About Mr Popat

An Orthopaedic Surgeon Who Delivers Court-Ready Expert Opinion

Mr Popat writes reports on all aspects of general orthopaedic trauma surgery but has a special interest in complex lower limb trauma surgery (including tibial plateau fractures), hip and knee replacement surgery (including revision / re-do surgery), and soft tissue knee surgery (including ligament injuries / reconstruction, cartilage injuries and meniscal injuries).

I prepare over 50 personal injury reports per year, mainly dealing with multi-track cases, and over 20 clinical negligence reports.
My claimant/defendant/SJE ratio is 55/40/5.
Mr. Ravi Popat

Mr. Ravi Popat
FRCS · MD (Res)

I am a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, specialising in hip and knee surgery. I hold an FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons and a postgraduate research doctorate (MD Res) from Imperial College London.

I have trained at the world's leading orthopaedic centres — the University of Sydney, the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Oxford, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Imperial College Healthcare. This clinical depth directly underpins the authority of my medicolegal work.

  • FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) — Royal College of Surgeons, 2020
  • MD (Res) — Imperial College London, 2021
  • MB BS — King's College London, 2009
  • BSc Medical Law & Ethics — King's College London, 2007
  • Clinical Lead for Robotic Joint Replacement — West Herts NHS Trust, 2024
  • Published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals and textbooks
BOA BHS BASK BPS ESSKA

A Foundation Built at World-Class Centres

Every medicolegal opinion I provide is grounded in years of front-line surgical practice at internationally recognised institutions.

King's College London · 2007–2009

BSc Medical Law & Ethics, then MB BS

Undergraduate foundation in medicine, with a dedicated grounding in medical law and ethics — directly relevant to medicolegal reporting standards.

University of Sydney · Fellowship

Advanced Hip & Knee Training

International fellowship training in complex joint reconstruction at one of the leading orthopaedic centres in the southern hemisphere.

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Specialist Orthopaedic Practice

Training at one of the UK's foremost dedicated orthopaedic hospitals, refining expertise in trauma and elective joint surgery.

Imperial College London · 2021

MD (Res) — Research Doctorate

Postgraduate research doctorate, contributing to peer-reviewed literature in orthopaedic surgery.

West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · 2024

Consultant & Clinical Lead, Robotic Joint Replacement

Current substantive NHS consultant post, leading the robotic joint replacement service alongside an active medicolegal practice.

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