sub-specialities
- Hip replacement
- Labral tear
- Hip and groin pain
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Hip arthritis
- Hip Impingement
- Osteoarthritis
- Joint disorders
- Sports injuries
- Inflammatory joint disorders
- Patient specific joint replacement
Training & Background
| Qualifications: | MB BS, MA (honours), MRCS, FRCS (Tr &, Ortho), DPhil |
| Year first qualified: | 1996 |
| GMC number: | 4329893 |
| Clinic times: | By appointment |
Professor Siôn Glyn-Jones is an internationally recognised Consultant Hip Surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford, specialising in the full spectrum of adult hip conditions. He established and leads the Young Adult Hip Unit within at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, where he undertakes all aspects of hip surgery, including hip arthroscopy, hip preservation procedures, less invasive total hip replacement for active individuals. He has a particular clinical interest in managing hip arthritis in younger and older more active patients.
Professor Glyn-Jones read medicine at Cambridge before completing his clinical training in London. He later returned to Oxford for surgical and orthopaedic training, during which he completed a DPhil. In recognition of his contributions to research, teaching and clinical care, he was awarded a Professorship in the University of Oxford’s 2014 Recognition of Distinction awards.
He leads the Oxford Hip Preservation and Young Adult Hip Units and oversees the hip research programme at Oxford University, heading a dedicated team focused on the prevention and treatment of hip osteoarthritis. His academic leadership extends nationally and internationally: he has served as the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Speciality Lead for Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Professor Glyn-Jones is a member of several international specialist societies and teaches around the world in the field of hip arthroscopy, hip preservation and hip replacement surgery.
Research & Awards
Professor Glyn-Jones leads a research group dedicated to understanding the causes of hip arthritis, novel imaging techniques and developing new joint preserving treatments for the hip.
His research also focuses on the evaluation of new types of hip replacement. He has been awarded several large grants to investigate these areas and is one of the principal investigators at the ARUK Oxford Centre of Excellence in Sports Injuries and OA.
Professor Glyn-Jones has secured Active Grants as of over £5million as a Chief Investigator and is a Co-Investigator on research grants totalling over £19 Million.
Professional Memberships
- Member of the British Hip Society Research Committee
- Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of the British Orthopaedic Association