Consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon · Bristol

Meet Stephen Eastaugh-Waring

Stephen Eastaugh-Waring has been a Consultant for over 21 years and works purely on the hip, treating young athletes and older patients alike, privately and on the NHS.

A practice devoted to the hip

Modern implants and techniques mean a hip can now be tailored to the patient: preserving bone for longer, and making any future surgery simpler and safer.

YOUNGER PATIENTS

Replacement at any age

Primary hip replacement is offered even to the youngest arthritic patients. Stephen is one of the few surgeons in the UK to have replaced the hips of children with arthritis.

KEYHOLE SURGERY

Treating problems early

Impingement and labral tears are now treated almost entirely by keyhole surgery, usually as a day case, to get patients back to sport and, in some cases, delay arthritis.

REVISION

When a hip needs renewing

Revision implants now load the bone better, keeping it stronger for longer when an earlier replacement has run its course.

Training the next generation of surgeons

Teaching has run through Stephen’s career, from the anatomy lab to leading surgical training nationally.

Teaching internationally

Training conferences in Singapore, India, Australia, Japan, China, Russia, Thailand and Canada, including live training surgery in China.

Anatomy demonstrator

University of Sheffield

Orthopaedic Lecturer

University of Bristol: Medical School Teacher of the Year

Tutor, then Programme Director

Orthopaedic training in the Severn region, up to consultant level

Head of the School of Surgery

Surgical training across all specialities in the region

Chair, CoPSS (2016–2018)

The committee overseeing surgical training across the UK

Chair, FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedic) Intercollegiate Examination Board (2018-2021)

The national exit exam for orthopaedic surgeons

Divisional Lead, Neurosciences & Musculoskeletal Services (2018-2022)

North Bristol NHS Trust and its regional network

Outside the hospital

He knows why getting back to sport matters

As a junior doctor Stephen raced triathlon for Great Britain at two World Championships, and he has finished five Ironman races. After completing numerous mountain marathons, today cycling is his main pastime. He can fully empathise with patients who want to get back to walking, sporting activities and competition.

He also took part in the UK’s first ÖTILLÖ swim-run, around the Isles of Scilly. Favourite rides: the Raid Pyrénéen end to end, the Dolomites Maratona, and Paris–Roubaix.

Away from work

Back in the real world

Fortunate enough to have a beautiful family- long suffering Anaesthetist wife (imagine being married to a surgeon?!) and two smart lovely daughters who are both at Uni. A delightful white miniature schnauzer called Missy (after the Dr Who villain- big Who fan!!) and bouncy Wilfred- an enormous loving puppy.

The team around you

The people who look after you before, during and after your operation.

NHS Secretary

Nicki Leigh

Stephen’s NHS secretary for twenty years: incredibly efficient, calm and reassuring.

PRIVATE SECRETARY

Sally Payne

Secretary and PA for private patients, regularly praised for her calm, reassuring manner.

CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST

Dr Mark Pyke

Leads the rapid recovery programme for orthopaedic patients in Bristol’s NHS hospitals, developing techniques and practices that get patients home sooner.

CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST

Dr Nick Preston

A musculoskeletal anaesthetist working in the NHS and privately, who introduced the PENG nerve block for rapid hip surgery recovery.

Talk to Stephen about your hip

Private appointments usually within one to two weeks, or ask your GP for an NHS referral to Southmead.