Mr Josh Kempthorne is an orthopaedic surgeon in Christchurch with specialist interest in Hip & Knee Arthoplasty (joint replacements) and Orthopaedic Oncology.
After graduating orthopaedic training in New Zealand, Josh advanced his training overseas with fellowships at The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Oxford, UK) and The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, for over 2 years, specialising in lower limb arthroplasty/joint replacements, periprosthetic infection and orthopaedic oncology.
Josh consults from the Specialist Centre @ Eleven in St Albans and operates at Southern Cross & St George's hospitals. Surgeries Josh specialises in include:
After graduating orthopaedic training in New Zealand, Josh advanced his training overseas with fellowships at The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Oxford, UK) and The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, for over 2 years, specialising in lower limb arthroplasty/joint replacements, periprosthetic infection and orthopaedic oncology.
Josh consults from the Specialist Centre @ Eleven in St Albans and operates at Southern Cross & St George's hospitals. Surgeries Josh specialises in include:
- total hip joint replacement
(Conventional and Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted/Navigated Arthroplasty) - total and unicompartmental knee joint replacement
(Conventional and Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted/Navigated Arthroplasty) - revision hip & knee arthroplasty surgery
- orthopaedic oncology, musculoskeletal tumour, surgery
- knee arthroscopy
- general orthopaedics
In addition to his private practice, Josh has a large commitment in public practice. In Christchurch he covers primary and revision arthroplasty of the hip and knee, periprosthetic infection management, orthopaedic oncology and trauma/acute surgery. Josh is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the University of Otago, providing a rewarding involvement in the education of medical students, on the board for Sarcoma Foundation New Zealand (charity aiming to increase patient/family resources for sarcoma care) and board of Sarcoma Society New Zealand.
