Consultant Profile

Mr Paul Gaston
FRCS(Tr & Orth), FRCS(Ed), MB ChB (Hons)

Appointments
Consultant Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Edinburgh.
Consultant Spire Murrayfield Hospital.

Year of first medical qualification 1993

Sub-specialty
Hip Surgery
Hip Replacement and Revision Surgery
Hip Resurfacing
Hip Arthroscopy
Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee Arthroscopy
Young Adult Hip Problems including Open Surgery for Femoro-Acetabular Impingement and Hip Arthroscopy
Unicompartmental (partial) and Patello-Femoral joint (kneecap) replacement

Professional Bodies
British Hip Society
British Orthopaedic Association
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Research and Audit
Comparison study of new versus standard knee replacement
Follow-up study of new Hip Resurfacing
Novel methods to control pain after knee replacement.
Diagnosis of Infection after joint replacement surgery

Professional Profile
I completed Orthopaedic Training in Oxford and Edinburgh and undertook Specialist Fellowships in lower limb hip and knee joint surgery in Brisbane, Australia and Edinburgh.

Personal Profile
Originally from Northern Ireland, I live in Edinburgh with my wife and three daughters. My interests include shooting, rugby and cycling to keep fit.