G B Irvine FRCS, FRCSEd (Orth)

I am an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon of seventeen years standing. I qualified as a doctor from St Thomas' Hospital in 1978 and immediately embarked on a career in surgery. I undertook postgraduate training in Orthopaedic Surgery in Edinburgh, the Midlands and London as well as overseas. I was a Senior Registrar at both the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street .

After Consultant appointment in 1991 I established a busy practice centred on lower limb joint replacement but was disappointed by the failure of established surgical techniques to fully meet the needs of my younger, more active patients with hip arthritis. Against a background of long-held interest and belief in metal bearings I introduced hip resurfacing to South Devon in 2002 in order to address this shortcoming.

My personal experience now extends to over two hundred and fifty procedures and the results have been so gratifying that hip resurfacing has become a major interest and represents an ever-increasing part of my surgical workload. I strive to treat each individual patient to the best of my ability and all with care and compassion.

Away from work I am committed to my three children. A life-long love of the outdoors and remote places has its roots in an upbringing close to the Lake District. My passion for hill walking is a constant reminder of the gift of being able-bodied and a determination to help those less fortunate achieve a better quality of life.