Mr Evert Smith

Qualifications: BSc Marine Biology 1975. University of Cape Town MBBCh (Rand) 1979 University of the Witwatersrand FRCS (Edinburgh) 1986 University of Edinburgh Lillie Research Fellowship 1991 Harvard University. Professional Profile: Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery in private practice - London and Bristol United Kingdom (Spire Hospital Bristol, Nuffield Bristol Hospital, The Lister Hospital, Chelsea, London) Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery North Bristol NHS Trust 1996 to July 2017. Honorary Consultant Senior Clinical Lecturer University of Bristol 1996 to July 2017. University of Bristol Consultant Senior Lecturer, Southmead General Hospital and Avon Orthopaedic Centre 1994 to 1996, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glenfield NHS Trust, Leicester 1992 to 1994. Extensive experience in hip replacement surgery and expertise in complex primary and revision surgery with an interest in minimally invasive surgery and notable specialist knowledge of metal on metal bearing technologies. Principal treatments: Revision and primary hip surgery, complex primary and revision surgery. Other treatments: Total knee replacement and knee arthroscopy. Research: Research into aspects of primary and revision hip replacement surgery. Research scrutiny and evaluation of bearing surfaces. Extensively published author. Faculty member and presenter at international hip courses. Contributor and Member of the Advisory Group for the Donaldson Arthritis Research Foundation National: Evaluation of Hip implants Evaluation of the UK national performance of hip prostheses as a member of: The Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel (ODEP) - since its inception in 2002 Beyond Compliance Advisory Group which was established to monitor the performance of new or modified implants that come to market - from inception in 2012 to present National Joint Registry 2002 to December 2016 Europe: European Hip Society Scientific Committee member European Hip Society National Representative for the British Hip Society International Hip Course Organiser: Bristol Hip Arthroplasty Course (annually) 2003 to present Charity: Founder and Director of the Arthroplasty for Arthritis Charity 1994 to present. The charity's primary focus is concerned with joint replacement research Orthopaedic Society Memberships: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) British ORS European ORS British Hip Society

Evert Smith specialises in hip replacement and complex primary and revision surgery with an interest in minimally invasive surgery. He has notable specialist knowledge of metal on metal bearing technologies. With research affiliations in the UK, Europe and the USA, Evert’s research is focused on the effectiveness of different acetabular bearing surfaces, as well as scrutiny of the prostheses he has developed. Evert is a Scientific Committee Member of the European Hip Society and he evaluates the UK national performance of hip prostheses through the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel and Beyond Compliance. He is founder and Director of the charity Arthroplasty for Arthritis.