
Mr Neil Bradbury
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Specialist Knee Surgeon
Circle Bath Hospital
01761 422 222
Professional profile
Mr Neil Bradbury is a knee specialist and nationally-acclaimed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Mr Bradbury is one of the most renowned consultant knee surgeons in the UK, frequently approached by other specialists for a second opinion for patients with difficult problems and who need revision surgery.
He has close links to many high quality physiotherapists working in the South West of England as well as sports physicians, osteopaths and chiropractors. His aim is to get patients with a sporting injury or arthritis back to full function as quickly and simply as possible.
Whether you are a senior person with arthritis who wants to live a full and active life, or a sports person who wants to return to competition, Neil aims to ensure that you receive the very best treatment from highly qualified caring professionals at Circle Bath Hospital.
Neil has lead the way with innovative techniques and has completed over 100 robotic-assisted knee replacements at Circle Bath. For more information on robotic-assisted knee surgery click here.
Watch Neil explaining and performing knee surgery in the films below.
Neil uses innovative surgical techniques for the management of arthritis such as half or uni-compartment knee replacement, patello-femoral (knee cap joint) replacement, osteotomy as well as performing total knee replacement.
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For sports knee injuries he uses keyhole surgery, ligament reconstruction and pioneering techniques such as cartilage transplantation. Surgery is only part of what is required for patients to regain quality of life.
Circle Bath Hospital's physiotherapy specialists can provide advice on preparing for surgery and returning to a normal life afterwards, and ensure patients receive physiotherapy treatment close to home by our trusted physiotherapy associates.
For patients with soft tissue problems, he works closely with Julian Widdowson, sports physician, who provides innovative treatment and advanced rehabilitation including Biodex assessment.
Mr Neil Bradbury trained in orthopaedic surgery at the Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre. The centre is one of the biggest and best orthopaedic hospitals in the country. He has also trained abroad in Australia with Dr Leo Pinczewski and Dr Mervyn Cross, and in the USA with Dr Richard Steadman. The three doctors are the most eminent knee surgeons in the world.
He is a director of Sportsmed Europe, which provides a complete, high-quality orthopaedic and medical solution to patients with sports injuries and lower limb problems. Sportsmed Europe provides a fully integrated medical service to patients with sporting injuries or arthritis of the lower limb, from specialist physiotherapy advice through to surgery and rehabilitation.
Neil performs all types of knee surgery including ligament reconstruction, keyhole surgery, half and full knee replacement as well as knee cap joint replacement. He has a special interest in complex and multiple knee ligament injuries and has taught surgery on national medical courses.
Above all, Neil believes in personal, professional care for his patients.
Neil Bradbury is an active sportsman and his own passion for sport has helped him to understand the needs of the injured athletes he treats. He is a keen cyclist and has completed many events such as stages of the Tour De France and the Etape Du Tour.
He has also led outdoor pursuits for groups of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. One of these was a three-month expedition to Patagonia, in the southern most section of the Andes.
Neil's true love is surfing, and he has been lucky enough to travel the world in search of great waves.
Current NHS or research position
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal United Hospital, Bath.
Year of first medical qualification
1985
Sports injuries
Sports knee surgery
Knee articular cartilage transplantation
Knee arthritis surgery
Knee articular cartilage transplantation
Partial knee replacement
Computerised navigation for knee replacement
British Orthopaedic Association
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
Our Private Patient Advisors are available to answer your questions about becoming a patient on 01761422222 from 8am to 7pm during the week and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday.
Treatments offered
- ACL reconstruction surgery
- Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Knee arthroscopy
- Kneecap joint replacement surgery
- Knee pain diagnosis & treatment
- Knee realignment surgery (osteotomy)
- Knee replacement surgery
- Knee replacement surgery (partial)
- Kneecap stabilisation surgery
- Knee cartilage surgery
- Meniscal repair surgery
- PRP and autologous blood injections