Mr Andrew Hughes, FRCS (Tr & Ortho), is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, St. James’s Hospital and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh. Following his graduation from the University College Dublin School of Medicine, Andrew completed his Higher Specialist Training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Andrew subsequently undertook prestigious subspecialty fellowship training in joint preservation and reconstruction surgery of the pelvis, hip and knee in the United States of America. He completed a year in each of the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute (Philadelphia), NYU Langone Orthopedics (New York) and the Hospital for Special Surgery (New York).
Andrew’s clinical practice focuses on advanced joint preservation and reconstructive techniques for both the hip and knee. Regarding the hip, Andrew has a special interest in hip arthroscopy to treat femoroacetabular impingement and total hip replacement surgery via the direct anterior approach. Regarding the knee, Andrew has a special interest in ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration and patellar stabilisation, as well as both partial and total knee replacement surgery using robotic technology.
You can book an appointment to see Andrew for any of the following:
- Hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI);
- Cam lesion, pincer lesion, subspine impingement, ishiofemoral impingement with or without labral tear;
- Total hip replacement via the direct anterior approach.
- ACL tear requiring ACL Reconstruction (BTB, hamstring or quadriceps graft);
- Patellar instability or dislocation requiring stabilisation;
- Knee arthroscopy for meniscal tears or cartilage injuries.
- Partial/unicompartmental knee replacement;
- Total knee replacement with or without patellar resurfacing;
- Robotic partial knee replacement
- Robotic total knee replacement.
Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (FRCSI), a committee member of the Irish Knee Society (IKS), and is an active member of the Irish Institute for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (IITOS), the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).
An active contributor to medical literature, Andrew has been involved in numerous clinical and basic science research projects, which he has presented nationally and internationally. Following on from Andrew’s academic achievements, he has been appointed to the faculty of Trinity College Dublin as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Andrew’s ResearchGate profile can be viewed via the following link – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Hughes-4?ev=hdr_xprf.
