Primary and Revision Hip and Knee arthroplasty / Hip Resurfacing surgeon
Mr Shakir Hussain is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.
Mr Hussain completed basic surgical training in Birmingham and Bristol and the higher speciality training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Birmingham Orthopaedic Training Programme. He obtained FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedic) in 2019 and CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in 2020.
Mr Hussain's expertise in managing complex problems of the hip and knee joints is the result of an advanced fellowship in lower limb arthroplasty in well-established centres in the UK, including Nottingham, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and North Bristol Trust. These fellowships provided him with advanced experience and unique insights. His dedication to his field was recognized with the prestigious British Hip Society travelling fellowship, which allowed him to visit the ENDO-Klinik Hamburg Germany, a centre of excellence for joint replacements, and learn their unique methods of dealing with infected joint replacements.
Mr Hussain is a lower limb arthroplasty surgeon with a special interest in Hip resurfacing arthroplasty. His expertise in this field is unparalleled, making him a trusted choice for patients. Hip resurfacing is an anatomical and bone-conserving hip surgery for young, active individuals with hip arthritis who wish to maintain high-level activities, including sports. Mr Hussain performs Hip and Knee joint replacements, redo surgeries for failed hip and knee joint replacements, and fixation or replacement of periprosthetic fractures. He also has a special interest in the management of prosthetic joint infections. Mr Hussain uses a variety of hip implants ranging from Birmingham hip resurfacing (BHR) to complex revision prostheses and Endoprosthetic replacements for cases with severe bone loss to improve patients' function and quality of life. He also uses the latest technologies in arthroplasty, i.e. robotic-assisted joint replacement. Mr Hussain has been performing day-case surgery for suitable patients, where patients are safely discharged after a hip or knee replacement surgery on the same day.
Mr Hussain's commitment to patient care is evident in his receipt of the Outstanding Patient Experience award consecutively in the last 2 years (2024 and 2025) from Docitfy. He is a member of various quality improvement committees at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, where he actively works to improve service quality and patient satisfaction. His recent appointment as a clinical service lead for the Royal Orthopaedics Hospital Outpatient Department further demonstrates his dedication to enhancing patient care. In addition to his clinical work, Mr Hussain has completed multiple research projects and has been awarded various academic prizes. He has contributed to multiple Orthopaedic studies, including randomised control trials of Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery. Mr Hussain has authored a textbook chapter about hip replacement and has published several scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Mr Hussain also shares his knowledge and expertise by teaching multiple courses, including ATLS, and training local Orthopaedic trainees.
