Stephen Veitch

Stephen Veitch is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon working at Salisbury District Hospital and New Hall Hospital. His area of expertise is in managing disorders of the hip and knee, joint replacement and revision surgery, knee arthroscopy, and lower limb reconstruction. He is a fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association and Royal College of Surgeons of England and member of the British Hip Society. He has full registration with the General Medical Council and is on the specialist register. He qualified in Medicine in 1996 (University of Sheffield). Having successfully completed his basic surgical training in Sheffield, he was awarded the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2000. He was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine from Sheffield University in 2005 following two years of research for his thesis on changes in bone metabolism following tibial fracture. Mr Veitch successfully completed his Higher Surgical Specialist Registrar training on the South West Peninsula Scheme which included working at the Exeter Hip and Knee Units.He was awarded the Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2007 He undertook a six month fellowship at Llandough Hospital, Cardiff specialising in complex hip replacement and revision surgery, and a twelve month fellowship in hip and knee surgery at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. He was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Salisbury District Hospital in 2010. He has published a number of research articles and has presented his work at national and international meetings. He maintains a high standard of practice and keeps up to date with the latest developments in hip and knee surgery.