The Exeter Hip Foundation website
The outcome of hip replacement surgery is defined by the surgeon who implants the hip as well as the type of joint replacement that is used. The best results are reported from centres where surgeons specialise in joint replacement and carry out large numbers of these operations.
The outcome is primarily determined by the operating surgeon
Specialist hip surgeons report the best results
The Exeter Hip Foundation is led by four key surgeons:
Mr Graham A. Gie MBChB, FRCS, FRCSEd (Orth)
Graham Gie was brought up in Natal, South Africa, and underwent his undergraduate medical education at the famous Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town before returning to Natal for his postgraduate training. After successfully completing his UK surgical fellowship examinations in Edinburgh in 1984, he moved with his wife, Ann, and three children to Exeter in 1985 where he entered the UK orthopaedic training programme and worked as an hip clinical research fellow under the supervision of Professor Robin Ling, the inventor of the Exeter Total Hip Replacement. Along with Professor Ling, he invented the technique of Impaction Femoral Bone Graft for use in revision hip surgery. This technique has the capacity of restoring bone lost as a result of previously failed hip surgery and has revolutionised the lives of many patients.
During the latter stages of his higher surgical training, Graham was awarded the prestigious John Charnley Research Fellowship during which he studied at the University Hospital in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and visited The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Having successfully passed his final orthopaedic fellowship examinations in 1990 and completed his higher surgical training in 1991, Graham was appointed as a Consultant at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital in May of that year. Having now performed over 4000 primary and revision total hip replacements, his clinical practice is now confined entirely to adult hip surgery with a particular interest in total hip replacement and revision hip replacement with impaction bone grafting.
Graham Gie was brought up in Natal, South Africa, and underwent his undergraduate medical education at the famous Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town before returning to Natal for his postgraduate training. After successfully completing his UK surgical fellowship examinations in Edinburgh in 1984, he moved with his wife, Ann, and three children to Exeter in 1985 where he entered the UK orthopaedic training programme and worked as an hip clinical research fellow under the supervision of Professor Robin Ling, the inventor of the Exeter Total Hip Replacement. Along with Professor Ling, he invented the technique of Impaction Femoral Bone Graft for use in revision hip surgery. This technique has the capacity of restoring bone lost as a result of previously failed hip surgery and has revolutionised the lives of many patients.
During the latter stages of his higher surgical training, Graham was awarded the prestigious John Charnley Research Fellowship during which he studied at the University Hospital in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and visited The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Having successfully passed his final orthopaedic fellowship examinations in 1990 and completed his higher surgical training in 1991, Graham was appointed as a Consultant at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital in May of that year. Having now performed over 4000 primary and revision total hip replacements, his clinical practice is now confined entirely to adult hip surgery with a particular interest in total hip replacement and revision hip replacement with impaction bone grafting.
Mr John Timperley MBChB, FRCS (Ed), DPhil (Oxon)
Following the completion of his undergraduate training in Manchester in 1981, John Timperley carried out his initial postgraduate education in the North West of England and London. During this period of his training he was awarded a Diploma in Biomechanics at the University of Strathclyde. He continued his orthopaedic training on the South West rotation and in 1990 undertook two years research as a hip fellow under the supervision of Professor Ling OBE. He was awarded a British Orthopaedic Association Wishbone Trust grant to carry out research. He was subsequently awarded the John Charnley Research Fellowship to travel to centres of excellence in North America and also a Johnson & Johnson Clinical Fellowship which was based in Ohio, USA. During this period he gained experience into all aspects of Hip and Knee replacement surgery.
John was appointed to a Consultant position in Exeter in 1994 and initially had a commitment to trauma surgery in North Devon. John’s practice now concentrates exclusively on primary, complex primary and revision total hip and knee replacements. Since taking up his Consultant position he has taken time off full time employment to carry out a significant body of research into hip replacement to complete a Ph.D. degree at the University of Oxford. His research interest continues and he is supervising several MSc practical projects in collaboration with Bath University. John has been invited to be an International member of the Educational advisory board for the Homer Stryker Center based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Following the completion of his undergraduate training in Manchester in 1981, John Timperley carried out his initial postgraduate education in the North West of England and London. During this period of his training he was awarded a Diploma in Biomechanics at the University of Strathclyde. He continued his orthopaedic training on the South West rotation and in 1990 undertook two years research as a hip fellow under the supervision of Professor Ling OBE. He was awarded a British Orthopaedic Association Wishbone Trust grant to carry out research. He was subsequently awarded the John Charnley Research Fellowship to travel to centres of excellence in North America and also a Johnson & Johnson Clinical Fellowship which was based in Ohio, USA. During this period he gained experience into all aspects of Hip and Knee replacement surgery.
