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Mr Jason Webb

MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth), BSc (hons), MBCHB (hons)

Mr Jason Webb is a leading hip replacement surgeon who is renowned internationally as an expert in the prevention and treatment of joint replacement infection. His clinical experience is extremely advanced and with his focused approach he qualifies as one of the leading hip surgeons in the region. Jason Webb lives and works in Bristol.

Prevention and treatment of infection

Mr Jason Webb, has performed extensive research in the field of joint replacement infection and has an international reputation as being an expert in this field.

  • As one of his three higher surgical fellowships, he attended the world famous, Endoklinik in Hamburg, where he learnt the techniques of infection prevention and treatment that he uses in his daily practice.
  • He participated in the world’s first trial into two different surgical approaches to the treatment of infection.
  • He is regularly invited to teach internationally on the subject and has been awarded a higher degree by the University of Bristol for his thesis on the treatment of infection

A respected authority in his field

As a leader in hip replacement surgery, Mr Webb is regularly invited to contribute to major orthopaedic journals and books as well as presenting at national and international meetings. In 2015 he was the only the third British surgeon invited to be part of the prestigious Rothman-Ranawat fellowship which brings together the top echelon of hip surgeons from across the world.

  • He teaches both in the UK and abroad on the treatment and prevention of infection in orthopaedic surgery.
  • He has an honorary status within the University of Bristol in recognition of his teaching and research commitment.
  • As the Rothman-Ranawat 2015 Fellow he also has experience of the top hip surgery centres in the USA and Canada including:
    • The Hospital for Special Surgery (New York)
    • The Rothman Institute (Philadelphia)
    • Stanford University and UCLA (California)
    • Joint Implant Surgeons Inc (Columbus, Ohio)
    • The Anderson Clinic (Washington)
    • OrthoCarolina (Charlotte, NC)
    • Rush University (Chicago)
    • Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
    • London Ontario (Canada)

Personal

Jason Webb was born and brought up in Bristol; he attended Clifton College before going on to study medicine at Bristol University. He undertook his junior surgical training in London. He returned to Bristol for his senior training and was appointed as a consultant in 2007. He still lives in Bristol and is married with two children. His interests include classical civilisation, hiking and swimming.

Academic

Mr Webb has honorary lecturer status with Bristol University in recognition of his ongoing contribution to research and teaching.

A selection of Mr Webb’s research papers

Mortality and re-revision following single-stage and two-stage revision surgery for the management of infected primary hip arthroplasty in England and Wales (data from NJR)
Bone and joint Research; 12;5; 321-330. 2023.

Clinical and cost effectiveness of single stage compared with two stage revision for hip prosthetic joint infection (INFORM): pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial.
BMJ 2022;379:e071281

The 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection: Summary from the biofilm workgroup and consensus on biofilm related musculoskeletal infections, ICM 2018 Biofilm workgroup
Journal of Orthopaedic Research Vol 37; Issue 5:1007-1017

Barbed sutures versus staples for closure in total hip arthroplasty using wound ooze as a primary outcome measure: A prospective study
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong 2019); May-Aug; 27(2)

One and two-stage surgical revision of peri-prosthetic joint infection of the hip: a pooled individual participant data analysis of 44 cohort studies
Eur J Epidemiol (2018) Oct; 33(10); 933-946

One stage exchange for prosthetic joint infection of the hip
Hip International (2015); 25(4); 301-7

The role of microbial biofilms in prosthetic joint infections
Acta Orthopaedica Scand (2014) Sept 19; 1-12

Characterisation of in vivo release of gentamicin from poly methyl methacrylate cement using a novel method
International Orthopaedics (SICOT) (19-5-2013); 1-7

Acute care: Quality and cost in hip surgery. A step-by-step guide to making total hip replacement deliver value
Health Service Journal (2012); 122 (6298); 28-9

Consultations

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Teaching

Medical teaching is Jason Webb’s main passion outside of his surgical practice.

He is a member of Palacademy, an international arthroplasty educational foundation and chairs an annual revision hip meeting in the UK and has lecturing duties on both national and international courses.

In the last twenty years he has been an invited speaker or chairman of over 100 courses and conferences giving hundreds of lectures and presentations.

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