About Mr Evert Smith

Evert Smith.

He has extensive experience in hip replacement surgery and is renowned in his field for expertise in performing challenging, complex hip and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) where his passion for perfection and a desire to aim for excellent patient outcomes and improved prosthesis survival is his key objective.

Innovation is at the heart of his work and he co–designed the Exceed ABT Acetabular system. He is also co-designer of the patented Exceed ABT 15° Face Changing Cup with Biomet Inc. This cup represents a shift away from conventional thinking in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip as it requires the surgeon to position the acetabular shell in the hip socket and at the same time alters the liner bearing surface into an improved position to reduce wear.

He manages a research programme based on his hip surgery and this carries forward into his role as a chairperson and regular speaker at international conferences where his expertise in all aspects of hip surgery is transferred and debated.

Present Appointment

Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol.: North Bristol NHS Trust.
Southmead Hospital and Avon Orthopaedic Centre,
Westbury-on-Trym,
Bristol.
BS10 5NB; Contact information; General Medical Council Registration Number: 2695709

University Education

University of Cape Town (Marine Biology) 1971–1975

Medical Education

University of the Witwatersrand 1976–1979

Academic Qualifications

BSc (Cape Town) 1975
MB BCh (Rand) 1979
FRCS (Edinburgh) 1986

Specialist Registration

Certificate of Higher Surgical Training in Orthopaedic Surgery (RCS Edinburgh) 1992
Specialist Registration in Orthopaedic Surgery (Health Professions Council of South Africa) 1992

Fellowships

Lillie Research Fellowship (Harvard University) 1991

Specialist Experience

Revision hip surgery
Complex primary hip replacements and resurfacing hip replacements
Arthritis surgery of the hip and knee
Prosthetic design: Exceed Acetabular System
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the hip
Joint Registers
Medical Ethics

Membership Of Societies

British Hip Society
European Hip Society
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
British Orthopaedic Association
British Orthopaedic Research Society
European Orthopaedic Research Society

British Hip Society:

Nominated as Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel 2003
MIS assessor 2006
Nominated for Clinical Excellence Award for 2008

Publications

Publications in the field of hip and knee arthroplasty.

Presentations

Ongoing role participating in national and international meetings.

Research

Evaluation of irradiated bone chips in impaction grafting
Cementless acetabular cup system
Metal on metal hip articulating surfaces in cementless total hip arthroplasty
Co–applicant for National Institute of Health (NIH) for metal on metal hip articulating surfaces
Retrieval study

Audit

International Kinemax knee outcome study (Contributing surgeon)
Resurfacing hip replacement (national audit)
Minimally Invasive Surgery (national audit)
Radiographic evaluation following total hip replacement

International and National Orthopaedic Contributions

Regional Clinical Co-ordinator - National Joint Registry
Bearings Surface Evaluator - National Joint Registry (NJR)
Committee Member - Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel (ODEP)
UK Representative for the European Hip Society
Scientific Committee member - European Hip Society
Contributor and Member of the Advisory Group for the Donaldson Arthritis Research Foundation Center
Affiliated staff member — Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Bath
Affiliation with Cape Orthopaedic Reconstructive Unit (CORU)
International Editorial Board Member for Reconstructive Review Journal
Co–ordinator — European Arthroplasty Courses
Co–ordinator — Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course
Journal reviewer — of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) and Bone and Joint Research (BJR) Journals
Journal reviewer — Hip International
Advisor to the British Hip Society
Advisor for the British Orthopaedic Association - Primary Total Hip Replacement: A Guide to Good Practice — published (2006)
Executive committee member, and Co-Founder of the International Hip Resurfacing Society
Faculty member Birmingham Resurfacing Hip Replacement Group
Ethics committee member (2006-2009)

Recent Blog Entries

Appointments

To make an appointment e–mail Sue Misir, secretary to Mr Evert Smith, or telephone:

0117 980 4027 (private)
0117 980 4027 (NHS)

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Evert Smith is an Orthopaedic Surgeon in whom I have absolute faith and confidence.

Bob Gibbons, 2007.

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Evert Smith is a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol.