Mr David Isaac MBBS BSc(Hons) MS(Lond) FRCSEd(Tr & Orth)

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Mr Isaac is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon based at Torbay Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and at Mount Stuart Hospital, Torbay.  His field is principally in knee surgery and hip replacement surgery, with a specialist interest in knee injuries and primary and revision knee replacement surgery including the use of the Oxford unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement.  Mr Isaac has several areas of research interest, including the accelerated rehabilitation of patients after joint replacement surgery. He has a special clinical interest in the use of the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee replacement, and in the management of cartilage and ligament injuries.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Mr Isaac graduated from London University, and trained in South East England. He undertook a period of research at Oxford University into knee ligament injuries, and completed his training in Auckland, New Zealand, working with the surgical team responsible for the treatment of many of the All Blacks injuries. Here, he gained extensive experience in the management of knee conditions, and further training in orthopaedic trauma with an internationally respected trauma specialist. Following this, Mr Isaac undertook a specialist fellowship in Oxford, in the field of hip and knee replacement surgery.

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Mr Hockings routinely performs primary knee replacements and complex knee surgery including partial joint replacements, patella replacement, ligament reconstructions, arthroscopic cartilage repair and realignment osteotomies. He has a special interest in minimally invasive, computer and shape matched knee replacement.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Mr Michael Hockings qualified from St Andrews and Manchester medical schools in 1992. He went on to complete specialised training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in Manchester. He gained along the way a Masters Degree in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff University. He finished his training at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute, affiliated to Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada from 2002 to 2003. During this 12 month fellowship he specialised in complex knee and hip replacement and knee ligament surgery. He was appointed as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Torbay Hospital in 2003.

CLINICAL INTERESTS

Mr Bradley is a consultant hip and knee surgeon who operates at Torbay & South Devon Hospital, Mount Stuart Hospital and the Exeter Nightingale Hospital. Previously Mr Bradley worked as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon on Guernsey, Channel Islands where he also held honorary contracts with the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Mr Bradley performs hip and knee replacement surgery including partial knee replacements, complex hip and knee replacements and revision hip and knee replacements.  In addition to joint replacement surgery Mr Bradley has significant experience in the field of orthobiologics for early/moderate osteoarthritis. He was one of the early adopters of the AAI (nSTRIDE) procedure and remains one of the largest single-volume users across the UK.   

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Mr Bradley completed his undergraduate medical school training at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry where he also completed a BSc in Clinical Materials obtaining a 1st Class Honours. He completed his orthopaedic specialist training, including fellowship training, within the South West Peninsula Deanery including working within the highly regarding Exeter Hip Unit and Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit.