- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Giuseppe Sforza studied medicine at the University of Bari, Italy, 1986-92. After his surgical training, he continued his higher orthopaedic training at the same University. In 1999 he was appointed shoulder surgery fellow at the Reading Shoulder Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital under Stephen Copeland and Professor Ofer Levy.
In 2000 after completion of his fellowship, he returned to Italy and was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Matera, Italy as head of the shoulder and elbow unit and from 2006 at Policlinico di Bari at the University Hospital. Since 2001 he has been visiting clinician and has attended regularly the prestigious "teach the teachers" elbow course at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA with Mr Shawn O’Driscoll and Mr Bernard Morrey. He achieved a master degree in Hand and Wrist Surgery at the University of Milan between 2013 and 2014.
In 2004 he joined the Reading Shoulder Unit, and he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Redditch, Worcester Acute NHS Trust in 2007. From 2015 to 2017, he has held a contract with the Royal Berkshire Hospital for upper limb surgery. He has moved to full private practice from 2016.
He has published scientific papers and chapters to books on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and lectures on several topics: Shoulder and Elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty, sports injury, post-operative rehabilitation, wrist pathologies.
Areas of interest
Shoulder injection, shoulder pain, shoulder torn tendon, frozen shoulder, capsular release, MUA, shoulder ultrasound, subacromial impingement, AC joint Injuries, shoulder sport injuries, fracture of shoulder, rotator cuff repair, ligament repair, Shoulder stabilization, shoulder arthritis, Arthroplasty primary and revision surgery. Elbow arthroscopy, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, elbow stabilization, Ulnar nerve decompression, elbow arthritis, elbow fracture. Wrist surgery, Wrist pain and osteoarthritis, Wrist Arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel, Trigger Finger, Dequervain syndrome, Dupuytren Disease, Hand surgery.
Medical secretaries
- Julian Atgodina
- Fortius Clinic 66 Wigmore Street London W1U 2SB
- 020 3929 1044
- 020 3195 2442
- sforza@fortiusclinic.com
- Tania Sandham
- Spire Dunedin Hospital 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
- Tania Sandham
- Berkshire Independent Hospital Swallowscroft Wensley Road Reading RG1 6UZ
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
- Tania Sandham
- Circle Hospital 100 Drake Way Reading RG2 0NE
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Clare M Skinner at the following hospitals:
- Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Oluseye Balogun at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Carl S Waldmann at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Jonathan Williams at the following hospitals:
- Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Anil R Visram at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Douglas G Barker at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr James Collie at the following hospitals:
- Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Eoin Sherry at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Ian Rechner at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
- Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr William Whiteley at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Richard Barnes at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Warwick Marchant at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Edward Todman at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (>50)
Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Fortius Clinic London (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (5-50)
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W5722
Excision reconstruction of small joint - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (5-50) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (5-50)
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (5-50)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (5-50)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W5050
Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - (1-5)
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W9112
Manipulation of joint (including intra-articular injection) for 'Frozen Shoulder' (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W3203
Early open reduction and internal fixation of scaphoid fracture, i.e. within 6 weeks of fracture - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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T7910
Open subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair +/- excision of distal clavicle - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W9240
Examination/ manipulation of joint under general anaesthetic +/- injection +/- arthrogram (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W3010
Application of external fixation to bone - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W7860
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of elbow (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W8193
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W9050
Shoulder hydrodistension +/- image guidance - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W0284
Total excision of trapezium and ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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W6913
Total synovectomy of large joint - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)
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T7050
Lengthening of tendon(s) or open tenotomy - (1-5)
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W8602
Therapeutic arthroscopy of wrist joint (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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A6900
Revision of release of peripheral nerve - (1-5)
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T7483
Ultrasound guided barbotage of calcific deposits of joint (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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W7714
Primary open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)
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W3032
Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Circle Reading Hospital (1-5)