UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Knee and Trauma Surgeon working at a Trauma Unit. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma Surgeon at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
Mr Phillips treats patients with conditions of the knee, specialising in knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery), knee joint replacement and trauma surgery. He performs unicompartmental, total and revision knee replacements.
Mr Phillips was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Exeter in January 2015 after completing his specialist training in the East Midlands. He undertook Fellowships training in knee surgery in Exeter and Nottingham, and he undertook a Travelling Fellowship to Chicago. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He now works as one of the knee specialists at the renowned Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
To complement his training, Mr Phillips also completed a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine at the University of Bath (receiving a merit award and was a Medical Team Leader on the athletics track at the London 2012 Olympics treating injured athletes.
Mr Phillips is currently the revision knee network lead for the South West Peninsula region, and is a member of national working groups setting standards for primary and revision knee replacement.