Prof Stephen Gwilym

Consultant shoulder and elbow surgeon

Steve Gwilym is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in the management of shoulder disorders.

Professor Gwilym is a recognised international expert on the topics of shoulder pain, shoulder and arm fractures and arthritis.

The most common surgical procedures he performs are:

  • shoulder replacements for arthritis
  • stabilisations of the shoulder for dislocations
  • repair of torn tendons in the shoulder
  • release of frozen shoulder
  • complex shoulder reconstruction to treat problems associated with previous trauma or infection.

He leads a number of research projects in these topics at the University of Oxford, and regularly runs training courses around the world where he teaches other surgeons about his clinical practice.

Biography

Professor Gwilym qualified in 2000 with first class honours from University College London and undertook his postgraduate medical and surgical training in London and Oxford.

He then underwent specialist fellowship training in Shoulder surgery and Trauma, initially in Sydney, Australia and then at centres of excellence around Europe (Switzerland, France and Germany).

He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Oxford in 2013, and became the lead clinician at the Shoulder and Elbow Service in 2024.

Professor Gwilym supervises students studying towards higher-degrees in Orthopaedics and is part of a team running a multi-million pound research portfolio.

He previously undertook a PhD (DPhil) at the University of Oxford in which he investigated the causes of pain in musculoskeletal disease.

He remains an active clinician scientist, conducting clinical trials and basic science research at the University of Oxford.

Posts 2025

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder Surgeon
  • Clinical lead for Shoulder and Elbow surgery
  • Associate Professor in Orthopaedics, University of Oxford
  • Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford