Mr Ashwin Unnithan

Mr Ashwin Unnithan is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee surgery, including revision surgery and complex trauma surgery.

Training and Appointment

On completion of his undergraduate studies, Mr Unnithan completed his basic surgical training in Surrey and Sussex before undertaking a Masters in Musculoskeletal science at University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

He completed his higher surgical training on the South-West London rotation, during which time he spent a year undertaking a trauma fellowship in New Zealand. He has carried out further sub-specialty training with prestigious fellowships at the Bristol Hip Unit and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

Publications and Prizes

He has published a number of papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international meetings in Europe and the US. He was awarded first prize for his presentation at the British Trauma Society meeting in 2014.

• Total hip replacement including young total hip replacement
• Revision hip replacement
• Total knee replacement
• Unicompartmental knee replacement
• Osteotomy
• Knee arthroscopy and meniscal repair
• Upper and lower limb trauma including complex peri-prosthetic fractures

• Royal College of Surgeons
• British Orthopaedic Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons