Mr Alan Highcock

Mr Alan Highcock is a Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon specialising in private hip replacement and knee replacement surgery in Wirral, Liverpool and the North West. He treats self-funding and privately insured patients at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral. His specialist practice covers hip and knee arthritis, primary joint replacement, joint-preserving surgery and complex revision (re-do) hip and knee replacement. 

His practice is focused on the treatment of hip pain, knee pain and arthritis, ranging from joint-preserving treatments for early arthritis through to total hip replacement, total knee replacement and complex revision (re-do) hip and knee replacement surgery.

Mr Highcock is a high-volume hip and knee replacement surgeon with particular expertise in complex and revision joint replacement. He also has a specialist interest in advanced technology for knee replacement and is the highest-volume augmented-reality assisted knee replacement surgeon in the UK. He was the first surgeon in the UK to perform a revision total knee replacement using Pixee augmented-reality technology. His practice combines evidence-based surgical techniques with a focus on achieving consistently high patient satisfaction, with reported satisfaction rates of 98%.

His specialist fellowship training includes the prestigious Allan Gross International Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, where he trained in complex hip and knee reconstruction, followed by the Cavendish Hip Fellowship in Sheffield. He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Wirral University Teaching Hospital in 2016.

Mr Highcock regularly manages patients seeking a second opinion for painful or failed hip and knee replacements, including complex revision surgery. His practice also includes patients considering their first hip or knee replacement who want to understand the available surgical and non-surgical treatment options.

He has a particular interest in achieving accurate implant positioning and restoring joint function using modern, evidence-based techniques. His private practice includes augmented-reality assisted knee replacement, medial-pivot knee replacement, hip replacement and revision hip and knee replacement surgery.

Mr Highcock is Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Murrayfield Hospital and is actively involved in research, surgical innovation and the training of other orthopaedic surgeons.

Private consultations are available at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral, for self-funding and insured patients from Wirral, Liverpool, Cheshire, North Wales and the wider North West.