Professor Graeme Hopper
MBChb, MSc, MRCSEd, MFSTEd, MD (Sports Med), FRCSGlasg (Tr&Orth)
Professor Graeme Hopper is a leading Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow, specialising entirely in surgery of the knee. He has experience in treating patients of varying levels of activity; ranging from those who enjoy gentle exercise to amateur recreational athletes and international level professional athletes.
Expertise
Professor Hopper is an expert in sports knee injuries and is skilled in arthroscopic (keyhole) knee surgery. This incorporates meniscus/cartilage repair, knee ligament reconstruction/repair, mulitligament knee injuries and kneecap (patella) stabilisation surgery.
He is a specialist in knee arthritis and degenerative disease around the knee and provides a comprehensive selection of treatments for patients with early and late arthritis. This ranges from non-operative measures such as physiotherapy or injection therapy (steroid/hyaluronic acid/platelet-rich-plasma (PRP)/newer biologics such as Arthrosamid) to knee realignment surgery (osteotomy) and knee replacement surgery. Professor Hopper performs unicompartmental (partial) knee replacements and total knee replacements with a particular expertise in robotic-assisted joint replacements, performing the first VELYS total knee replacement and first VELYS partial knee replacement in Scotland at Ross Hall Hospital.
Training
Professor Hopper graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2009 and underwent his orthopaedic specialist training in the West of Scotland. During his training he completed his thesis on ligament repair around the knee using the Internal Brace for which he was awarded an MD in sports medicine.
He underwent his fellowship training with Dr Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet at the Centre Orthopedique Santy, FIFA Centre of Excellence in Lyon, France. Dr Sonnery-Cottet is a world-renowned sports knee surgeon, specialising in the management of knee ligament injuries and sports trauma.
Awards
Professor Hopper was awarded the prestigious European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) – Chelsea FC Sports Trauma Fellowship which allowed him to work within the medical department at Chelsea Football Club and with Mr Andy Williams at the Fortius Clinic in London. Mr Williams is a specialist in ligament reconstruction and sports injuries of the knee and treats the majority of the English Premiership football and rugby teams.
He was also awarded the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and West of Scotland Orthopaedic Research travelling fellowship awards. This enabled him to spend time at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago and the Hamburg University Hospital in Germany. These fellowships enabled Professor Hopper to further augment his skills in multi-ligament knee injuries, cartilage restoration, orthobiologic injection therapy and robotic-assisted knee replacements.
Research
Professor Hopper has a keen interest in clinical research, in particular sports injuries and joint preservation with numerous publications in this area. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland, Division of Sport and Exercise. He is also a member of the SANTI (Scientific ACL Network International) Study Group which brings together knee surgeons from 4 continents to participate in research to advance the treatment of knee injuries. He regularly presents at both national and international orthopaedic meetings.
Other
In his spare time, Professor Hopper enjoys spending time with his young family as well as watching and playing golf. He has also been a team doctor for the Scottish Football Association since 2014. Additionally, he is the Orthopaedic Team Physician for the Glasgow Clan ice hockey team and Caledonia Gladiators basketball team.
Professor Hopper has consultant recognition from all major insurance companies including Bupa, AXA, Aviva, Vitality, Cigna, Healix, Simply Health and WPA.