Mr Paul Culpan

Mr Paul Culpan is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at LIPS Healthcare, Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, London. He specialises in custom hip replacement using minimally invasive techniques, complex knee reconstruction, and pelvic and acetabular trauma surgery, bringing together three distinct surgical disciplines within a single private practice. GMC registration number: 4306009.

Mr Culpan qualified in medicine from the University of Manchester in 1996, having previously attained a BSc from the University of St Andrews. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma and Orthopaedics (FRCS Tr & Orth). He undertook fellowship training at the orthopaedic teaching centre in Garches, Paris, before spending two and a half years as a consultant at the largest hospital in Abu Dhabi, where he developed broad expertise in knee sports injuries, knee and hip replacement, and lower limb and pelvic trauma.

Mr Culpan returned to London in 2010 to join St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital, the largest trauma centre in Europe, where he initiated and developed a pelvic and acetabular trauma service that has grown rapidly to serve patients from across the South East of England. Patients from Chelsea, Clapham, Vauxhall, Pimlico, Wandsworth, and Nine Elms can access consultant-led orthopaedic care through his private practice at LIPS Healthcare, with confirmed appointments, no GP referral required, and no NHS waiting list.

As a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Battersea Power Station, Mr Culpan performs individualised total hip replacement, bespoke hip arthroplasty using minimally invasive approaches, total knee replacement, complex arthroscopic multi-ligament knee reconstruction, and surgical management of pelvic and acetabular fractures. He is one of the few surgeons internationally who performs the combined fix and replace procedure, which addresses both fracture stabilisation and joint replacement in a single operative episode for patients with pelvic and hip injuries.

Mr Culpan has extensive experience managing international patients, having treated patients who have travelled for care both in London and abroad. He serves as CEO of London International Patient Services, working alongside leading consultants across London to deliver complex orthopaedic care to overseas patients. International patients can book directly through his private clinic at LIPS Healthcare, Battersea Power Station, without a GP referral.

Mr Culpan is rated 4.96 out of 5 on Doctify, based on over 100 verified reviews. He consults in English and French.

In addition to LIPS Healthcare at Battersea Power Station, Mr Culpan holds his NHS appointment at the Royal London Hospital. His Battersea Power Station clinic is served by the Northern line (Battersea Power Station underground station), London Overground, and direct bus routes from Chelsea, Clapham, and Pimlico.