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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
- Wimbledon Fortius Clinic
- 22 Worple Road London SW19 4DD
- 020 3195 2442
- 07488 384479
- sforza@fortiusclinic.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Clare M Skinner at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital ()
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Oluseye Balogun at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London ()
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Ian Rechner at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital ()
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Jonathan Mayer at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital ()
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Anil R Visram at the following hospitals:
- Fortius Clinic London ()
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Mr Giuseppe Sforza has worked with Dr Alex James Cumberworth at the following hospitals:
- Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
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 - ()
Fortius Clinic London () Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital () Spire Dunedin Hospital ()
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AB071
Provider pay claim - Missing information - ()
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W5722
Excision reconstruction of small joint - ()
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital () Fortius Clinic London ()
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital () Fortius Clinic London ()
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T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - ()
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T7982
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - ()
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital () Fortius Clinic London ()
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W7872
Arthroscopic arthrolysis of shoulder contracture +/- manipulation/injection - ()
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T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - ()
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W8194
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression and excision of distal clavicle (including arthroscopic procedures in glenohumeral joint) - ()
Ramsay Berkshire Independent Hospital () Fortius Clinic London ()
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T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - ()
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - ()
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T7050
Lengthening of tendon(s) or open tenotomy - ()
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X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - ()
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - ()
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W8110
Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits from shoulder - ()
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W8100
Open excision of calcific deposit (e.g. shoulder, hip) - ()
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - ()
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W7486
Carpo-metacarpal joint ligament reconstruction - ()
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W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - ()
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W7482
Scaphoid lunate ligament reconstruction - ()
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W6913
Total synovectomy of large joint - ()
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T6220
Excision of bursa - ()
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T8050
Surgical release of humeral epicondylitis (lateral or medial) (e.g. 'Tennis Elbow') - ()
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W0284
Total excision of trapezium and ligament reconstruction - ()
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W0960
Excision of benign tumour of bone with bone grafting - ()
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - ()
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - ()
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A6710
Cubital tunnel release (open) (without transposition) - ()
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W5930
Fusion of digit joint(s) of hand +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - ()
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W6202
Partial fusion of wrist - ()
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W6912
Total synovectomy of small joint - ()
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T7910
Open subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair +/- excision of distal clavicle - ()