Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting
verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Alistair Hunter is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University College London Hospitals and sees private patients at The Princess Grace Hospital, The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and The Institute of Sports, Exercise and Health. He has a specialist interest in hand, wrist and elbow surgery.
He studied at Cambridge University and University College London. He trained in Trauma and Orthopaedics in Manchester and London and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013.
He has completed Fellowships in hand, wrist and upper limb surgery at the Hand Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington Hospital. He has also undertaken a Traveling Fellowship to the Institut Kaplan, Barcelona (Ethicon Foundation Award). He has developed advanced skills in the management of complex hand and upper limb injuries and common and complex conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow. More recently, he travelled on the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society Tour to Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg and Reims to further enhance his skills in minimally invasive techniques in hand and wrist surgery.
Alistair was awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Surgery by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2015. He has been awarded 'Surgeon of the Year' at University College Hospital for 2016, nominated by fellow staff members. He publishes scientific papers on hand and upper limb surgery, has contributed to several books and presents at conferences nationally and internationally. He is an invited reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal and a number of other international scientific journals. Alistair is a member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) and the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS).
He is the Royal College Surgical Tutor for UCLH, with responsibility for trainee surgeons across the Trust. He teaches medical students at UCL, is an invited speaker on Degree Courses and international courses and holds a Masters Degree in Medical Education. He is Course Director of the Preparation for FRCS (Tr&Orth) Course and the Practical Preparation for Orthopaedic ST3 Interviews Course.
Alistair is married with two daughters. He enjoys sports, particularly tennis and participating in triathlons. He enjoys film, holidays and, most of all, spending time with his young family.
Areas of interest
Injuries - Sports related injuries; Wrist fractures; Wrist sprains; Scaphoid fractures and non-unions, including vascularised and non-vascularised bone grafting; Scapholunate ligament wrist injuries; Finger and hand fractures and dislocations; Skiers’ thumb; Nerve injuries/lacerations;Tendon injuries/lacerations; Hand, wrist and upper limb trauma including fractures, nerve injury and tendon injury
Conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome; De Quervain’s disease; Ganglion cysts; Trigger finger; Arthritis of the base of thumb; Dupuytren’s disease surgery, including minimally invasive treatment; Post traumatic reconstruction; Joint replacements for arthritis of the hand and wrist; Minimally invasive wrist arthroscopy; Arthritis of the wrist; Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand, wrist and elbow; Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, triceps tear, biceps tear, arthritis of the elbow, elbow fractures
Medical secretaries
- Hiba Khan
- 2070432708
- office@alistairhunter.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Alistair Hunter has worked with Dr Maria Chazapis at the following hospitals:
- Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
- Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth (1-5) Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (5-50)
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth (5-50) Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (5-50)
Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth (1-5) Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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T6520
Tendon sheath injection of therapeutic substance including Viscosupplement +/- image guidance - (5-50)
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W0960
Excision of benign tumour of bone with bone grafting - (5-50)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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T5410
Dupuytren's subcutaneous fasciotomy - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5) Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth (1-5)
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W2100
Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance) - (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
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W8602
Therapeutic arthroscopy of wrist joint (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)
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A6080
Neurectomy (major nerve) - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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W2582
Closed reduction of fracture of short bone (including cast or percutaneous K-wires) - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - (1-5)
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W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)
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W3203
Early open reduction and internal fixation of scaphoid fracture, i.e. within 6 weeks of fracture - (1-5)
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W5723
Excision reconstruction of large joint - (1-5)
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T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)
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A7352
Local anaesthetic blockade of named major nerve or plexus +/- Image guidance (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W3032
Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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T6830
Secondary repair or first stage reconstruction of flexor of hand - (1-5)
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W7881
Release of contracture of interphalangeal joint of finger (excluding trigger finger or Dupuytren¿s disease) - (1-5)
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W3200
Open reduction and internal fixation of cancellous bone graft scaphoid non-union - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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W2300
Secondary open reduction of fracture of short bone (including intra-articular fracture for delayed/non-union and including bone graft) - (1-5)
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T5223
Dupuytren's dermofasciectomy and graft, or for recurrent disease - multiple digits - (1-5)
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W7400
Reconstruction of one or two ligaments not elsewhere specified - (1-5)
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W6630
Primary closed reduction of fracture or dislocation of joint, +/- fixation (including cast application) - (1-5)
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W7482
Scaphoid lunate ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
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T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (1-5)
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T6000
Repeat excision of ganglion - (1-5)
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S4183
Debridement and primary suture of wound with involvement of deeper tissue - trunk & limbs - (1-5)
Princess Grace Hospital (1-5)
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W7850
Open arthrolysis of elbow - (1-5)
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T7110
Tenosynovectomy - (1-5)
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W1940
Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular) - (1-5)