Mr Sam Gidwani

• Specialty: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon focusing on disorders and injuries of the hand, wrist and forearm

• Conditions seen: carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, trigger finger and trigger thumb, De Quervain's tenosynovitis, Dupuytren's contracture, wrist pain and instability, hand fractures and ligament injuries including skier's thumb, wrist and scaphoid fractures, arthritis and osteoarthritis of the hand including base of thumb arthritis and finger joint arthritis, sports injuries of the hand and wrist

• Tests, treatments and procedures: arthroscopy, open reduction with fixation, thumb base joint replacement

• Often consulted by patients with: wrist pain, clicking or catching in a finger or joint, a hand or wrist fracture, or a hand or wrist injury sustained in sport or through playing an instrument

• Patient ages seen: 16+

• Also: orthopaedic hand surgery lead at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College London; chief investigator of the TOHETI scaphoid study

• Language: English

Mr Sam Gidwani is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising exclusively in hand, wrist and forearm conditions at Welbeck's Orthopaedics centre in London. He treats a wide range of conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, which involve nerve compression at the wrist and elbow, as well as trigger finger and trigger thumb, De Quervain's tenosynovitis and Dupuytren's contracture. His expertise also includes arthritis and osteoarthritis of the hand, particularly base of thumb arthritis and finger joint arthritis, alongside wrist pain and instability, hand fractures, wrist and scaphoid fractures and ligament injuries such as skier's thumb.

Mr Gidwani takes a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, working closely with specialists in hand physiotherapy and radiology and recommending surgery only when necessary. His surgical practice includes arthroscopy, a keyhole technique used to examine and treat joint problems, and open reduction with fixation to realign and stabilise fractured bones. He also performs thumb base joint replacement for arthritis affecting the base of the thumb.

Alongside his private practice, Mr Gidwani is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Lead at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College London. He runs a specialist hand and wrist clinic at Guy's Hospital and jointly provides its complex wrist trauma service. He also contributes to the regional hand trauma service at St Thomas' Hospital, with particular expertise in complex hand fractures. He regularly treats professional and amateur athletes and musicians with hand and wrist injuries, and was among the surgeons caring for athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Mr Gidwani has undertaken extensive specialist training in hand and wrist surgery in the UK and Australia. His research focuses on wrist and scaphoid fractures and joint replacement in the hand and wrist, and he was Chief Investigator of the TOHETI scaphoid study. He is actively involved in surgical education and regularly travels to Nepal with the charity Working Hands, providing treatment for people with hand paralysis associated with leprosy.