Training & Qualifications
Year of Specialist Qualification: 1997
New Zealand trained with overseas subspecialty training in lower limb surgery.
Post-graduate training in hip and knee replacement surgery, including complex and revision (repeat) joint replacements.
Involved in the first use of Computer Assisted Surgery (CAOS) and Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) joint replacement surgery in New Zealand.
Carried out the first hip resurfacing procedure in New Zealand
Involved in clinical research and fellowship training at Auckland City Hospital
Fellowships & Appointments:
Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto (1997–1998)
Foot & Ankle Fellowship, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto (1999)
Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement Fellowship, University Hospital, London, ON (1999)
Orthopaedic Specialist, North Shore Hospital (1999–2004)
Orthopaedic Specialist, Auckland City Hospital (1999–present)
Private Practice (1999–present)
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
New Zealand Orthopaedic Association (NZOA)
New Zealand Foot and Ankle Society
Special Clinical Interests
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Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (metal on metal)
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Polymotion Hip Resurfacing (metal on plastic)
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ReCerf Hip Resurfacing (ceramic on ceramic)
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Hip and Knee Joint Replacement
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Complex & Revision Joint Replacement
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Joint Replacement in Younger Patients
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Infected Joint Replacements
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Arthroscopic Surgery
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Minimal Incision Surgery
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Computer Navigation Surgery
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Gender Specific Knee Replacements
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Foot & Ankle Surgery
Our Services
About
About Dr Hugh Blackley
Hugh Blackley is an Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Auckland with a major focus on the surgical management of arthritis, hip and knee joint reconstruction, and hip and knee joint replacement surgery.
He was the first to pioneer modern hip resurfacing in New Zealand in 2003, trained directly by the designers of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing device.
Since then, Hugh has performed more hip resurfacings than any other surgeon in New Zealand — approximately 200 per year — and remains the country’s most experienced surgeon in the procedure. He also serves on the Australasian Surgical Advisory Panel for Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.