Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hip
- Knee
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Punwar graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine (London) in 2001 and completed his specialist orthopaedic training in Bristol. He was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon at University Hospital Lewisham in September 2019. He is the current Clinical Director of the Lewisham&Greenwich NHS Trust orthopaedic unit. He previously spent 4 years as a Consultant at Torbay Hospital in Devon. Elective Specialist interests include; Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, Sports Knee Injuries, especially ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgery.
Mr Punwar understands how disabling hip and knee problems can be. He aims to provide safe, effective treatment to reduce pain and rapidly improve quality of life.
Academic background
Mr Punwar is a fellowship trained hip and knee specialist, with interests in both joint replacement and sports surgery, as well as general orthopaedic trauma. After basic surgical training in Kent and the London region, Mr Punwar completed his specialist orthopaedic training on the prestigious Bristol rotation. In 2013 he undertook a year of complex arthroplasty and sports injury training in Perth, Western Australia (http://thejointstudio.com.au).
Mr Punwar has a postgraduate certificate in medical education and continues to publish and present academic papers. Please follow this link to access Mr Punwar's publication list (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Punwar+S).
Mr Punwar supervises and trains medical students and is a Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London.
Professional memberships and positions of responsibility
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine(UK); British Orthopaedic Association; Orthopaedic Trauma Society; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Areas of interest
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty;
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement;
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery;
Meniscal Repair;
ACL Reconstruction;
Revision ACL Reconstruction;
Patella stabilisation;
Sports Injuries;
Complex knee trauma and periprosthetic fractures;
Revision Knee Surgery
Medical secretaries
- Obay Jaber & Shah Shebl
- LIPS Healthcare Battersea Power Station Turbine Hall B, Level 1 London SW11 8DD
- 020 8194 8541
- Punwar.admin@lips.org.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Shah Punwar has worked with Dr Samson Nallamilli at the following hospitals:
- Blackheath Hospital (The) (>50)
- Shirley Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Shah Punwar has worked with Dr Faris Nadeem at the following hospitals:
- Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
- Shirley Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Shah Punwar has worked with Dr Dumindu Karangoda at the following hospitals:
- Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
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Mr Shah Punwar has worked with Dr Vedahari Ponnaiah at the following hospitals:
- King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
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Mr Shah Punwar has worked with Dr Amit Soodan MD at the following hospitals:
- Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (5-50)
Blackheath Hospital (The) (5-50) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5) Shirley Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5) Sloane Hospital (The) (1-5)
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W7420
Autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction +/- meniscectomy - (5-50)
Blackheath Hospital (The) (5-50) Shirley Oaks Hospital (1-5) Sloane Hospital (The) (1-5) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
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W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (1-5)
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W4210
Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral - (1-5)
Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5) Shirley Oaks Hospital (1-5)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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W5200
Unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral - (1-5)
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W4240
2 stage revision of total knee replacement for infection - first stage - (1-5)
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W4242
2 stage revision of total knee replacement for infection - second stage - (1-5)
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W7470
Revision of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction including autograft/allograft - (1-5)