Launch
Website- 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 stabilisation; shoulder arthritis; Arthroplasty primary and revision surgery. Elbow arthroscopy; tennis elbow; golfers elbow; elbow stabilisation; Ulnar nerve decompression; elbow arthritis; elbow fracture. Wrist surgery; Wrist pain and osteoarthritis; Wrist Arthroscopy; Carpal tunnel; Trigger Fingers; De Quervain syndrome; Dupuytren Disease; Hand surgery.
Medical secretaries
- Berkshire Grove Hospital
- Grove House Waltham Rd White Waltham Maidenhead SL6 3TN
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
- Julian Atgodina
- Fortius Clinic 66 Wigmore Street London W1U 2SB
- 020 3929 1044
- 020 3195 2442
- sforza@fortiusclinic.com
- Tania Sandham
- Berkshire Independent Hospital Swallowscroft Wensley Road Reading RG1 6UZ
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
- Tania Sandham
- Spire Dunedin Hospital 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS
- 07488 384479
- tania@readingshoulderunit.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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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 Richard Barnes at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Clare M Skinner at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (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 Edward Todman at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (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)
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)
Fortius Clinic London (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (5-50)
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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W5722
Excision reconstruction of small joint - (5-50)
Fortius Clinic London (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (5-50)
Fortius Clinic London (5-50) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (5-50)
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - (5-50)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (5-50)
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T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (5-50)
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T7050
Lengthening of tendon(s) or open tenotomy - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5) Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital (1-5)
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W9112
Manipulation of joint (including intra-articular injection) for 'Frozen Shoulder' (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
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T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)
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W0284
Total excision of trapezium and ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
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T8050
Surgical release of humeral epicondylitis (lateral or medial) (e.g. 'Tennis Elbow') - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W6913
Total synovectomy of large joint - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W6912
Total synovectomy of small joint - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W6202
Partial fusion of wrist - (1-5)
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T6782
Repair of distal biceps tendon - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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W7486
Carpo-metacarpal joint ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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W3200
Open reduction and internal fixation of cancellous bone graft scaphoid non-union - (1-5)
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W7715
Coracoid bone block transfer for recurrent instability of shoulder (Bristow-Latarjet procedure) - (1-5)
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W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
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W8100
Open excision of calcific deposit (e.g. shoulder, hip) - (1-5)
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T6220
Excision of bursa - (1-5)
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W5050
Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder - (1-5)
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T5223
Dupuytren's dermofasciectomy and graft, or for recurrent disease - multiple digits - (1-5)
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W0960
Excision of benign tumour of bone with bone grafting - (1-5)
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A6710
Cubital tunnel release (open) (without transposition) - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - (1-5)
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - (1-5)
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W8600
Therapeutic arthroscopy operation on cavity of joint (not otherwise specified) (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T6410
Tendon transfer of hand - multiple (e.g. for radial nerve injury) - (1-5)
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W5600
Primary repair of rupture of acromioclavicular or sternoclavicular joint +/- internal fixation - (1-5)
Fortius Clinic London (1-5)
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T6450
Tenodesis of biceps tendon (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - (1-5)