Mr. Chris Lodge

About Mr. Lodge

Mr. Chris Lodge is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in York, specialising in hip and knee replacement surgery across the full spectrum — from straightforward primary arthroplasty through to some of the most complex revision, re-revision and reconstruction procedures undertaken in the UK.

After graduating in medicine from Newcastle University in 2011, Mr. Lodge completed his core surgical and orthopaedic specialty training within the Yorkshire Deanery — one of the largest and most respected orthopaedic training programmes in the country. He developed a particular interest in arthroplasty surgery during his registrar years and pursued this through two dedicated specialist fellowships at leading UK centres before being appointed as a substantive consultant at York Teaching Hospital in February 2023.

Mr. Lodge sees patients both on the NHS at York Teaching Hospital and privately at Nuffield Health York Hospital and Ramsay Clifton Park Hospital. He believes strongly that every patient deserves a clear, honest and evidence-based assessment of their condition and the options available to them — and takes the time at every consultation to ensure that understanding is genuinely achieved before any treatment decision is made.

Education & Surgical Training

Specialist Fellowship Training

Mr. Lodge completed two dedicated post-CCT fellowships at nationally recognised specialist centres, each focused on a specific and complementary area of advanced arthroplasty practice.

Areas of Specialist Practice

Mr. Lodge's clinical practice spans the full range of hip and knee arthroplasty — from straightforward primary joint replacement through to some of the most technically demanding revision and reconstruction procedures performed in the Yorkshire region.

Mr. Lodge accepts referrals for complex arthroplasty cases including patients with failed or infected joint replacements, significant bone loss, periprosthetic fractures, and those requiring megaprosthetic limb salvage following tumour or failed multiple revision surgery. These cases are managed within a multidisciplinary framework including specialist microbiologists, radiologists and anaesthetists.

Research Activity

Mr. Lodge is committed to evidence-based practice and maintains an active interest in the current research literature informing hip and knee arthroplasty. His clinical practice is underpinned by the best available evidence, and the content of this website reflects the current evidence base at the time of publication.

His research interests and publication record span primary and revision hip and knee replacement, bearing surface selection, implant fixation, periprosthetic joint infection and complex reconstruction surgery. A full list of his publications and research contributions is available on his ResearchGate profile.

Mr. Lodge is a registered surgeon with the National Joint Registry (NJR) — the world's largest arthroplasty registry. Patient outcome data from all hip and knee replacement procedures is routinely submitted to the NJR, enabling continuous monitoring of implant performance and patient outcomes against national benchmarks.

Professional Engagement

• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) — Full member. The BOA is the principal professional body for orthopaedic surgery in the UK, setting standards of training, practice and patient care.
• British Hip Society (BHS) — Member. The BHS is the specialist society for hip surgery in the UK, driving advances in hip arthroplasty through education, research and clinical guidelines.
• Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons — Associate Editor (Lower Limb) — Mr. Lodge serves as an Associate Editor for the lower limb section of the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the leading peer-reviewed surgical journal of the Royal College of Surgeons. This editorial role reflects his engagement with the current research literature and his contribution to the quality of published surgical evidence.
• National Joint Registry (NJR) — Registered Surgeon — All arthroplasty cases are submitted to the NJR, with patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) collected routinely before and after surgery.

Education & Surgical Training

Mr. Lodge is committed to the education and development of the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons, reflecting the investment that his own trainers and fellowship supervisors made in his development.

He is an active trainer within the Yorkshire Deanery orthopaedic training programme, supervising specialty registrars in both elective arthroplasty and trauma surgery at York Teaching Hospital. He also provides training and supervision for more junior surgical trainees — core surgical trainees and foundation doctors — rotating through the orthopaedic department.

Mr. Lodge believes that a culture of teaching within a surgical unit raises the quality of care for all patients — not just those under training supervision — by fostering a reflective, evidence-based and quality-conscious approach to every clinical decision.

Beyond Surgery

Outside of his clinical and academic commitments, Mr. Lodge's time is largely devoted to his family. He believes that the balance between a demanding surgical career and a full personal life is not merely desirable but essential — both for sustained performance and for the perspective and human understanding that makes a good clinician.