John was appointed to a Consultant position in Exeter in 1994 and initially had a commitment to trauma surgery in North Devon. John’s practice now concentrates exclusively on primary, complex primary and revision total hip and knee replacements. Since taking up his Consultant position he has taken time off full time employment to carry out a significant body of research into hip replacement to complete a Ph.D. degree at the University of Oxford. His research interest continues and he is supervising several MSc practical projects in collaboration with Bath University. John has been invited to be an International member of the Educational advisory board for the Homer Stryker Center based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Mr Matthew J.W. Hubble MBBS, FRCSI, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Matthew studied medicine at London University and graduated from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in 1989, where he was awarded the Beaney Prize for Surgery. Before University he served in the British Army with the Gurkhas in Hong Kong and was then for several years a TA Medical Officer with the Parachute Regiment.
His early posts included teaching Anatomy at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals whilst he trained for his FRCS exams. He passed the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England(FRCS) in 1993, and also of Ireland (FRCSI) later the same year. He trained in Orthopaedic surgery in Bristol and the South West and was a Research Fellow and later Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery at the University of Bristol from 1995 to 2000. His research included studying the long term outcome of primary and revision total hip replacements, and the use of bone grafts in revision hip surgery. He was awarded a British Orthopaedic Research Society Bursary, a Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship and a Wellcome Trust Grant for this work. He obtained the Royal Surgical Colleges Diploma in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery(FRCS Tr&Orth) in 1999. In 2000 he then undertook a surgical fellowship in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in hip, knee and complex trauma surgery.
Matthew was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon in Exeter in 2001, operating at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre and the Exeter Nuffield Hospital. Mr Hubble specialises in hip and knee surgery, particularly primary and revision hip and knee joint replacement.
Matthew studied medicine at London University and graduated from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in 1989, where he was awarded the Beaney Prize for Surgery. Before University he served in the British Army with the Gurkhas in Hong Kong and was then for several years a TA Medical Officer with the Parachute Regiment.
His early posts included teaching Anatomy at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals whilst he trained for his FRCS exams. He passed the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England(FRCS) in 1993, and also of Ireland (FRCSI) later the same year. He trained in Orthopaedic surgery in Bristol and the South West and was a Research Fellow and later Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery at the University of Bristol from 1995 to 2000. His research included studying the long term outcome of primary and revision total hip replacements, and the use of bone grafts in revision hip surgery. He was awarded a British Orthopaedic Research Society Bursary, a Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship and a Wellcome Trust Grant for this work. He obtained the Royal Surgical Colleges Diploma in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery(FRCS Tr&Orth) in 1999. In 2000 he then undertook a surgical fellowship in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in hip, knee and complex trauma surgery.
Matthew was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon in Exeter in 2001, operating at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre and the Exeter Nuffield Hospital. Mr Hubble specialises in hip and knee surgery, particularly primary and revision hip and knee joint replacement.
Mr Jonathan R. Howell MBBS, MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Jonathan Howell studied medicine at King’s College, London, and qualified in 1991. He joined the Royal Air Force medical branch and was awarded the Specialist Entrant prize on graduation from RAF College Cranwell. He spent six years as a junior surgeon with the Royal Air Force before gaining the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996.
Jonathan undertook his higher surgical training in orthopaedic surgery in the South West of England, during which time he was a research fellow under the supervision of Professor Robin Ling OBE. As a result of this research he was awarded the Young Investigator of the Year award by the British Orthopaedic Research Society in 1999. His research also led to an MSc degree in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University, which was awarded in 2003.
After successfully completing his final orthopaedic fellowship examinations, Jonathan and his family moved to Vancouver, where he studied complex and revision hip and knee replacement surgery at the University of British Columbia. His published papers included work on minimally invasive hip replacement and revision surgery. In 2003 he moved back to Exeter to take up the hip fellowship position, and in 2004 he was appointed as a consultant on the Hip Unit at Exeter.
Jonathan now specialises in complex and revision hip surgery and knee replacement surgery, as well as working in the field of trauma. He is educational supervisor for the hip fellows at Exeter and continues his interest in orthopaedic research.
Jonathan Howell studied medicine at King’s College, London, and qualified in 1991. He joined the Royal Air Force medical branch and was awarded the Specialist Entrant prize on graduation from RAF College Cranwell. He spent six years as a junior surgeon with the Royal Air Force before gaining the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996.
Jonathan undertook his higher surgical training in orthopaedic surgery in the South West of England, during which time he was a research fellow under the supervision of Professor Robin Ling OBE. As a result of this research he was awarded the Young Investigator of the Year award by the British Orthopaedic Research Society in 1999. His research also led to an MSc degree in Orthopaedic Engineering at Cardiff University, which was awarded in 2003.
After successfully completing his final orthopaedic fellowship examinations, Jonathan and his family moved to Vancouver, where he studied complex and revision hip and knee replacement surgery at the University of British Columbia. His published papers included work on minimally invasive hip replacement and revision surgery. In 2003 he moved back to Exeter to take up the hip fellowship position, and in 2004 he was appointed as a consultant on the Hip Unit at Exeter.
Jonathan now specialises in complex and revision hip surgery and knee replacement surgery, as well as working in the field of trauma. He is educational supervisor for the hip fellows at Exeter and continues his interest in orthopaedic research.