Mr Nirav Shah

Profile

Mr Nirav Shah is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

He trained at some of the country’s leading teaching institutes in the South East of London before undertaking two fellowships for arthroplasty and revision surgery.

Since qualifying in 1993, Mr Shah has gained a wealth of experience in the field of orthopaedics, helping him to provide his patients with the highest levels of care and expertise.

In 20210, he completed an arthroplasty and revision fellowship organised by the Furlong Foundation, followed by a fellowship in complex trauma in Hannover, Germany.

Mr Shah specialises in conditions affecting the hip and knee. He has carried out more than 10,000 operations and is highly experienced in complex hip and knee replacement surgery, including hip and knee revisions. He has a particular interest in hip and knee arthroscopy for hip impingement and early arthritis.

Mr Shah has lectured nationally and internationally on orthopaedics and is actively involved in research within the field. He has authored numerous books and regularly has papers published in peer-review journals such as the prestigious Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ). He is also a reviewer for the BJJ.

Mr Shah has taught and examined at several prominent medical schools, including Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School and Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He was also an honorary senior lecturer at the University College London (UCL).

Mr Shah is currently a faculty member at The Furlong Foundation and the Royal College of Surgeons of England and an examiner for the FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) national and international examinations.