Professor Robert Middleton

Professor Robert Middleton is a surgeon who in specialises in treating people with hip problems.  He is one of the leading surgeons performing robotic assisted hip replacement. He studied at Magdalene College Cambridge and completed his medical training at Guy's Hospital London. After training as an Orthopaedic surgeon at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore and the Middlesex Hospital London he was awarded Fellowships to study abroad. He completed an AO International Trauma Fellowship in Switzerland and a Hip Fellowship in Australia. In 1999 he was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. He is the senior Hip Surgeon in Bournemouth and Poole and treats adult hip disorders . In 2010 he took on the role of Director of Trauma at Poole Hospital. In 2015 he was appointed Professor of Orthopaedics and Head of the Orthopaedic Research Institute at Bournemouth University.  Here he leads an internationally renowned team in researching solutions to hip problems both preventing arthritis and using the latest technological improvements , such as robots, to perform surgery Professor Middleton trains Orthopaedic Surgeons from around the world in hip surgery.  National senior roles in the NHS include, Clinical Lead for Hip and Knee Replacement for the NHS Institute of Innovation and Improvement, Member of the Clinical Guidelines Group for NICE reporting on the treatment of Osteoarthritis in the NHS. His specialist interest is in preventing Arthritis of the hip and robotic surgery.  He has developed a exercise programme called CHAIN that can improve hip pain and prevent surgery.  Having been involved in the development of robotic surgery for over 20 years he is now the leading Mako robotic assisted hip surgeon having performed more procedures than any other surgeon in the country.

Specialises in disorders of the Hip Hip and grin pain Bursitis Hip impingement Osteoarthritis of the hip Problems with hip replacements Surgical procedures performed Soft tissue injections around the hip Hip block/Hip joint injections Hip Arthroscopy [keyhole surgery] Hip Replacement Robotic Hip Replacement Revision [Re-do] Hip Replacement General Orthopaedic Procedures [joint and soft tissue injections, knee arthroscopy/keyhole surgery]