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Professor Philip Chapman-Sheath is a globally recognised knee surgeon practicing in Southampton, Hampshire

Philip Chapman-Sheath is one of the UK’s most experienced knee surgeons and has a world-wide reputation for excellence in knee surgery.

He is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton and regularly teaches surgical knee techniques to knee surgeons in both the UK and across the globe. He acts as Senior Faculty for many international conferences.


Professor Chapman-Sheath – top UK rated outcomes for knee surgery and knee treatments

In Philip’s surgical practice he performs 4 x more revision knee surgeries than the national average, and more than twice as many knee replacements.

His published outcomes for all primary and revision knee replacements remain consistently above the national average. Philip has an additional specialised practice in the management and prevention of sporting injuries for adults and adolescents (children over 16 years old). He works closely alongside leading sporting clubs and schools in Southampton and across Hampshire and Dorset.


Adolescent Sports Specialist

Philip Chapman-Sheath is currently of the few specialist knee surgeon performing meniscus repair, cartilage defect reconstruction and complex ligament reconstruction surgeries for adolescents (over 16 year olds) in the Hampshire region and has a special interest in the prevention and treatment of adolescent sports knee injuries.

Philip recommends SKIPP – a charity set up by medical professionals to prevent serious knee injuries to young players and sports coaches looking for injury prevention advice.

Good Doctors Guide

Philip appeared in the Daily Mail: 2018 Good Doctors Guide’ having been voted by his peers as one of the most highly recommended knee replacement surgeons in the UK.


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