- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Apu is a fellowship trained hand surgeon with a breadth of orthopaedic experience, gathered during his training in the United Kingdom and India. He was appointed as a consultant in trauma and orthopaedic surgery at the North Middlesex University Hospital and consults privately at the BMI King's Oak and Cavell Hospitals, in Enfield.
Apu embraces the multidisciplinary team ethos and collaborates closely with fellow professionals to achieve optimal outcomes for his patients.
Outside work, Apu enjoys trekking and is working on honing his daughter’s racquet skills.
Areas of interest
Hand and Wrist arthritis; Dupuytrens disease; Tenosynovitis of hand and wrist; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cubital tunnel syndrome; Nerve injuries distal to brachial plexus; Trigger finger and thumb; Ganglia in the upper limb; Fractures of hand, wrist and elbow; Lumps in hand and wrist.
Procedures Performed
1. Wrist arthroscopy
2. Finger joint replacements
3. Fusion of finger joints
4. Partial wrist fusion
5. Total wrist fusion
6. Denervation of hand and wrist joints
7. Instability surgery of wrist
8. Corrective osteotomy of hand and wrist
9. Tendon transfer for hand and wrist
10. Fasciectomy for Dupuytrens contracture
11. Needle fasciotomy for Dupuytrens contracture
12. Carpal tunnel decompression
13. Ulnar nerve decompression /Transposition
14. De Quervains release
15. Flouroscopic guided injections to hand and wrist
16. Excision of lumps in hand and wrist
Medical secretaries
- Linda Newton
- BMI The Cavell Hospital Cavell Drive Uplands Park Road Enfield EN2 7PR
- 07419 342305
- linda@med-sec.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Chetana Nagaraj
Fee Assured
- Dr Pinakin Patel
Not Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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W8830
Diagnostic arthroscopic examination of wrist joint, +/- biopsy (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
The Cavell Hospital (1-5)
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A6030
Transection of peripheral nerve for neuroma - (1-5)