Mr Christopher Thomas

Mr Thomas is dedicated to helping you reclaim your mobility and independence. Mr Thomas is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, who provides exceptional, patient-centred care tailored to your specific needs. Mr Thomas specialises in advanced hip and knee treatments, combining world-class expertise and leading-edge technology to deliver the best possible outcomes. Whether you are dealing with painful arthritis, struggling with a failing joint replacement, or needing assessment for a benign musculoskeletal tumour, Mr Thomas will support you at every stage of your recovery journey. Joint replacement surgeries are incredibly safe and effective procedures, often described as ‘quality of life-saving’ operations. At the heart of Vale Hip and Knee is Mr Thomas, a highly respected Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a wealth of experience in complex joint surgery. Mr Thomas specialises in primary hip and knee replacements, the intricate management of painful or failing joint replacements and the assessment and treatment of benign musculoskeletal tumours.  His journey in medicine began at the University of Nottingham, where he graduated with his MB ChB in 2008. From there, he embarked on a rigorous path of higher specialist surgical training within the West Midlands rotation, covering Coventry, Warwick and Birmingham. During this time, he obtained his FRCS (Tr & Orth), solidifying his foundational expertise in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. Complex Adult Reconstruction Fellowship (Perth, Western Australia): Between 2020 and 2021, Mr Thomas completed a year-long fellowship at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Here, he focused heavily on complex hip and knee replacements, revision surgeries and major joint reconstruction for patients with benign and malignant musculoskeletal cancers. Exeter Hip Fellowship (Devon, UK) In 2021, he spent time at the prestigious Exeter Hip Unit. This globally recognised fellowship allowed him to refine his techniques in primary and revision hip replacements, as well as in the short and long-term management of complex hip trauma. Following 18 months serving as a Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon in West Dorset, Mr Thomas was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Princess of Wales Hospital in August 2023. Today, he brings this vast, international experience directly to his patients in Wales.

Robot-arm assisted hip and knee replacements (MAKO, Stryker) are considered by many to be leading-edge technology in hip and knee surgery. Whilst the robot does not replace the surgeon, the pre-operative planning process helps to identify the ideal implant position for you and your joint, and the robot-arm assists in ensuring this implant position is achieved. Special interests Primary hip and knee replacement Revision hip and knee replacement Benign tumour management