About Me
I began my medical training in Cambridge University and then trained as a surgeon in South London.
Before becoming a consultant, I did fellowships in hand and wrist surgery (Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead) and trauma in the University of Pisa, Italy.
My specialist interests were trauma and upper limb surgery. My first consultant appointment was in 2001 in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich as a general orthopaedic surgeon. I then moved to Kings College Hospital in 2003 where I progressively specialised in trauma and then hand and wrist surgery.
I left the NHS in 2015 and now I only work in the private sector. I continue to specialise in hand and wrist surgery with a large proportion of my patients now being musicians.
I was very fortunate to inherit much of the hard work previously done by Mr John White, now working in Australia where he grew up, and the late Mr Ian Winspur, who died suddenly in June 2024. Both of these surgeons had spent many years setting up specialist practices for looking after musicians.
As was their experience (and the experience of other hand surgeons in this field), surgical intervention is much less likely to be required in this subspecialty. Whilst many hand surgeons are happy to advise against surgery and suggest other treatments for about 80% of all their new patients, I find that for musicians in my practice this is closer to 90%.
Mark Phillips
Mark is a keen amateur musician himself and plays trumpet and flugelhorn and performs in small jazz groups in South London.
What People Are Saying
“This has been by far the best standard of care I have ever received. Mark is an excellent consultant and I would happily recommend him to anyone who requires hand/wrist surgery. The work he has done on my thumb will truly make a difference to me, as I had been suffering from pain for a number of years. Thank you Mark!”
— BM, London
“Mark Phillips operated on my radial fracture in September and three months later I have pretty much all function back. I doubt it could have gone any better than it has. I've felt well informed throughout, he recommended a great physio afterwards as well”
— CF, London
“Mark is the best orthopedic surgeon you can obtain in London. He is very considerate, understands how hands work and he really fixed me.”
— KK, London
“Mr Phillips was understanding and humorous as well as, I felt, straightforward about the advice he gave. he included an opportunity to get a second opinion as well as the downsides of proposed treatment. He was also cost conscious.”
— A London Bridge Hospital Patient
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