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Website- Not Fee assured
- Verified account
- Not in Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Shoulder & Elbow
About me
Andrew Lachlan Wallace graduated from medical school at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia in 1987. Following graduation he spent time abroad, undertaking postgraduate research in bone healing leading to a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, and gaining invaluable clinical experience in orthopaedic trauma management.
He returned to Sydney in 1992 to complete his orthopaedic training and was inspired to pursue surgery of the shoulder under the mentorship of Professor David Sonnabend, pioneer of the emerging specialty in Australia. He was awarded Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1997 and became a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2000. After further specialty training and research in Sydney, he spent a year in Calgary, Canada, developing an interest in basic science aspects of soft tissue healing, and the relationship of shoulder instability to arthritis. He was recruited as Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Surgery at Imperial in 1999 and worked in the NHS as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital and St Mary's Hospital.
His major clinical interest is in the field of shoulder surgery, particularly the development of arthroscopic techniques for minimally-invasive reconstruction. In addition to an interest in sports injuries he also undertakes shoulder joint replacement. He has been the principal orthopaedic shoulder surgeon to professional rugby clubs in the south of England and to the English Rugby Football Union, and has treated elite athletes from Premiership and international football clubs, the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Board of Cricket Control for India, the Indian Premier League, the British Olympic Association, and the English Institute of Sport.
He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications on the biology and mechanics of bone and soft connective tissues, particularly ligament and tendon, and development of novel methods of joint stabilisation for prevention of degenerative joint disease. In 2002 he was the Travelling Fellow of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC) to the USA, and has served on the SECEC Research Committee. He has also served on the Education Committee of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and is a corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.
In 2003 he established the Watanabe Club, a group of shoulder arthroscopists dedicated to the promotion and teaching of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, which has recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary and comprises a faculty of over 40 teaching members, having trained over 3000 surgeons. In 2009 he was elected to Membership of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine in the United Kingdom, and also elected to Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 2012 he was selected as the lead shoulder surgeon for the London Olympic Games. In recognition of his contribution to sports medicine, in 2018 he was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Sports Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.
In 2011 he and a small group of like-minded colleagues co- founded the Fortius Clinic as the first, and now the largest, multi-specialty dedicated clinic for musculoskeletal medicine and surgery in the United Kingdom. Over the last 25 years, he has treated over 25,000 patients in private practice and annually performs over 300 operative procedures. Patients from the UK and abroad value his vast experience, discretion and direct, practical approach to solving shoulder problems. From initial assessment, precise diagnosis to treatment, including non-operative options and surgery where required, he is able is to deliver pain relief, improved function, enhanced quality of life and a consistent return to pre-injury performance.
Areas of interest
Arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery, shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, arthritis and sports injuries of the shoulder.
Medical secretaries
- Eve Stratton Practice Manager
- 020 3195 2333
- wallace@fortiusclinic.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr John Picard
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- Dr Alan W Harrop-Griffiths
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Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W8193
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression - ()
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - ()
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W8820
Diagnostic arthroscopic examination of shoulder joint, +/- biopsy (as sole procedure) - ()
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W7715
Coracoid bone block transfer for recurrent instability of shoulder (Bristow-Latarjet procedure) - ()
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T6450
Tenodesis of biceps tendon (as sole procedure) - ()
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