Mr Sameer Gidwani : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Overview

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Sam Gidwani is a senior consultant orthopaedic hand surgeon who has been based at Guy's Hospital, London since 2009.

He graduated from King's College Hospital, London in 1995 and trained in surgery and orthopaedics in London and Bristol. He spent two years carrying out specialist fellowships at hand surgery units in Oxford, Derby and Brisbane, during which he received training in advanced techniques including wrist and hand joint replacement and the management of complex wrist trauma. He worked for six months as a locum consultant at the renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby before commencing as a consultant hand and wrist surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in 2009.

His practice is exclusively dedicated to the management of hand and wrist problems, including trauma and joint replacement. He is currently a member of council for the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) and a member of the hand and wrist committee of the orthopaedic data evaluation panel (ODEP).

Areas of interest

Adult hand and wrist surgery; carpal tunnel syndrome; cubital tunnel syndrome; Dupuytren's disease; trigger finger; ganglion cysts; osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis of the fingers, thumb and wrist; finger joint and thumb base joint replacement; wrist joint replacement; wrist pain and arthroscopy; hand fractures; wrist fractures; scaphoid fractures and non-unions; tendon and ligament injuries.

Medical secretaries

Sally Ann Ross-Cook
London Bridge Hospital 1st Floor 29 Tooley Street LONDON SE1 2PR
020 7234 2254
020 7357 8369
pa.gidwani@hcahealthcare.co.uk

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London SE1 9RT

Research interests

Hand fractures; Wrist fractures; Scaphoid fractures; Joint replacement of the hand and wrist

Personal interests

At the moment most of my spare time is focused on looking after and entertaining my 9 and 7 year old daughters!

Awards received

BSSH Instructional course Prize, Wrist Surgery

Publications

Dean BJF, Riley N, Little C, Sheehan W, Gidwani S, Brewster M, Dhiman P, Costa ML. The rate of nonunion in the MRI-detected occult scaphoid fracture. Bone Joint J. 2024 Apr 1;106-B(4):387-393.

Rua T, Gidwani S, Malhotra B, Vijayanathan S, Hunter L, Peacock J, Turville J, Razavi R, Goh V, McCrone P, Shearer J. Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Magnetic Resonance Imaging In the Management of Patients With Suspected Scaphoid Fracture: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial. Value Health. 2020 Nov;23(11):1444-1452.

Berber O, Gidwani S, Garagnani L, Spiteri M, Riley N, McNab I, Little C. Salvage of the Failed Total Wrist Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. J Wrist Surg. 2020 Oct;9(5):446-456.

Fractures of the scaphoid.BMJ 2020 May 27;369:m1908

Systematic Review of Total Wrist Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis in Wrist Arthritis.
Berber O, Garagnani L, Gidwani S.
J Wrist Surg. 2018 Nov;7(5):424-440.

Clinical and cost implications of using immediate MRI in the management of patients with a suspected scaphoid fracture and negative radiographs results from the SMaRT trial.
Rua T, Malhotra B, Vijayanathan S, Hunter L, Peacock J, Shearer J, McCrone P, Gidwani S.
Bone Joint J. 2019 Aug;101-B(8):984-994.

Rationale and design of the SMaRT trial: A randomised, prospective, parallel, non-blinded, one-centre trial to evaluate the use of magnetic resonance imaging in acute setting in patients presenting with suspected scaphoid fracture.
Rua T, Vijayanathan S, Parkin D, Goh V, McCrone P, Gidwani S. Clin Trials. 2018 Apr;15(2):120-129.

The economic evidence for advanced imaging in the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures: systematic review of evidence.
Rua T, Parkin D, Goh V, McCrone P, Gidwani S.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2018 Jul;43(6):642-651.

Concomitant hook of hamate fractures in patients with scaphoid fracture: more common than you might think.
Mandegaran R, Gidwani S, Zavareh A.
Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Apr;47(4):505-510.

Preventing recurrence of radioulnar synostosis with pedicled adipofascial flaps.
Sonderegger J, Gidwani S, Ross M.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Mar;37(3):244-50.

Medical negligence in orthopaedic surgery: a review of 130 consecutive medical negligence reports.
Gidwani S, Zaidi SM, Bircher MD.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2009 Feb;91(2):151-6.

Courses offered to GPs

Regular GP education undertaken via Spire Bushey Hospital, London Bridge Orthopaedics and Welbeck London; please contact my PA on 02039165855 for further details.

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

BSc(Hons) King's College London 1992
MBBS King's College London 1995
MRCS (Eng) Royal College of Surgeons of England 1999
FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2006
British Diploma in Hand Surgery British Society for Surgery of the Hand 2010

Additional training

Hand surgery fellowship Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford 2007
Hand surgery fellowship Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby 2007
Hand and upper limb surgery fellowship Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 2008

GMC registration

Reference number 4208981

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Clinical Lead of the Orthopaedic Department Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 2017
Member of Instructional Course Committee British Society for Surgery of the Hand 2019
Member of Research Committee British Society for Surgery of the Hand 2021
Member of Council British Society for Surgery of the Hand 2026

Details of entry to specialist register

Entrance onto register for Trauma and Orthopaedics , 2007

Affiliations / memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Society for Surgey of the Hand
International Wrist Arthroscopy Society
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

OneWelbeck Orthopaedics 1 Welbeck Street London...
Wednesday
14:00 - 19:00
020 3916 5855

OneWelbeck Orthopaedics 1 Welbeck Street London...
Thursday
08:30 - 12:30
020 3916 5855

OneWelbeck Orthopaedics 1 Welbeck Street London...
Friday
08:30 - 12:30
020 3916 5855

Spire Bushey Diagnostic Centre 290 Centennial...
Thursday
18:00 - 20:00
020 3916 5855

The HCA Shard Outpatient Centre St Thomas'...
Monday
17:00 - 19:00
020 7234 2254

The HCA Shard Outpatient Centre St Thomas'...
Wednesday
09:00 - 13:00
020 7234 2254

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

For HCA patients: Contact 2nd Floor Ward at London Bridge Hospital on 020 7234 2271 who will be able to contact me in an emergency

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - ()
W0285
Trapezio-metacarpal joint surface replacement - ()
T5900
Excision of ganglion - ()
A6080
Neurectomy (major nerve) - ()
T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - ()
W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - ()
W8602
Therapeutic arthroscopy of wrist joint (as sole procedure) - ()
S5710
Debridement of wound (and surgical toilet) - up to 25cm2 in area - ()
T6914
Tenolysis of extensor tendon of hand - ()
W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - ()
W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - ()
T6982
Tenolysis of flexor tendon of hand - ()
W8150
Arthrotomy of large joint (including removal of loose body from joint) - ()
W1940
Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular) - ()
W6522
Primary open reduction of dislocation of small joint - ()
W5930
Fusion of digit joint(s) of hand +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - ()
W3032
Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - ()
A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - ()
W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - ()
S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - ()
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