Mr Peter Kempshall
Qualifications
MB BCh, FRCS (Orth), Diploma Sports Medicine
GMC number: 6031173
Practicing since: 2001
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Consultation times
- Fortnightly Thursday AM
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About
Mr Kempshall is an established NHS Consultant in Gloucestershire sub specialising in knee surgery. He completed three advanced fellowship training periods; the first focusing on arthroscopic ACL reconstruction surgery, the second unicondylar replacement (half knee) as well as complex total knee replacement surgery, and the third in knee trauma and multi ligament reconstruction and hip surgery.
He gained his Diploma in Sports Medicine in 2008 and regularly treats sports injuries including the ACL and PCL. Mr Kempshall is also an expert in the surgery aimed at delaying the progression and prevention of knee arthritis. He has performed many research studies and is widely published on meniscal injuries, anterior cruciate ligament rupture and joint replacement survival and satisfaction.
He performs half knee replacements and total knee replacements achieving excellent outcomes. He has experience in total hip replacement and he leads the Gloucestershire hip fracture unit in Gloucestershire Hospitals FT to provide outstanding care of patients with a broken hip.
ARTICLES BY MR KEMPSHALL

Partial knee replacement in the morning, home for dinner
Is it really possible to have a partial knee replacement in the morning and get home the same day?
Special interests
Other interests
Paediatric ACL injuries
Personal interests
Peter Kempshall is married with two young children.
His wife is a Haematology Consultant working in Cardiff. He enjoys golf and gym
sports. He has tried making his own wine with varying success.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Peter Kempshall at Nuffield Health
- Knee surgery (ACL repair)
- Knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Meniscectomy for meniscus tear
- Hip replacement
Locations Mr Peter Kempshall works with
Related experience
Research
Outcome of meniscal allograft transplantation related to articular cartilage status: advanced chondral damage should not be a contraindication. Kempshall PJ, Parkinson B, Spalding T. Knee surgery and sports traumatology. Accepted for publication Jan 2015.
Meniscal integrity predicts laxity of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Robb C, Kempshall P, Getgood A, Standell H, Sprowson A, Thompson P, Spalding T, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2015; 23(12): 3683-90.
The Cardiff Arthroplasty Satisfaction Index (CASI). A simple tool for the assessment of outcome following knee arthroplasty. Kempshall PJ, Hickey B, Metcalfe AJ. Journal of Arthroplasty 28 (2013) 580-584.
Review of Kinemax Knee Arthroplasty Performed at NHS Treatment Centre Weston Super-Mare. Kempshall P, Metcalfe A, Forster MC Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) British Volume 2009 91-B;229-33.
Revision total knee arthroplasty: Complications. Mini-symposium Knee Arthroplasty. Kempshall PJ, Sharma H, Morgan-Jones R. Orthopaedics and Trauma 2012; 26:2, 95-111.
Memberships
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Other post held
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Insurers Mr Peter Kempshall works with
Mr Peter Kempshall works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA PPP Healthcare
- AXA PPP International
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- Simplyhealth
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Peter Kempshall does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Peter Kempshall does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Peter Kempshall does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.