Mr Nikhil Kharwadkar is a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon specialising in hip and knee joint replacement surgery and knee arthroscopy. He works within the NHS at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT and practises privately at The Priory Hospital and Spire Parkway Hospital. He has particular interests in hip and knee pain, hip and knee arthritis, total hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement, revision hip and knee surgery, knee arthroscopy, knee meniscal tears, knee cartilage repair, and trauma surgery. He also treats sports injuries and general orthopaedics. Mr Kharwadkar gained his MS in orthopaedics and trauma at Bombay University in 1998 before obtaining his DNB with the National Board of Examinations in 2000 and becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2003. He went on to complete higher surgical training in orthopaedics and trauma before undertaking a hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship as well as a visiting fellowship in hip and knee reconstruction in Switzerland. The following year, he undertook a further visiting fellowship in hip and knee arthroplasty in the USA at the renowned Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Prior to his current role, Mr Kharwadkar was based at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. He has also been involved in research and has authored a vast number of papers in orthopaedic journals and presented his work at international conferences. Mr Kharwadkar is also actively involved in medical education and teaches undergraduates and graduates. He is also dedicated to his own education and regularly attends conferences worldwide in order to keep up-to-date with the latest practices in hip and knee surgery. Outside of work, Mr Khardwadkar enjoys keeping fit, and his hobbies include running and cycling. Over the past ten years, he has taken part in a number of marathons as well as several long-distance cycling events.