Mr Sameer Gidwani : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Not in Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Sam Gidwani 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 arthroscopy, the management of complex wrist and upper limb trauma and microsurgery. He has since served as a 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.

Areas of interest

All 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; hand and wrist joint replacement surgery; wrist pain and arthroscopy; hand fractures; wrist fractures; nerve, 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

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Jeremy Howard Not Fee Assured
Dr Emad S Aziz Not Fee Assured
Dr Sanjay Gupta Fee Assured

Dr Amit Pawa Fee Assured
Dr Aidan Devlin Fee Assured
Dr Craig Bailey Not Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

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

Research interests

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

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.

Early complications from the use of porcine dermal collagen implants (Permacol) as bridging constructs in the repair of massive rotator cuff tears. A report of 4 cases.
Soler JA, Gidwani S, Curtis MJ.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2007 Aug;73(4):432-6.

Courses offered to GPs

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

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

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

Additional training

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

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

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
European Wrist Arthroscopy Society

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

290 Centennial ParkCentennial AvenueElstreeWD6 3SU
Thursday
18:00 - 20:00
020 3916 5855

HCA Outpatients Centre The Shard SE1 9BS
Monday
17:00 - 19:00
020 7234 2254

HCA Outpatients Centre The Shard SE1 9BS
Wednesday
09:00 - 13:00
020 7234 2254

OneWelbeck Orthopaedics1 Welbeck...
Wednesday
14:00 - 19:00
020 3916 5855

The London Hand & Wrist Unit The Platinum...
Friday
09:00 - 12:30
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

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) - (5-50)

OneWelbeck (5-50) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T6520
Tendon sheath injection of therapeutic substance including Viscosupplement +/- image guidance - (5-50)

Spire Bushey Hospital (1-5) OneWelbeck (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (5-50)

OneWelbeck (5-50)
W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Bushey Hospital (1-5) OneWelbeck (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5) OneWelbeck (1-5)
A6080
Neurectomy (major nerve) - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5) OneWelbeck (1-5)
A6900
Revision of release of peripheral nerve - (1-5)

OneWelbeck (1-5)
T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W3200
Open reduction and internal fixation of cancellous bone graft scaphoid non-union - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W0285
Trapezio-metacarpal joint surface replacement - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W5310
Total prosthetic replacement of wrist joint - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
W1080
Osteotomy of long bone, +/- fixation (including graft) - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
T8002
Minor release of muscle for pain or contracture (involving small joint) - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
S0653
Removal of benign lesion in muscle or deeper tissue (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)

OneWelbeck (1-5)
W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - (1-5)

London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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