MR EMEKA ORAGUI
Consultant orthopaedic hip Surgeon
MA (Cantab), MBBS, MBA, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Emeka is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon practising at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. His practice includes all aspects of hip surgery including hip replacements, hip redo or revision surgery, hip arthroscopy and sports injuries around the hip including sports man’s hernia (Gilmore’s Groin) and adductor longus tears and tendinitis. He uses the muscle sparing direct anterior approach for hip replacements which allows some patients a faster recovery.
He is passionate about innovation and technology and has extensive experience in computer navigation and robotic surgery which helps provide bespoke solutions for his patients. His holistic and evidence-based medicine approach allows him to use non-surgical treatments effectively. Mr Oragui audits his practice and monitors his outcomes to ensure his patients receive the best available care.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Hip replacement surgery including the minimally invasive direct anterior approach which allows faster recovery and fewer precautions after surgery
- Hip redo or revision surgery for loose, infected or painful hip replacements
- Sports hip surgery, such as repair of hamstring and adductor tears
- Hip arthroscopy for impingement and labral tears
- Computer navigated and robotic-assisted hip replacements
SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE
- Consultant Orthopaedic Hip Surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Provides a complete hip surgery service including hip replacements, redo hip replacements (revisions), hip arthroscopy (keyhole), and sports injuries around the hip
- Extensive experience in computer navigation and robotic-assisted hip surgery
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Training
- Emeka read medicine at Cambridge University (Pembroke College) and gained higher surgical training in Trauma & Orthopaedics on the Royal London Hospital Programme.
- He completed a 1-year Fellowship in Complex hip surgery and Trauma in Sydney, Australia
- On returning to the UK, he undertook a further specialist hip surgery fellowship at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, focusing on hip preservation surgery
Qualifications:
- MA (Cantab), MBBS, MBA, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
- Trauma and Hip Reconstruction Fellowship, Sydney, Australia
- Hip Reconstruction Fellowship, Oxford, UK
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, TEACHING
- Published widely in the field of hip surgery in several peer-reviewed journals
- Presented research findings at national and international conferences
- Developed techniques in computer navigation for improving outcomes in hip replacements
- Led on several successful service improvement projects within healthcare.
HIP CONDITIONS
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HIP TREATMENTS
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What some of our patients say
Mrs EL
Thank you for taking great care of me throughout the whole operation process! My recovery has been much faster than anticipated and I am pain free after such a long time!