Mr Phillip Johnston : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

General Orthopaedics

Hand & Wrist

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I was educated at Cambridge University, graduating with BA (Hons) 1993 and MB BChir 1995. I obtained MD for research in Dupuytren's disease in 2008. I was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in 2009. My clinical practice is mostly in wrist and hand conditions but includes general upper limb evaluation including elbow conditions. I also undertake general trauma work and offer a tertiary referral service in wrist reconstruction following injury.

Areas of interest

Hand surgery; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Trigger finger; Trigger thumb; Dupuytren's disease; Osteoarthritis; Wrist surgery; Wrist pain; Wrist fractures; Distal radius malunion; Scaphoid fracture, Scaphoid non-union; Tendonitis; Upper limb surgery; Cubital tunnel syndrome; Tennis elbow; General trauma surgery; Compression Neuropathy; Ulnocarpal impaction; Tendinopathy; Ganglion

Medical secretaries

Tracey Gibson
OSSA - Orthopaedic Specialist Surgeons' Alliance Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital 4 Trumpington Road Cambridge CB2 8AF
01223 370910
0800 270 7200
tracey.gibson2@nuffieldhealth.com

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely

Research interests

Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)
Dupuytren's disease biology
Outcomes of nonoperative treatment of common hand conditions
SWIFFT trial (scaphoid waist internal fixation of fractures trial)
FaB trial (fractures and bisphosphonates)
DRAFFT trial (distal radius anatomic fracture fixation trial)
DRAFFT2 trial (distal radius fractures)

Personal interests

Home life with family
Dog walking, gardening, cycling

Awards received

Trainer of the Year (East Anglian Orthopaedics Trainees Club), 2013
British Society for Surgery of the Hand instructional course prize, 2010

Publications

Dupuytren's research
https://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023(06)01357-8/fulltext
https://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023(08)00375-4/fulltext
Thumb joint replacement outcomes
http://jhs.sagepub.com/content/37/7/621.short
Wrist ganglion
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S021881041350007X

Courses offered to GPs

Updates in hand and wrist
Injection techniques
Clinical evaluation & anatomy
Common conditions and their treatment

About my work

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

BA (Hons) University of Cambridge 1995
MA (Cantab) University of Cambridge 1997
MB BChir University of Cambridge 1995
FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2007
MD University of East Anglia 2008
MRCS (England) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2000

GMC registration

Reference number 4259406

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Chairman, Basic Principles of Fracture Management Course AOUK 2018

Details of entry to specialist register

GMC , 2008

Affiliations / memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
AOUK

British Medical Association
Royal College of Surgeons of England
General Medical Council

Medical Defence Union

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, CB2 8AF
Tuesday
17:30 - 20:00
01223 370922

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, CB24 9EL
Friday
14:00 - 17:30
01223 266900

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Call the hospital where you received treatment, who will then contact Mr Johnston:

Spire Cambridge Lea
01223 266900

Nuffield Health Hospital Cambridge
01223 303336

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
01223 245151

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (5-50) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)
T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (5-50) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)
T5210
Dupuytren's fasciectomy multiple digits with proximal interphalangeal joints - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)
T6520
Tendon sheath injection of therapeutic substance including Viscosupplement +/- image guidance - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
T5202
Dupuytren's fasciectomy palm only - (1-5)

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
A6580
Carpal tunnel release (open) - bilateral - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
A6710
Cubital tunnel release (open) (without transposition) - (1-5)

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
T7110
Tenosynovectomy - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5) Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)
W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (1-5)
A6900
Revision of release of peripheral nerve - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1-5)
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