Dr Stephen Ross-Thriepland

Dr Stephen Ross-Thriepland is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in knee surgery and joint preservation. He provides comprehensive care for individuals dealing with acute sports injuries as well as long-term degenerative joint conditions. Driven by a patient-centred approach, Dr Ross-Thriepland focuses on understanding each patient's specific mobility goals, supporting them through tailored treatment plans to relieve pain, restore movement, and facilitate a safe return to daily activities and sport.

His clinical practice encompasses a complete range of surgical and non-surgical knee interventions. Dr Ross-Thriepland has expertise in joint preservation techniques designed to extend natural joint longevity, alongside advanced soft tissue reconstructions and robotic-assisted procedures. His operative scope includes primary total and partial knee replacements, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and multi-ligament reconstructions, meniscal repair, cartilage restoration and transplantation, patellar instability surgery, and alignment-correcting osteotomies. Prior to entering clinical medicine, Dr Ross-Thriepland worked as a Research and Development Test Engineer, contributing directly to the design and testing of cutting-edge orthopaedic implants and surgical instruments.

Dr Ross-Thriepland graduated with a First-Class Master of Engineering (MEng) in Medical Engineering from the University of Leeds in 2007. He subsequently earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Warwick in 2013, achieving Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma and Orthopaedics (FRCS Tr & Orth) in 2022. To complement his specialty qualification, he completed dedicated sub-specialty fellowships in soft tissue knee surgery and robotic-assisted knee surgery. Dr Ross-Thriepland maintains professional memberships with the British Orthopaedic Association, the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association, and the Medical Protection Society.