Mr. Adam Galbraith
Orthopaedic surgery
Specialities
Locations
Galway Clinic, Suite 3
Mr. Adam Galbraith is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist expertise in hip and knee surgery, trauma, and complex revision arthroplasty. He trained across leading Irish centres before completing focused knee and hip fellowships at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust, Exeter. His practice combines evidence-based surgery with a personable, team-centred approach.
Adam holds the FRCS (Tr & Orth), a first-class Master’s in Surgery (MChT), and an MSc in Healthcare Management, reflecting a sustained commitment to clinical excellence and service improvement. He has published and presented internationally on hip fracture outcomes, arthroplasty pathways, and surgical techniques, and previously taught as a Clinical Lecturer at RCSI.
Patients value his clear communication, empathy, and attention to detail; colleagues value his collaborative leadership and calm decision-making. Adam’s professional focus is on delivering safe, modern orthopaedic care while advancing quality, education, and innovation across the service.
Adam graduated in Medicine from University College Dublin in 2013 and entered RCSI Core Surgical Training, gaining broad exposure to general, vascular, and orthopaedic surgery. He achieved MRCS in 2016 and was awarded a first-class MChT in 2017, consolidating his research and evidence-appraisal skills. In 2022 he completed his Intercollegiate Fellowship in Trauma & Orthopaedics (FRCS).
To complement clinical leadership, Adam undertook an MSc in Healthcare Management at RCSI.
Adam’s combination of clinical training, postgraduate qualifications, and management education informs his consultant practice: technically strong, academically grounded, and oriented toward safer systems and better outcomes for patients.
Adam’s research centres on trauma and arthroplasty outcomes and on translating evidence into everyday care. He has presented at national and international meetings (Irish Orthopaedic Association, European Orthopaedic Research Society, SOFCOT) and published across peer-reviewed journals.
Key contributions include a pilot study linking diabetes and gender with hip-fracture outcomes, a review of enhanced recovery in total joint arthroplasty, and technical analyses of radiation exposure and screening time in spinal injections. He has also co-authored work in vascular and urological surgery, reflecting a collaborative approach beyond orthopaedics.
Current interests include robotic assisted hip and knee arthroplasty, pathway optimisation in hip and knee arthroplasty, early mobilisation strategies, and revision techniques—areas aligned with his subspecialist practice and recent fellowships. His goal is practical: use robust data to refine indications, reduce complications, and streamline recovery for patients.
Adam completed consecutive subspecialty fellowships at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust, Exeter,—first in Knee (2024–2025), then in Hip (2025). These fellowships provided high-volume exposure to primary and revision arthroplasty, complex deformity, periprosthetic fracture, and peri-operative optimisation, alongside multidisciplinary collaboration with anaesthesia, physiotherapy, and infection teams.
Training was complemented by advanced courses (e.g., AO Advanced Principles Course; BASK Revision Knee) and faculty roles at education days in fracture fixation and arthroplasty. The fellowships consolidated his interests in robotic hip and knee arthroplasty, revision hip and knee arthroplasty and outcomes-driven pathway design.
This focused experience, layered onto broad Irish higher surgical training, equips Adam to deliver consultant-level care across hip and knee reconstruction and trauma, with an emphasis on evidence-based technique, clear communication, and patient-centred recovery.
