Professor Fares Haddad is an orthopaedic consultant surgeon specialising in knee and hip surgery.
He also treats various national and international athletes from a variety of sporting disciplines including rugby and football.
About Fares Haddad
Professor Fares Haddad is a hip and knee reconstructive orthopaedic and sports surgeon at University College Hospitals. He is Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties at UCH, and Director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at University College London.
Having played rugby and tennis to a high level, he gravitated towards orthopaedic and sport surgery as a profession.
Professor Haddad is a pioneer in hip, knee and sports reconstructive surgery.
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He has been involved in implant and technique development and innovation for well over 25 years. He was instrumental in bringing the current generation of robotic assisted hip and knee surgery to the UK, securing funding as well as the acquisition of the first clinically active MAKO robot in the UK.
He performed the first Mako robotic hip and knee replacements in the UK and has subsequently trained many colleagues and surgeons in this technology which he continues to develop.
Professor Haddad is one of the world’s most experienced surgeons in proximal hamstring surgery. His expertise is sought by Professional athletes and clubs both in the UK and Internationally. He has one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive databases on proximal hamstring surgery and has published extensively on this subject.
He led the musculoskeletal team at the London Olympics 2012 and was instrumental in setting up the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine which has gained International Olympic Committee Centre of Excellence status at ISEH.
He works with a number of elite sports and was the Chief Medical Officer for the NFL in the UK until 2022. He remains on the NFL musculoskeletal committee.
He is the 2025 President elect of the European Hip Society.
He is the current President of the International Hip society.
He is a past President of the British Hip Society and of the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Society and has been a Trustee and council member of the British Orthopaedic Association.
He is the only International surgeon to be a member of both The Knee Society and The Hip Society in the United States.
He is Editor and Chief of the Bone & Joint Journal and is a regular contributor to orthopaedic journals. He is a visiting Professor and keynote speaker at multiple national and international meetings.
He was the gold medallist in the FRCS (Orth) exam and has gained a large number of prizes and prestigious academic awards. He has been an EFORT Travelling Fellow, British Hip Society Travelling Fellow and ABC Travelling Fellow in 2004. He was a Hunterian Professor in 2005.
He has presented and published widely on key aspects of hip, knee and sports surgery including over 700 peer reviewed publications. He leads a clinical research group with interests in the management of soft tissue injuries including hamstrings, prosthetic design and performance and outcomes measurement after hip / knee injury, degeneration and surgery.
Surgery
Knee surgery
Providing knee surgery techniques including knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, and total knee replacement.
Hip surgery
Reviving hip function through hip arthroscopy, replacement, and resurfacing techniques.
Sports Surgery
Delivering specialised treatments for sports-related injuries to help patients return to optimal performance.