Orthopaedic Surgeon
London, W1W 5AH
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Mr Gregory Firth is an Orthopaedic Consultant based at the Childrens Orthopaedic practice at The Portland Hospital. Mr Firth also works at The Royal London Hospital in East London, having been appointed to the role in 2020 as a substantive consultant, working in the same role as a locum consultant beforehand from March 2018. He is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, dedicated to the treatment of children with both elective pathologies and trauma-related injuries. The Royal London Hospital is a busy major trauma centre within Central London.
Mr Firth qualified as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in South Africa in 2009 and did two international fellowships in paediatric orthopaedics in Canada and Australia in 2010 and 2011 respectively. He completed his CESR equivalence in trauma and orthopaedics in the UK in 2020. Between 2011 and 2018 Mr Firth was head of the paediatric orthopaedic unit at Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa, the 3rd largest hospital in the world – he developed and expanded the service. His current practice includes the treatment of children with general paediatric orthopaedic conditions, both elective and traumatic.
Mr Firth has received a number of awards over his career, including the best registrar prize, best-presented paper, a research training fellowship grant, poster awards, orthopaedic literary awards and the ABC travelling fellowship in 2014. He completed a Masters project in hip dysplasia in 2008 and developed a paediatric orthopaedic research team in Johannesburg. He has mentored, supervised and marked over 20 Masters projects in orthopaedics and is currently involved as an honorary lecturer at QMUL through the existing Masters project. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and has been the local principal investigator for four multicentre randomised controlled trials. He has multiple presentations nationally and internationally.
Mr Firth was secretary of the South African Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (SAPOS) for 4 years (2014 to 2018) and is currently the joint sectional editor at the SA orthopaedic journal (SAOJ) for paediatric orthopaedics. He is also a member of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA). He is an invited reviewer for 12 peer-reviewed Journals and a reviewer for NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (UK). Mr Firth is currently a member of the General Medical Council (UK), a member of the College of Medicine of South Africa, a member of the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of the South African Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, a member of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society and a member of the South African Orthopaedic Association.
He has been actively involved in medicolegal work over the last ten years as an expert witness in paediatric orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma cases for both plaintiffs and insurance companies and has written in excess of 200 reports for almost 20 different solicitors.
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General Medical Council
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Education
MBBCh and FCS (Orth)
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8 reviews
5
Doctor was good and very polite.
5
Kind and caring. Good listening skills.
5
Fantastic care. Explains everything very well. Great with kids.
5
Our experience was great with Dr Firth for treating our 3 years old hand fracture
Thank you for your review about your experience with Mr. Firth. Mr. Firth and his team appreciate your feedback so much and are always pleased to be at your service. Kind regards, Mr. Firth’s team
5
A good doctor, great with kids, highly recommend
Thank you for your review about your experience with Mr. Firth. Mr. Firth and his team appreciate your feedback so much and are always pleased to be at your service. Kind regards, Mr. Firth’s team
5
Very informative and very responsive to any questions we had. Put us at ease with my son's operation.
We really appreciate you taking the time to write your review about your experience with Mr. Firth. Mr. Firth and his team appreciate your feedback so much and are always pleased to be at your service. Kind regards, Mr. Firth’s team
5
Greg is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the region, as well being a fantastically polite and caring clinician. If my children had any orthopaedic issues, he is the first person I would see.
Thank you for taking the time to write your precious review about your experience with Mr. Firth and thank you for your kind words. Mr. Firth and his team appreciate your feedback so much and are always pleased to be at your service. Kind regards, Mr. Firth’s team
5
A very very experienced orthopaedic consultant, excellent demeanour and clearly has worked with children for many years - as made our 20month old son feel totally at ease. Very thorough initial consultation. Would highly recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to write your precious review about your experience with Mr. Firth and thank you for your kind words. Mr. Firth and his team appreciate your feedback so much and are always pleased to be at your service. Kind regards, Mr. Firth’s team
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3 endorsements
Greg is an excellent surgeon. He is very knowledgeable and highly skilled. He is up to date with the recent advances in his field. The care he provides his patients is exemplary and outstanding. He is always very kind, compassionate and respectful with his patients. All patients I referred to Greg had nice things to say about him. I would recommend him to family and friends.
Mr Fady Sedra
Greg is a highly respected and knowledgeable paediatric orthopaedic consultant. He has vast experience from his teaching hospital practice and his results are excellent. His safe, calm and approachable manner is appreciated by parents, children and colleagues alike. I have worked with him for years and refer my paediatric patients knowing that they will receive the highest standards of care.
Mr Francesc Malagelada
Mr Firth is an excellent surgeon. He takes a caring yet methodical approach and works well in the range of children's orthopaedics from simple queries of development to cases of complex cerebral palsy and neuromuscular cases. He consistently keeps the patient and their family at the centre of care.
Mr Jonathan Wright
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Mr Gregory Bodley Firth's overall patient rating is 5 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 8 reviews
What languages does Mr Gregory Bodley Firth speak?
Mr Gregory Bodley Firth speaks English
Where is Mr Gregory Bodley Firth located?
Mr Gregory Bodley Firth primarily practices at The Portland Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, located at 205 – 209 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5AH
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Mr Gregory Bodley Firth is working Monday (13:00 - 17:00)
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