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Website- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Al-Wattar was appointed as Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant at Hereford County Hospital in 2019. He obtained his primary medical qualification in 2001 from Iraq and he completed his Trauma and Orthopaedic training in the UK.
He completed two advanced Shoulder and Elbow fellowships in Norfolk and Kent. He also completed advanced Hand and Wrist fellowship training in Wessex. During his training, he worked with surgeons who are well known nationally and internationally. Mr Al-Wattar also worked at the renowned upper limb tertiary centre at Wrightington Hospital and in major trauma centres where he developed expertise in upper limb trauma management.
He has a special interest in WALANT surgery (Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet), a service he introduced to Hereford County Hospital.
In addition to Mr Al-Wattar's specialist qualifications, he has completed two higher academic degrees and his research thesis focused on enhancing patient safety in Trauma & Orthopaedic theatres.
Mr Al-Wattar is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS T&O) since 2012 and a fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedic and Traumatology (FEBOT) since 2013. He is a member of several professional organisations.
Mr Al-Wattar provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary upper limb service. At his upper limb clinic, Mr Al-Wattar will thrive to diagnose your problem, learn about what you want and help you decide what is best for you. He will explain your investigations, help you understand the problems with the aid of illustrations and guide you to choose the best treatment available. He will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each potential treatment.
Mr Al-Wattar's ethos is many patients don't need surgery. They do however need an accurate assessment by a highly skilled specialist and early targeted therapy. If however, the patient do need surgery, Mr Al-Wattar will provide his expertise along with excellent outcomes and patient care.
Mr Al-Wattar is a credited medical trainer who regularly teach undergraduate medical students and supervise postgraduate surgical trainees, which give him unrivalled opportunities to remain focused, informed and current.
Areas of interest
Mr Al-Wattar provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary upper limb service and he has a particular interest in:
Shoulder Surgery:
Total shoulder replacement, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears, shoulder dislocations, shoulder arthroscopy, trauma and sports injuries of the upper limb.
Elbow Surgery:
Painful and stiff elbows, arthritis, trauma and sports injuries, ligament injury, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, cubital tunnel syndrome (Nerve entrapment).
Hand and Wrist Surgery:
Arthritis, Base of thumb arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's disease, trigger fingers, ganglions, tendon transfer, ligament injuries, trauma and sports injuries.
Medical secretaries
- Mrs Teresa Woodman
- Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital Venns Lane Hereford HR1 1DF
- 07812 193181
- admin@myprivatesecretary.onmicrosoft.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr John Hutchinson
Fee Assured
- Dr Lisa Penny
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 - (5-50)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)
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W0282
Total excision of trapezium - (1-5)
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)
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