Mr Sameer Gidwani: Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Last updated: 15 Apr 2020

Specialises in

Hand & Wrist

About me

Sam Gidwani graduated from King's College Hospital, London in 1995 and trained in surgery and orthopaedics in London and Bristol. He spent two years carrying out specialist fellowships at hand surgery units in Oxford, Derby and Brisbane, during which he received training in advanced techniques including wrist arthroscopy, the management of complex wrist and upper limb trauma and microsurgery. He has since served as a consultant at the renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby before commencing as a consultant hand and wrist surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in 2009. His practice is exclusively dedicated to the management of hand and wrist problems, including trauma.

Areas of interest

All adult hand and wrist surgery; carpal tunnel syndrome; cubital tunnel syndrome; Dupuytren's disease, including collagenase (Xiapex) injection; trigger finger; ganglion cysts; osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis of the fingers, thumb and wrist; wrist pain and arthroscopy; hand fractures; wrist fractures; nerve, tendon and ligament injuries.

Medical secretaries

Sally Ann Ross-Cook
London Bridge Hospital 1st Floor 29 Tooley Street LONDON SE1 2PR
020 7234 2254
020 7357 8369
pa@samgidwani.com

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London SE1 9RT

Research interests

Wrist fractures; Scaphoid fractures; Joint replacement of the hand and wrist

Personal interests

At the moment most of my spare time is focused on looking after and entertaining my 2 and 4 year old daughters!

Awards received

BSSH Instructional course Prize, Wrist Surgery

Publications

Fractures of the scaphoid.BMJ 2020 May 27;369:m1908

Systematic Review of Total Wrist Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis in Wrist Arthritis.
Berber O, Garagnani L, Gidwani S.
J Wrist Surg. 2018 Nov;7(5):424-440.

Clinical and cost implications of using immediate MRI in the management of patients with a suspected scaphoid fracture and negative radiographs results from the SMaRT trial.
Rua T, Malhotra B, Vijayanathan S, Hunter L, Peacock J, Shearer J, McCrone P, Gidwani S.
Bone Joint J. 2019 Aug;101-B(8):984-994.

Rationale and design of the SMaRT trial: A randomised, prospective, parallel, non-blinded, one-centre trial to evaluate the use of magnetic resonance imaging in acute setting in patients presenting with suspected scaphoid fracture.
Rua T, Vijayanathan S, Parkin D, Goh V, McCrone P, Gidwani S.
Clin Trials. 2018 Apr;15(2):120-129.

The economic evidence for advanced imaging in the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures: systematic review of evidence.
Rua T, Parkin D, Goh V, McCrone P, Gidwani S.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2018 Jul;43(6):642-651.

Concomitant hook of hamate fractures in patients with scaphoid fracture: more common than you might think.
Mandegaran R, Gidwani S, Zavareh A.
Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Apr;47(4):505-510.

Preventing recurrence of radioulnar synostosis with pedicled adipofascial flaps.
Sonderegger J, Gidwani S, Ross M.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Mar;37(3):244-50.

Medical negligence in orthopaedic surgery: a review of 130 consecutive medical negligence reports.
Gidwani S, Zaidi SM, Bircher MD.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2009 Feb;91(2):151-6.

Early complications from the use of porcine dermal collagen implants (Permacol) as bridging constructs in the repair of massive rotator cuff tears. A report of 4 cases.
Soler JA, Gidwani S, Curtis MJ.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2007 Aug;73(4):432-6.

Courses offered to GPs

Regular GP education undertaken via London Bridge Orthopaedics and London Hand & Wrist Unit; please contact my PA on 02072342254 for further details.

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

My private practice

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

Procedures completed

W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - (5-50)
T6520
Tendon sheath injection of therapeutic substance including Viscosupplement +/- image guidance - (5-50)
T5203
Dupuytren's fasciectomy single digit with proximal interphalangeal joint - (5-50)
W5930
Fusion of digit joint(s) of hand +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - (1-5)
W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - (1-5)
W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding k-wires - (1-5)
X4810
Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
W7485
Small joint (e.g. interphalangeal/ metacarpo-phalangeal joint) ligament reconstruction - (1-5)
W6522
Primary open reduction of dislocation of small joint - (1-5)
W2100
Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance) - (1-5)
S2500
Local flap - less than 9cm2 - (1-5)
W6913
Total synovectomy of large joint - (1-5)
A6080
Neurectomy (major nerve) - (1-5)
T7231
Open release of constriction of sheath of tendon (e.g. trigger finger) - (1-5)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (1-5)
S0653
Removal of benign lesion in muscle or deeper tissue (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - (1-5)
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