Mr. Paul Culpan
BSc, MB ChB, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Trauma and Orthopedic Surgeon
Mr. Culpan qualified in Medicine from the University of Manchester in 1996 having previously completed a BSc from the University of St Andrews. His post graduate basic surgical training was undertaken through Bart’s and the Royal London surgical rotations. Following this he entered higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the University College London rotation. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Tr & Orth) in 2005 and completed his completed his higher surgical training in 2007.
He spent a one-year fellowship in France working at the famous orthopedic teaching centre in Garches, Paris. During this year he gained particular expertise in minimally invasive hip replacements and revision hip surgery.
Following this he moved with his family to Abu Dhabi where he spent two and a half years working as a consultant in the largest public hospital in the country. He specialized in knee sports injuries; knee and hip replacements; lower limb trauma and pelvic and acetabular trauma.
He returned to London to join St Bartholomew’s and Royal London teaching hospital in April 2010 and initiated a pelvic and acetabular trauma service to complement the existing impressive orthopedic trauma service that the Royal London Hospital is renowned for. This service has developed rapidly to become the busiest in the country.
Mr. Culpan is one of a handful of surgeons globally performing customized hip replacements utilizing minimally invasive techniques and more complex hip replacement surgery including lower limb reconstruction surgery, revision surgery and knee replacement surgery. He specializes in the management of complex trauma patients including pelvic and acetabular fractures being amongst the few global surgeons who can perform the so-called “fix and replace”.
Areas of Interest:
- Arthroscopic knee surgery and knee sports injuries including ligament reconstructions
- Partial and total primary knee replacements and revision knee replacements
- Primary total hip replacement including minimally invasive techniques; complex hip reconstruction and revision hip replacement
- Pelvic and acetabular trauma surgery; complex trauma surgery to lower limb.
- Hamstring injuries and surgical reconstruction
