Mr Simon Garrett
Qualifications
BM , MRCS , FRCS(T&O)
GMC number: 4519847
Practising since: 1998
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Hip surgery, Knee surgery
Consultation times
- Thursdays PM weekly
- Wednesday PM monthly
- Overview
About
Simon Garrett is Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon. After Specialist Registrar training in Wessex, he undertook two specialist Hip & Knee Arthroplasty fellowships in Perth, Western Australia.
He was appointed as a Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester in 2010 and he specialises in hip and knee surgery. His practice includes hip and knee replacement, revision hip replacement, hip and knee arthroscopy and he uses the latest proven technology and implants.
Mr Garrett's main area of subspecialty is causes of hip/groin pain in the ‘younger’ adult. He performs hip arthroscopy treating a wide variety of conditions including labral tears and hip impingement.
Mr Garrett specialises in the following orthopaedic treatments:
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Hip revision
- Hip arthroscopy
- Robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement surgery
Meet Mr Garrett
Special interests
- Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
- Hip and Knee Arthroscopy
- Hip injection
- Robotic Arm Assisted surgery
Other interests
- Revision Hip Surgery
- Shockwave Therapy
Personal interests
Keen sports fan especially Rugby and Football
Other hobbies include cinema and music.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Simon Garrett at Nuffield Health
- Hemiarthroplasty
- Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
- Hip revision
- Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)
- Robotic-assisted hip replacement
- Knee arthroscopy (keyhole knee surgery)
- Hip replacement
- Robotic-assisted partial knee replacement
- Hip arthroscopy
- Bone Graft
- Image guided injections
- Cartilage resurfacing
- Meniscectomy (meniscus tear surgery)
- Robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery
- Partial knee replacement surgery
- Steroid injections (cortisone shots)
Locations Mr Simon Garrett works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Garrett is always looking for ways to improve patient outcome following surgery. He has recently published a paper regarding the use of a new pain-relieving bandage following knee replacement surgery.
Memberships
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Hip Society
Other posts held
- Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon at Dorset County Hospital
Insurers Mr Simon Garrett works with
Mr Simon Garrett works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- APRIL
- Aviva Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- AXA Health
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- ESMI
- The Exeter
- Freedom Health
- Health-on-Line
- PHC
- SecureHealth
- Simplyhealth
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- Healix
Declaration
Mr Simon Garrett does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Simon Garrett does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Simon Garrett does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.