Mr Oliver Blocker

Oliver Blocker is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and was appointed to a substantive NHS post in 2020. Mr Blocker specialises in knee and hip replacements. His NHS practice is in North Wales, following specialist training in Wales and at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. His fellowship experience included the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre in Exeter, Southmead Major Trauma Centre in Bristol and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham. He graduated in medicine from King's College, London in 2005, training at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. He gained an MSc in Education from Cardiff University in 2013. In addition to first time total and partial knee replacements he offers regenerative therapies for patients with knee arthritis. He also performs hip replacements and his sub-speciality interest is in revision knee and hip replacements. He is passionate about NHS research and education in Trauma and orthopaedics. He is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Bangor University and enjoys training the next generation of surgeons from Cardiff and Bangor Universities.

Knee and hip arthroplasty, regenerative therapies.