Pelvis & Hip Expertise
Consultant Pelvis & Hip Surgeon
Mr Acharya is a UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in both hip and pelvis surgery at Southmead Hospital, which is a major trauma centre.
Mr Hollinghurst is also UK trained, specialising in hip surgery.
Both Mr Acharya and Mr Hollinghurst undertake Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions.
Meet the Pelvis & Hip Experts
Mr Mehool Acharya
Mr Mehool Acharya
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Pelvis & Hip and Trauma Surgeon working at a University Hospital and Major Trauma Centre. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Pelvis & Hip and Trauma Surgeon at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
Mr Acharya has a special interest in orthopaedic trauma and lower limb joint replacement, in particular pelvic reconstruction, complex trauma, hip and knee replacement and revision hip surgery.
Mr Acharya manages complex reconstruction procedures dealing with pelvic discontinuity.
He has independent responsibility in the assessment and surgical treatment of patients with routine hip and knee arthritis but also carries out numerous more complex cases and revision hip arthroplasty.
Mehool currently is the Audit lead for the Orthopaedic and Trauma Department at North Bristol and also represents the musculoskeletal department as Lead Clinician for venous throboembolism (VTE).
Mr David Hollinghurst
Mr David Hollinghurst
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Hip & Knee and Trauma Surgeon working at a Trauma Unit. He undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Orthopaedic Hip & Knee and Trauma Surgeon at Great Western Hospital and the Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon.
Having gained a degree in physiology, specialising in the biology of nerve and muscle, from Cambridge University, Mr Hollinghurst qualified in Medicine also from Cambridge in 1996. He completed orthopaedic training in Oxford, during which time he was awarded a Research Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England to study the function of partial and total knee replacements. Mr Hollinghurst also holds honorary consultant posts at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford and Oxford Children’s Hospital.
Mr Hollinghurst gained further experience during fellowships working with world class surgeons at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver and a visiting fellowship in joint preservation of the young adult hip in Children’s Hospital Boston.
Training in both children’s and adult hip and knee surgery has fostered a strong interest in managing problems in patients of all age groups. The varied experience and different philosophies gained from training in four different health care systems has helped Mr Hollinghurst provide individual solutions for young, active or athletic patients.