Mr Richard Baker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Bristol and Tetbury

MD, MSc, MB.ChB, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Specialist in knee and hip replacements

Mr Richard Baker is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee replacements. He trained in Bristol and undertook a world-renowned fellowship in Vancouver, British Columbia. This highly experienced surgeon now performs more than 400 joint replacements a year and offers robotic hip and knee replacements.

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Mr Richard Baker in hospital theatre with surgery team

Treatment information

Procedures carried out by Mr Richard Baker include:
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Other procedures

  • Revision hip replacement
  • Revision knee replacement
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Robotic joint replacements

Robotic Hip Replacement

Mr Baker offers Mako robotic hip replacement at the Nuffield Hospital, a cutting-edge procedure using 3D imaging that has been designed to enhance surgical precision which subsequently translates into quicker recovery. Robotic surgery allows for personalised planning and accurate implant placement. Patients benefit from reduced pain, shorter hospital stays, and quicker return to daily activities.

Robotic Knee Replacement

Mr Baker offers knee replacement with Mako robotic technology. This innovative procedure combines advanced robotics with 3D imaging to provide personalised surgical plans tailored to your unique anatomy. Mako robotic knee replacement enhances precision, resulting in optimal implant placement and improved outcomes. Patients can expect reduced pain, quicker recovery times, and a faster return to daily activities.

The team

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Mr Richard Baker

Consultant Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee. He is based at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre and has a specialist interest in revision surgery for failed hip and knee replacements. This includes failure from infection, fracture, loosening, pain and reaction to metal debris. He has performed in excess of 2,000 hip replacements and 1,500 knee replacements. He is also actively involved with training junior surgeons.
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Dr Stephen Tolchard

General Anaesthetist

Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia specialising in peri-operative care of major orthopaedic, urological, robotic assisted and vascular surgery. Dr Tolchard is the Lead for Peri-operative Cardiopulmonary Assessment at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and a specialist in risk stratification and management of high-risk patients presenting for major surgery. He is lead for the NBT Peri-operative Research Group which has a specific interest in recovery from major surgery and peri-operative risk evaluation.

Mr Richard Baker is a specialist joint replacement consultant surgeon, working at The Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, Spire Bristol Hospital and Tetbury Hospital Trust. He has dedicated his entire career to orthopaedic surgery and research since graduating from Manchester University in 1999. He trained in Bristol and completed fellowship training in the prestigious Vancouver joint replacement unit. Mr Richard Baker currently performs over 400 joint replacements a year, specialising in both primary hip and knee replacements, partial medial knee replacements and revision surgery of both hip and knee replacements. During his career, he has published many scientific papers on orthopaedic conditions, mainly joint replacements, and has been a speaker at numerous international medical conferences. Currently, he is the advisory editor of ‘Hip International’, the journal of the European HIP Society, having been its Editor-in-Chief for six years previously. Mr Baker prides himself on his warm bedside manner and ability to offer patient-centred joint replacement surgery.

In partnership with consultant anaesthetist, Dr Stephen Tolchard, they have performed in excess of 3,500 joint replacements since 2012.

Performed
over 1,500 knee
+ 2,000 hip
replacements
Over
400 partial knee
replacements
In total
over 3,500
knee and hip surgeries
and counting...
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Environmental Charity

Since June 2024 Mr Baker has joined with Avon Needs Trees - the impact of orthopaedic surgery is significant on the environment. To mitigate for every patient’s new joint replacement Mr Baker performs in the private hospital he will purchase one tree!

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