Mr Paul Culpan

Mr Culpan, Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon works for The Royal London Hospital, one of the largest trauma centres in Europe. His areas of specialisation include hip and knee replacements, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, complex hip reconstruction, arthroscopic knee surgery, and revision hip replacements. Within his speciality, he is one of a few doctors globally that perform customised hip replacements with minimally invasive techniques. In 1996 Mr Culpan graduated from the University of Manchester with a bachelor's in both medicine and surgery. Following that he began his basic surgical training, performing surgical rotations at both Bart's and Royal London. He completed his higher surgical training in Trauma and orthopaedic surgery at University College London. Later on, in 2005, he was awarded a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and completed his training in 2007. Following the completion of his fellowship, Mr Culpan undertook an additional year-long fellowship under the well renowned Orthopaedic surgeon Prof Judet in France. After finishing this final fellowship he then went on to be a consultant in Abu Dhabi, returning to the UK in 2010 to work within the Bart's Health Trust. Mr Culpan during his career has also had a keen interest in research and has an excellent publication history. Currently, Mr Culpan works as a senior consultant for Royal London Hospital in which he takes on additional teaching roles. He also works alongside that in central London on his private practice where patients from around the world seek him out due to his expertise. He remains a highly prevalent and active surgeon within his field with a specific interest in custom hip and knee replacements (CT planned), pelvic and acetabular trauma, revision, and complex arthroplasty. Recently, he has developed a keen interest in osteointegration and rehabilitation.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2012–2018
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2018–2022
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

1. 2022-09–2023-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of Orthopaedic Surgery across

   Mr Paul Culpan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.2599/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 56

2. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery

   Mr Paul Culpan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8786/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 186

3. Long-term follow-up of Orthopaedic Surgery across

   Mr Paul Culpan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.8385/euroclin.2024.2 · cited by 20

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