Marcus Bankes trained at University College Hospital, qualifying in 1991. He completed his Postgraduate clinical training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex additional clinical training with Fellowships in Boston, Toronto, and Vancouver. Marcus was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation NHS Trust in 2002.
Marcus’ practice is exclusively confined to problems in and around the hip joint, and he specializes in the arthroscopic treatment of hip impingement and other sporting hip disorders, minimally invasive PAO (peri-acetabular osteotomy) and total hip replacement in young adults.
He has pioneered the use of ceramic on ceramic bearings for total hip replacements for all ages and introduced the technique of minimally-invasive peri-acetabular osteotomy (MIS PAO) to the UK from Denmark for treatment of symptomatic hip dysplasia.
Recognised as an opinion leader in hip surgery, Marcus gives between 15 and 20 talks a year to national and international meetings and is a regular contributor at the British Hip Society and London Hip Meetings, as well as being a reviewer for a number of orthopaedic journals. He leads the Steering group for the British Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry.