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About Mr Shibu Krishnan
Personal Profile
High-volume Hip & Knee Replacement | Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement | Robotic Knee Replacement | Complex & Revision Joint Replacement | ACL Reconstruction
Mr Shibu Krishnan is a specialist Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon with a high-volume joint replacement and sports knee practice in Buckinghamshire. His private practice is based at The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden and The Shelburne Hospital, High Wycombe. His practice focuses on minimally invasive total hip replacement, robotic-assisted total knee replacement, ACL reconstruction and complex and revision joint replacement, alongside conventional hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement and joint-preserving sports knee surgery.
Mr Krishnan is a highly experienced joint replacement surgeon. His latest National Joint Registry practice profile records more than 350 joint replacement procedures in a 12-month period, providing extensive experience across hip and knee replacement surgery.
Minimally invasive hip replacement
Mr Krishnan has particular expertise in minimally invasive total hip replacement, using tissue-sparing techniques intended to minimise unnecessary disruption to the muscles and soft tissues surrounding the hip while achieving accurate reconstruction and stable implant positioning.
Robotic-assisted knee replacement
Mr Krishnan has particular expertise in robotic-assisted total knee replacement, which he offers at The Chiltern Hospital. Robotic technology supports detailed surgical planning and provides additional information during surgery to assist with accurate bone preparation, implant positioning and individualised balancing of the knee. The technology assists the surgeon rather than performing the operation independently.
ACL reconstruction & sports knee surgery
Mr Krishnan has extensive experience in ACL reconstruction, knee arthroscopy and sports knee surgery. He has performed more than 1,000 knee arthroscopies and treats ACL injuries, meniscal tears and cartilage injuries, including combined injuries affecting several structures within the knee.
Assessment of an ACL injury considers knee stability, symptoms, activity level, sporting requirements and associated meniscal or cartilage damage. Treatment is individualised and may include rehabilitation or surgery. Where appropriate, ACL reconstruction aims to restore knee stability and support rehabilitation towards returning to sport, exercise and everyday activities.
His experience also includes meniscal repair, cartilage repair and restoration and joint-preserving knee surgery, supported by specialist research and fellowship training in cartilage regeneration.
Complex & revision joint replacement
Mr Krishnan undertakes complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgery, including assessment and treatment of painful, loose, unstable, worn or otherwise problematic previous joint replacements.
Specialist training & approach
Mr Krishnan completed specialist fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, including a Clinical Research Fellowship in cartilage regeneration and a Lower Limb Fellowship. He subsequently completed the British Orthopaedic Association Transitional Fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery, with further fellowship training at St Mary's Major Trauma Centre, London, and University Clinic Münster, Germany. He is an Assistant Professor at St George's University School of Medicine and remains involved in academic orthopaedics and surgical education.
Mr Krishnan's approach is to tailor treatment to the individual patient, considering non-operative and joint-preserving options where appropriate and using modern surgical techniques when surgery is required, with the aim of reducing pain, restoring mobility and supporting return to activity.
Clinical Interests
Hip & Knee Joint Replacement
- High-volume hip and knee replacement surgery
- Complex primary hip and knee replacement
- Revision hip and knee replacement
Hip Surgery
- Minimally invasive / minimal access total hip replacement
- Total hip replacement
- Complex primary hip replacement
- Revision hip replacement
- Hip trauma reconstruction
Sports Knee & Joint Preservation
- Sports knee injuries
- ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction
- Knee arthroscopy
- Meniscal surgery and meniscal repair
- Cartilage repair and restoration
- Joint-preserving knee surgery
Knee Replacement
- Robotic-assisted total knee replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Complex primary knee replacement
- Revision knee replacement
- Knee trauma reconstruction
Professional Memberships
Professional Memberships & Registrations
- General Medical Council (GMC) - Registered Medical Practitioner
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
- Faculty of Surgical Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – Associate Member
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Academic & Editorial Roles
