- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Howard Cottam is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Upper Limb Surgery. He studied medicine at King's College London, before completing both his Basic Surgical and Trauma & Orthopaedic training rotations in the South-East of England. He undertook Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship training at the busy Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol before returning to King's College Hospital for further Fellowship training in Hand & Wrist surgery.
Areas of interest
Shoulder Surgery: Shoulder Arthroscopy; Subacromial Decompression for Impingement; Rotator Cuff Repair; Shoulder Stabilisation following Dislocation; Release for Frozen Shoulder; Acromioclavicular Surgery; Shoulder arthritis; Shoulder Replacement for Arthritis;
Elbow Surgery: Tennis and Golfer's Elbow Release; Cubital Tunnel (Ulnar Nerve) Release
Wrist surgery: Wrist Arthroscopy; Wrist Fusion for Arthritis; Ganglion Surgery; Surgery for Wrist Ligament Injuries; Surgery for Inflammation of the Wrist Tendons; Wrist Fracture Surgery
Hand surgery: Joint injections; Carpal Tunnel Decompression; Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery; Trigger Finger Release; Trigger Thumb Release; Thumb Arthritis; Hand Arthritis
Medical secretaries
- Louise Burnop
- ME5 9PG
- 01795 554130
- louise.burnop1@nhs.net
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Beata Misztal at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Pavol Palcovic at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Raja Reddy at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Sukhpal Bijral at the following hospitals:
- Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Nanayakkara W P D G Gunarathna at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr Howard Cottam has worked with Dr Narayan Venkat at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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S0652
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs greater than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp greater than 5 cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W3032
Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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T5410
Dupuytren's subcutaneous fasciotomy - (1-5)
Spire Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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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) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
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S0656
Removal of lipoma - (1-5)
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T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)
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T6820
Secondary repair or reconstruction of extensor of hand/forearm - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)