Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath
Qualifications
BSc, MBBS, FRCS, FRCS (Tr Orth)
GMC number: 3679078
Practising since: 1992
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Knee surgery
Consultation times
- Mondays AM/PM
- Overview
About
Prof Chapman-Sheath is a highly respected consultant orthopaedic surgeon with an international reputation for excellence in knee surgery. He regularly teaches across the UK and worldwide, acting as invited faculty for national orthopaedic organisations. His teaching focuses on advanced knee surgery techniques and improving the skills of consultant knee surgeons and trainees.
In his UK practice, Philip performs significantly higher volumes of complex knee procedures than the national average, including four times as many revision knee surgeries and twice as many knee replacements. His clinical outcomes for both primary and revision knee replacement surgery are consistently above national benchmarks.
He also specialises in the treatment and prevention of sports-related knee injuries. He works closely with leading sports clubs and schools across Hampshire, providing expert care for athletes of all levels. Philip is one of the few specialists on the South Coast with extensive experience in adolescent knee injuries (age 16 and above), including cartilage repair, meniscal surgery and complex ligament reconstruction. He has over 20 years of experience in this specialist field.
Mr Philip has been recognised nationally for his expertise. He was featured in the Daily Mail Good Doctors Guide in 2018, where he was voted by his peers as one of the top 15 knee replacement surgeons in the UK.
In addition to his clinical work, he is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton. He collaborates with the Department of Electronics and Computer Science on research into wearable sensor technology, helping to improve patient monitoring and surgical outcomes. Philip has a worldwide reputation for excellence in knee surgery, regularly teaching in both across the UK and internationally as invited faculty for National Orthopaedic Associations on both the theory and advanced surgical knee techniques. His lectures and teaching are mostly aimed at enhancing the knowledge and surgical skill of other consultant specialist knee surgeons and trainee surgeons worldwide.
In his surgical practice in the UK, he performs 4 x more revision knee surgeries than the national average and twice as many knee replacements. His published outcomes for all primary and revision knee replacements remain consistently above the national average.
Philip has also developed a specialised practice in the management and prevention of sporting injuries and works closely alongside leading sporting clubs and schools in Hampshire. He is one of only a handful of specialists on the South Coast treating adolescent ( age 16 and above) paediatric knee injuries - performing cartilage reconstruction, meniscal repairs and complex ligament reconstruction surgery and has over 20 years experience developing his special interest in adolescent sporting injuries.
Philip appeared in the Daily Mail 2018 'Good Doctors Guide’ - having been voted by his peers as one of the top 15 knee replacement surgeons in the UK.
He is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, working closely with colleagues in the department of Electronics and Computer Studies (ECS) in the field of wearable electronic sensor technologies.
Website: www.philipchapmansheath.com
Professor Chapman-Sheath specialises in the following treatments on adults at the Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital :
Other interests
- Sports injury (of the knee)
- Knee arthroscopy ( keyhole surgery)
- Cartilage transplantation surgery
- Knee ligament ( ACL / PCL ) reconstruction
- Primary and Complex Revision Knee Replacement
- Specialised practice in partial knee resurfacing and minimally invasive knee surgery.
Treatments and tests offered by Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath at Nuffield Health
- Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
- Revision knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Chondroplasty
- Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
- Arthroscopy
- Cartilage resurfacing
- Joint resurfacing
- Tibial osteotomy
- Knee arthroscopy (knee keyhole surgery)
- Meniscectomy (meniscus tear surgery)
- Patella stabilisation
- Cartilage reconstruction
Locations Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath works with
Related experience
Research
Research in cartilage transplantation and stem cell growth
Development of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) – now used nationally as a measure of surgical success.
A selection of recent research papers includes:
- "A resorbable porous ceramic composite bone graft in a rabbit metaphysical defect model."; Chapman-Sheath P J et al; J Orthopaedic Research; Jul 2003; 21 (4): 655-61.
- "Response of a calcium sulphate bone graft substitute in a confined cancellous defect."; Chapman-Sheath P J et al; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; 2003; 406: 228-236.
- "Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures: Outcome Measures."; Chapman-Sheath P J and Willett K; Book chapter in: Measures in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery; 2003.
Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
- International Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow of the British Association of Knee Surgeons
- Fellow of the Association for Computer Assisted Surgery UK
- European Sports Traumatology and Knee Arthroscopy Society
- International Cartilage Repair Society
Other posts held
- Consultant Knee Surgeon, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Insurers Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath works with
Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Healix
- Bupa
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Cigna
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
- Police Mutual
- Aetna
Declaration
Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.