- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Philip Ahrens qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster medical school in 1992. His postgraduate orthopaedic training was in London, and he undertook a Fellowship in Shoulder Surgeryin Nice, France.
He was appointed Consultant to the Royal Free Hospital in 2003 and practices specialist shoulder and elbow surgery in the NHS and private sectors. His specialist interests are in shoulder and elbow arthroscopy and joint replacement.
Mr Ahrens is active in both research and training, having been awarded the British Elbow and Shoulder Society’s European Travelling Fellowship in 2004, and is the lead investigator in multicentre clinical trials, and other research. He has published, amongst other conditions, on shoulder instability, biceps pathology, elbow arthritis, and shoulder arthritis. He as contributed to textbooks of orthopaedic surgery and reviews scientific articles for several international medical journals,
He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, The British Elbow and Shoulder Society, and is a founder member of the Watanabe Club, a society dedicated to the advancement and teaching of arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He is an Honorary Consultant to St Luke’s Healthcare for the Clergy, and was Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon to the London 2012 Olympics.
Areas of interest
Shoulder surgery; Shoulder pain; Tendonitis; Elbow surgery; Arthroscopy, Sports Injuries
Medical secretaries
- Elizabeth Brush
- Cleveland Clinic London 40 Grosvenor Place SW1X 7AW
- 020 3423 7500
- pahrensmedsec@ccf.org
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Charles Thoburn at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Ravindran Poopulli Nair at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Amit Pawa at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Nick Fletcher at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Nicholas Schofield at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Philip Ahrens has worked with Dr Nick Gilfillan at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (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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W8193
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression - (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
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T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (1-5)
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W7780
Revision stabilisation of shoulder joint - (1-5)
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - (1-5)
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W5510
Total prosthetic replacement of elbow - (1-5)
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S5730
Surgical toilet and debridement of deep wound (including traumatic or post-operative aetiology) - (1-5)
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W7860
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of elbow (as sole procedure) - (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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W7713
Primary stabilisation of multi-directional instability of shoulder joint +/- tendon repair - (1-5)
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W8603
Therapeutic arthroscopy of shoulder (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W0850
Partial excision of bone (including exostoses) - (1-5)
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A6110
Excision of lesion of peripheral nerve (e.g. neurilemma) - (1-5)
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W5000
Primary total shoulder replacement - (1-5)