Mr Stephen Dalgleish

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Dalgleish is a Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma surgeon based in Tayside who specialises in treating all types of knee and hip conditions with both non-operative and surgical techniques.

His particular interests are keyhole surgery of the knee (arthroscopy), knee ligament reconstructions, meniscal/cartilage repair, patella stabilisation, realignment surgery, partial and total knee replacement and total hip replacement; all using latest enhanced recovery techniques to maximise patient experience and recovery.

He qualified from the University of Dundee in 2007 and completed his orthopaedic specialist training in the East of Scotland Rotation. He undertook subspecialty fellowship training in Western Australia, on the prestigious Perth Sports Surgery Fellowship programme, focussing on all aspect of sports, trauma and reconstructive knee surgery. He also completed the Hollywood Arthroplasty Fellowship, focusing on primary and revision knee and hip replacement surgery. More recently, Mr Dalgleish was awarded the BOSTAA travelling fellowship to three renowned orthopaedic centres across North America and Canada where he was able to share ideas, further his own knowledge, and build a network of connections with some of the world-leading surgeons in reconstructive knee and hip surgery.

Mr Dalgleish is currently the Head of Department for the NHS Tayside Orthopaedic department. He remains actively involved in the teaching, training and supervision of medical students, orthopaedic trainees and qualified surgeons and was previously the Musculoskeletal Lead for Undergraduate Teaching at the University of Dundee Medical School. He is as Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer for the Master of Orthopaedics (MChOrth) course as well as being course director of an arthroscopic skills course training other surgeons in keyhole surgery techniques. He is actively involved in research with several peer-reviewed publications related to knee, hip and trauma surgery.

Mr Dalgleish is committed to providing patient-centred care and has experience of treating patients and athletes from a recreational, amateur level through to international, professional athletes. He believes in an individualised approach, using evidence-based techniques to help improve patient symptoms and optimise patient experience, recovery and rehabilitation.

Mr Dalgleish is recognised by all the main insurance providers and performs surgery at the Circle Health Group’s Kings Park Hospital in Stirling where he has practising privileges.