- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Name: Mr Dimitrios Tsekes
Mr Dimitrios Tsekes is an Orthopaedic Consultant, Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
Qualifications: FRCS(orth), FEBOT, MSc
Memberships: BOA, BESS
Languages: English, Greek
GMC: 7059272
NHS practise: Queen’s Hospital, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Training History and Professional Profile:
Mr Dimitrios Tsekes can provide a full comprehensive Shoulder and Elbow service for degenerate disease and sports injuries, promoting good medical practice. His approach to the patient is holistic and multidisciplinary, working close with Orthopaedic consultants and other skilled health professionals, in order to provide a caring and evidence-based treatment to his patients.
Mr Tsekes holds a substantive post as "Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant" in Queen’s University Hospital specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery. He has been awarded the “Trainer of the Year Award” from Royal London Hospital Orthopaedic and Trauma Society. His roles have included Research and Development Lead, as well as Unit Training Director for Orthopaedic Departments.
He has completed two substantive Upper Limb Fellowships; in Royal Free London focusing in shoulder arthroplasty and arthroscopies, and in Royal London Hospital focusing on Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand complex trauma as well as elective Upper Limb Surgery.
He graduated from the University of Athens Medical School in 2003. He completed his training as core surgical trainee and in 2007 he started his specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Athens Naval Hospital, focusing in Orthopaedic Sports Injuries. Following that he trained in hand surgery and microsurgery in Athens’ Major Trauma Center (KAT). In 2009 he obtained his MSc in “Metabolic Bone Disorders” from University of Athens Medical School. He subsequently trained in London as a registrar at Whittington Hospital and Barnet and Chase Hospitals, acquiring experience and skills in the whole spectrum of Orthopaedics, obtaining the Fellow of European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT) and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) diplomas.
He has completed two fellowships in upper limb surgery and worked as Orthopaedic Consultant and upper limb specialist in Queens University Hospital.
Throughout his Orthopaedic career Mr Tsekes has completed research, published articles in peer reviewed journals and has numerous presentations in Orthopaedic meetings in national and international level.
Finally, Mr Tsekes is passionate about training and teaching, and has been awarded the “Trainer of the Year Award” from Royal London Hospital Orthopaedic and Trauma Society. He structures and runs courses on Upper Limb Surgery while being a member of faculty for shoulder surgery cadaveric labs in Paris.
Areas of interest
Shoulder pain; hand pain; arm pain; elbow pain; shoulder arthritis; elbow arthritis; hand arthritis; shoulder replacement; elbow replacement; carpal tunnel; trigger finger; Dupuytens; shoulder dislocation; shoulder stabilisation; rotator cuff tear; rotator cuff repair; biceps injury; biceps repair; tendon repair; subacromial impingment; subacromial bursitis; tendon tear; sports injuries; tennis elbow; golfer’s elbow; deQuervain; shoulder fracture; elbow fracture; removal of metal; hand surgery; shoulder surgery; elbow surgery
Medical secretaries
- Deborah Vandepeer
- Woolaston House 17 View Road London N6 4DJ
- 020 8341 3422
- pa@totalorth.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr Shabir Qadri at the following hospitals:
- Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr David Lowe at the following hospitals:
- Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr Priti Gandre at the following hospitals:
- The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr Raymond Yau at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr Raj Shah at the following hospitals:
- The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Dimitrios Tsekes has worked with Dr Chetana Nagaraj at the following hospitals:
- The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (5-50) The Cavell Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital (1-5)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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W7714
Primary open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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W8193
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (5-50)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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A6710
Cubital tunnel release (open) (without transposition) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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A6580
Carpal tunnel release (open) - bilateral - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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T8050
Surgical release of humeral epicondylitis (lateral or medial) (e.g. 'Tennis Elbow') - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
The Cavell 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)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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W1940
Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular) - (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
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T6800
Delayed or secondary repair of tendon (including graft, transfer and/or prosthesis) (not otherwise specified) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W5050
Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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S0656
Removal of lipoma - (1-5)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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T6220
Excision of bursa - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W1800
Drainage/debridement of bone(s) (including sequestrectomy for osteomyelitis) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (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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T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W0284
Total excision of trapezium and ligament reconstruction - (1-5)