SPAIRE Surgeon Registry

Find your SPAIRE surgeon.

The UK network of surgeons trained in the SPAIRE muscle-sparing hip-replacement approach. Browse SPAIRE-verified surgeons by region — or, if you are a surgeon, join the network.

Professor Paul Lee demonstrating with an anatomical pelvis model.
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SPAIRE-verified surgeonOpen region
Professor Paul Lee, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, formal portrait.

Professor Paul Lee

MBBCh, MRCS, MSc, PhD, FEBOT, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

London · London

SPAIRE-VerifiedPrimary hip replacementSPAIRE muscle-sparing approachHip arthritis assessment

Founder of SPAIRE Hips and one of the UK surgeons most closely associated with the SPAIRE muscle-sparing approach, used where it suits the patient in front of the hip team.

Mr Matthew Wilson, consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon in Exeter.

Mr Matthew Wilson

MB BS (Lond), FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Exeter · South West

SPAIRE-VerifiedPrimary hip replacementSPAIRE muscle-sparing approachComplex & revision hip surgery

An Exeter hip surgeon and President of the British Hip Society, offering the SPAIRE muscle-sparing approach within a practice that spans routine and complex hip replacement.

Mr Matthew Hubble, consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon in Exeter.

Mr Matthew Hubble

MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Exeter · South West

SPAIRE-VerifiedPrimary hip replacementSPAIRE muscle-sparing approachRevision & complex hip surgery

An Exeter hip surgeon specialising in primary, complex and revision hip replacement, offering the SPAIRE muscle-sparing approach and among the first UK surgeons trained in robotic-assisted hip surgery.

Open region — South East

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in South East.

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Open region — Midlands

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in Midlands.

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Open region — North West

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in North West.

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Open region — North East & Yorkshire

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in North East & Yorkshire.

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Open region — Wales

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in Wales.

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Open region — Scotland

Be the first SPAIRE-verified surgeon listed in Scotland.

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The standard

What “SPAIRE-Verified” means.

Every surgeon in this registry meets a consistent standard, so the badge means the same thing wherever you see it.

Where SPAIRE comes from

The SPAIRE muscle-sparing approach was developed by Professor John Timperley in Exeter. This registry lists surgeons practising the approach across the UK; it does not claim to originate it.

  • Trained in the approach

    The surgeon performs the SPAIRE muscle-sparing posterior approach and can evidence their training in it.

  • Substantive consultant

    On the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, with a current licence to practise.

  • Accountable for outcomes

    The surgeon keeps their own outcome and complication audit and is willing to discuss it with patients.

  • Verification confirms training and standing, not a ranking. It does not promise a particular outcome — suitability for SPAIRE is always decided case by case after examination and imaging.

For surgeons

Join the SPAIRE network.

We are building the canonical UK registry of surgeons trained in the SPAIRE muscle-sparing hip-replacement approach. If you perform SPAIRE and stand behind your outcomes, we would like to list you.

Why join

  • Patient demand for the term

    Patients are starting to search for "SPAIRE surgeon" by name. A listing puts you in front of that intent directly.

  • Shared search authority

    A single canonical UK registry ranks for the approach far better than scattered individual pages. Every listed surgeon benefits.

  • A referral network

    Listed surgeons can refer regionally to one another when a patient is closer to a colleague, keeping care within the network.

Criteria to be listed

  • Trained in the SPAIRE approach

    You perform the SPAIRE muscle-sparing posterior approach to total hip replacement and can evidence your training in it.

  • Full GMC registration

    Substantive consultant on the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, with a licence to practise.

  • You audit your outcomes

    You keep and can discuss your own outcome and complication data — the registry lists surgeons who stand behind their results.

Register your interest

Send us your details and we will be in touch about verification and listing.

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Not sure where to start?

Speak to the team first.

Book a free discovery call to talk through the SPAIRE approach and whether it fits, or take the 1-minute suitability assessment. Clinical lead: Professor Paul Lee.

Book a discovery call1-minute assessment

Clinical lead: Professor Paul Lee, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Suitability is assessed during consultation; all surgery carries risks.

Clinically led by Professor Paul LeeHip preservation and SPAIRE expertise
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