is a specialist in knee arthritis and treats patients with both early and late degenerative disease with a wide variety of treatment modalities. These range from non-operative measures such as physiotherapy or injection therapy which includes steroid, hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) and newer biologics such as Arthrosamid to knee replacement surgery. Professor Hopper performs unicompartmental (partial) knee replacements and total knee replacements with a particular expertise in robotic-assisted joint replacements, recently performing the first VELYS knee replacement in Scotland at Ross Hall Hospital.

Professor Hopper graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2009 and underwent his orthopaedic specialist training in the West of Scotland. During his training he completed his thesis on ligament repair around the knee using the Internal Brace for which he was awarded an MD in Sports Medicine.

He underwent his fellowship training with Dr Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet at the Centre Orthopedique Santy, FIFA Centre of Excellence in Lyon, France. Dr Sonnery-Cottet is a world-renowned sports knee surgeon, specialising in the management of knee ligament injuries and sports trauma. 

Professor Hopper was awarded the prestigious European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) - Chelsea FC Sports Trauma Fellowship which allowed him to work within the medical department at Chelsea Football Club and with Mr Andy Williams at the Fortius Clinic in London. Mr Williams is a specialist in ligament reconstruction and sports injuries of the knee and treats the majority of the English Premiership football and rugby teams. 

He was also awarded the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and West of Scotland Orthopaedic Research travelling fellowship awards. This enabled him to spend time at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago and the Hamburg University Hospital in Germany. These fellowships enabled Professor Hopper to further augment his skills in multi-ligament knee injuries, cartilage restoration, orthobiologic injection therapy and robotic-assisted knee replacements.

Professor Hopper has a keen interest in clinical research, in particular sports injuries and joint preservation with numerous publications in this area. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland, Division of Sport and Exercise. He is also a member of the SANTI (Scientific ACL Network International) Study Group which brings together ACL surgeons from 4 continents to participate in research to advance the treatment of knee injuries. He regularly presents at both national and international orthopaedic meetings.

In his spare time, Professor Hopper enjoys spending time with his young family as well as watching and playing golf. He has also been a team doctor for the Scottish Football Association since 2014. Additionally, he is the Orthopaedic Team Physician for the Glasgow Clan ice hockey team and Caledonia Gladiators basketball team.

Professor Hopper has consultant recognition from all major insurance companies including Bupa, AXA, Aviva, Vitality, Cigna, Simply Health and WPA.

You can find out more about Professor Hopper by visiting his website here.

Sports Knee Injuries:

• Knee Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction 
• Multiligament Knee Injuries
• Meniscus and Cartilage Repair
• Sports Knee Injuries
• Patellar Instability Surgery

Knee Arthritis and Degenerative Conditions:

• Osteoarthritis of the Knee – Injection Therapy using Ultrasound Guidance
• Unicompartmental (Partial) Knee Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement
• Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery
• Robotic-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery

• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA)
• British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
• British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
• British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS)