Mr Paul Monk

MB BS 2003 London; FRCS Edin (Tr & Orth) 2014; CCT (UK) Tr & Orth 2016

Paul is an associate professor at the University of Auckland and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Auckland City Hospital. He specialises in general sports orthopaedics and takes a particular interest in all hip and knee conditions, covering the full spectrum from trauma, arthroscopic surgery and joint replacement.

Paul has an international reputation for his clinical research in orthopaedics and is currently leading a team of clinical scientists undertaking biomechanical and clinical studies related to knee, hip and shoulder patients following surgery.

Paul holds the rank of major in the British Army Parachute Regiment and has previously been deployed to Helmand province as a combat trauma surgeon during the Afghanistan conflict.

Knee, Hip and Sports Orthopaedic Surgery

• Knee: Ligament reconstruction, arthroscopic knee surgery, sports knee injuries, management of arthritis in young patients, cartilage repair surgery, osteotomy, total and uni-compartmental knee replacements, Oxford partial knee replacement, robotic knee replacement, revision knee replacement surgery.
• Hip: Sports hip injuries, Femoro-Acetabular Impingement (FAI) surgery, hip arthroscopy, total hip joint replacement (THR), revision hip joint replacement.
• Sports: Tendon injuries, Rotator cuff surgery, biceps injuries, shoulder, ankle and elbow arthroscopy. Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome surgery

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Memberships 

• ISAKOS arthroplasty committee,

• Steering Committee for James Lind Alliance;
• Faculty for Surgical Interventional Trials Unit;
• European Knee Society;
• New Zealand Orthopaedic Association;

Review Boards 

• Nature 
• Bone & Joint Journal
• British Journal of Sports Medicine 

15 September 2004

Orthopaedic Surgery