Stephen Veitch was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Salisbury District Hospital in 2010 and is the current Lead Clinician.

A Doctor of Medicine from the Sheffield University in 2005, Stephen completed two years of research for his thesis on changes in bone metabolism following tibial fracture.

Stephen’s clinical interests and area of expertise focus on managing disorders of the hip and knee, joint replacement and revision surgery, knee arthroscopy and lower limb reconstruction.

Stephen also undertook a six months fellowship at Llandough Hospital, Cardiff specialising in complex hip replacement and revision surgery and a twelve months fellowship in hip and knee surgery at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

He has published a number of research articles and has presented his work at national and international meetings and he continues to maintain a high standard of practice and keeps up to date with the latest developments in hip and knee surgery.

Stephen is a fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association and Royal College of Surgeons of England and a member of the British Hip Society and British Association of Surgery of the Knee.