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Specialises in

• Hand & Wrist

• Trauma

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Auyeung is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in the treatment of all aspects of Hand and Wrist surgery. He deals certain other conditions at the forearm and elbow as well.

Mr Auyeung’s NHS practice is based at the University Hospital of North Durham, Durham. He sees private patients at the Spire Hospital, Washington.

Mr Auyeung is a young and enthusiastic Hand and Wrist Surgeon. He utilises up to date cutting edge techniques in Hand and Wrist surgery when appropriate.

Jeff was born in Birmingham. He grew up in Germany having been educated up to Fachhochschulreife (German equivalent of GCSEs). He took A’levels in Bury. He graduated in medicine in 1998 at the University Of Wales College Of Medicine in Cardiff.

He then spent the next 4 years completing his basic surgical training in South Wales and gained the MRCS. Subsequently he spent a further year and a half gaining additional training in Trauma and Orthopaedics before embarking on his Higher Surgical Training in the North East from 2004. He passed his Intercollegiate Exam in Trauma and Orthopaedics and gained the Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2008.

In 2009 he under took a year long advanced training in Hand surgery in South Manchester working with both Orthopaedic and Plastic surgeons that deal with hand surgery. He gained exposure to the full spectrum of conditions and treatment in hand and wrist surgery.

In November 2009 he was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in Hand and Wrist surgery at the University Hospital of North Durham. He has practiced there since April 2010.

In October 2010 he gained the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand surgery which was awarded jointly by the University of Manchester and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.

He is currently an Examiner for the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Surgery.

He is a member of the BSSH Committee for the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Surgery.

Areas of interest

Tendon; Hand surgery; Wrist surgery

Tendon entrapments;
Hand and Wrist joint arthritis;
Dupuytren Contracture;
Nerve Surgery - including entrapment;
Tendon transfers;
Keyhole wrist surgery; Wrist Arthroscopy;
Trigger fingers and thumbs;
Joint replacements;
Joint fusion;
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Xiapex injection and manipulation;
Trapeziectomy;
Tennis Elbow;
Golfer's Elbow;
Tendon reconstruction.
Wrist and Hand ligament repair/reconstructions;
Ganglion excision/aspiration;

Medical secretaries

• Vicky Surtees
• Medical Secretary Spire Washington Hospital Picktree Lane Washington NE38 9JZ
• 0191 415 1272
• victoria.surtees@nhs.net