Stephen M. Blake BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Tr&Orth)

Mr. Stephen Blake is a consultant trauma and orthopedic surgeon based at Mount Stuart and Torbay General hospitals. The majority of his practice is within the field of lower limb arthroplasty hip and knee, with a special interest in the more complex primary and revision hip arthroplasty work. He also undertakes arthroscopic knee surgery. He graduated from University College London and quickly made his way down to the southwest of England where he completed both his basic and higher surgical training. He has had a close relationship with the Exeter hip unit for a number of years and has been their senior registrar, fellow, and locum consultant.

In addition to his interest in arthroplasty, Mr. Blake also has a wealth of experience in dealing with orthopedic trauma and has completed a dedicated trauma fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand with one of the world’s most respected trauma leaders. He is organizing and chairing a national symposium on lower limb peri-prosthetic fractures, which is to be held locally later this year. Mr. Blake has published extensively with nearly 30 articles in peer review journals. He has written many book chapters on the subject of hip arthroplasty including one for an American advanced orthopedic textbook series and has co-authored a number of chapters in the forthcoming Exeter Experience textbook. He has had work presented on both the national and international stages.