Consultant-led · overseen by Mr Sven Putnis
Sven Ski Clinic is overseen by Mr Sven Putnis, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon — a knee specialist with ACL reconstruction as his flagship, and an NHS trauma surgeon who treats every kind of injury, every week.
Mr Sven Putnis
MB ChB · FRCS (Tr & Orth) · GMC Specialist Register
About Mr Sven Putnis
Sven qualified in 2002 and has spent more than twenty years in clinical and surgical care. He completed his specialist training at University College London Hospitals and an 18-month Australian Orthopaedic Association Fellowship in knee surgery, before being appointed a Consultant in Bristol in 2019, where he works at Nuffield Health Bristol and Spire Bristol, and in the NHS at Bristol Royal Infirmary and Southmead.
He founded Sven Ski Clinic after seeing the same story again and again: a good skier, a bad fall, rushed care in resort, and weeks lost trying to find the right specialist back home. The clinic exists to close that gap — and it is built so his network of UK consultants can deliver the same standard as it grows.
“One consultant letter opens doors no insurer can — a scan in Manchester tomorrow, a specialist in London on Friday.”
Mr Sven Putnis — draft quote, for approval
2002
Qualified MB ChB
20+ yrs
Clinical & surgical care
2019
Consultant, Bristol
ACL
Flagship subspecialty
Weekly
NHS trauma lists
Career
2002
Medical degree; foundation and core surgical training.
2010
Trauma fellowship with the AO Foundation.
2015
High-volume trauma surgery in South Africa.
2017–19
Specialist registrar training in trauma & orthopaedics; FRCS (Tr & Orth).
2019
18-month fellowship in knee surgery, Australia.
2019
Appointed Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon; Nuffield Health Bristol, Spire Bristol, BRI and Southmead.
2024
Soft launch across French, Austrian and Swiss resorts.
2026
Curating and hosting the injury-prevention stage, 17–18 October.
Philosophy
“Most people don’t need a hero surgeon on the mountain. They need one person who knows what happens next, has the letter that makes it happen, and picks up the phone. That is what the clinic is.”
Memberships & roles