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Samuel Parsons

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Samuel Parsons

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

About Samuel Parsons

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Mr Parsons is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based at the West Suffolk Hospital and holds his private practice at St Edmunds Hospital.

Mr Parsons undertook a fellowship in joint replacement at the internationally renowned Wrightington Hospital in Wigan at the Centre for Hip Surgery, established by Sir John Charnley, the inventor of the Charnley Hip replacement. 

His fellowship in Wrightington exposed him to all aspects of primary and revision joint replacement, using many time proven techniques as well as the newer, more contemporary approaches to joint preservation and replacement. Mr Parsons also performs large numbers of Knee replacements and knee arthroscopy.

Training posts rotated through numerous different hospitals, in many differing disciplines within orthopaedics, Children's, Hands, feet, shoulders, spines, hip and knee surgery, as well as extensive training in general trauma management.

Mr Parsons trained on the Oswestry/Stoke rotation in the West Midlands.

Mr Parsons is a friendly and approachable doctor with a relaxed manner. He is keen to involve and help patients when faced with large amounts of information now available on the internet. This information can be contradictory when the focus should be on long term results and proven clinical outcomes.

Mr Parsons is married with two small children, and enjoys mountain biking and running in his spare time.

Mr Parsons specialises in:

  • Primary hip and knee replacement, including cemented and un-cemented joint replacement
  • Arthroscopic knee surgery
  • Resurfacing hip replacement in appropriate age groups

 

Clinical Interests

Clinical Interests



  • Primary and revision hip and knee joint replacement

  • Use of newer highly crossed linked polythene cups in patients offering significant advantage at minimal risk

  • Use of newer un-cemented hip replacements, allowing the use of 4th generation ceramic implants for younger, fitter patients

  • Cemented and un-cemented joint replacements

Professional Memberships

Professional Membership



  • British Medical Association

  • British Orthopaedic Association

  • British Hip Society

  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

4371852
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

MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (TR & ORTHO)

Professional memberships

Professional Membership



  • British Medical Association

  • British Orthopaedic Association

  • British Hip Society

  • Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh


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