Mr Daud Chou
MBBS BSc MSc FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Chou is a dual fellowship trained Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon currently working as a Consultant Surgeon, at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. He specialises in hip and knee replacements as well as pelvic, acetabular and lower limb fracture surgery. In 2019 he was presented with the “You Made a Difference Award” at Addenbrookes Hospital for his dedication to patient care, improving patient pathways and supporting the multi-professional team.
After studying Medicine at University College London, he completed orthopaedic surgical training in London; where he gained experience at world-renowned hospitals. Mr Chou attained Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons in England and was awarded Certificate of Completion of Training. Since then, he has completed nearly two years of advanced senior fellowship training in primary and revision hip and knee replacements at the Royal London Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia. In addition, he has undertaken a further year of advanced senior fellowship training in pelvic and acetabular reconstruction at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. His dual training provides him with unique expertise to not only expertly perform primary hip and knee replacements; but also the more complex surgeries and even the re-do operations for hip replacements that need revising.
Specialist Mako Assisted Robotic Surgeon
Mr Chou is a member the Specialist Mako Assisted Robotic Team (SMART) based in Cambridge. This state-of-the art robotic technology allows surgeons to provide patients with a personalised 3-dimensional surgical plan prior to the procedure. During the operation, the robotic arm assists the surgeon to improve the accuracy and precision of the surgery. Mr Chou undertakes both total hip and total knee replacements using the Mako robotic arm system.
Mr Chou's special interests include:
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Custom made Hip & Knee Replacements
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Revision Hip Replacement
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Knee Arthroscopy
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Pelvic & Acetabular Reconstruction
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Lower Limb Fracture Surgery
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Hip and Knee Megaprosthesis Surgery
Training the future generation of surgeons
Mr Chou is co-director of the Cambridge Lower Limb Trauma Cadaveric Course and faculty member for a number of national & international courses for surgeons. He has coordinated interprofessional teaching for the orthopaedic department and the Major Trauma Service at Addenbrookes Hospital.
Mr Chou was a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and now continues to take a keen interest in educating and inspiring the next generation of surgeons from the University of Cambridge.
He is a member of Cambridge Orthopaedics, delivering educational lectures online and posting instructional videos on YouTube.
Humanitarian work
Mr Chou strongly believes in contributing to global medicine and regularly works with charities to support educational programmes across the world. Working with a number of charity organisations, he is involved with the exchange of orthopaedic knowledge and expertise with surgeons in developing countries.
As a member of Humanity First’s Medical Disaster Response Team, he has been deployed to three international disasters: the Kashmir earthquake of 2006, Haitian earthquake of 2010 and the Nepalese earthquake of 2015. He regularly lectures and teaches about orthopaedic trauma management in these austere environments.
