Consultant and
Facilities Finder

Specialises in

• Hand surgery

About me

Miss Catina Bernardis is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with a special interest in hand surgery including carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome; Dupuytren’s disease (including revisional surgery); tenosynovitis (including trigger finger and thumb), and De Quervain's tenosynovitis; wrist and finger ganglions; mallet deformity of the finger.

Miss Bernardis studied Medicine at Charing Cross and Westminster Hospital and obtained a BSc in Physiology and Biochemistry. She obtained her MBBS in 1989 and completed her plastic surgery training in The Pan Thames Training Scheme in London.

Miss Bernardis undertook Fellowships in Aesthetic Surgery and Hand Surgery at the Wellington Hospital and Windsor Hand Clinic respectively and gained a wealth of experience during various posts as a plastic surgery registrar at St Thomas’, The Queen Victoria, St George’s and Mount Vernon Hospitals as well as working as a Hand Surgeon at Ravenscourt Park Hospital. After completing her training, Miss Bernardis spent two months in Ganga Hospital in Southern India undertaking a fellowship in trauma.

Following this, Miss Bernardis held various posts at The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital as well as the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and The Radcliffe Infirmary assisting with hand surgery, emergency work as well as obstetrical and traumatic brachial plexus injuries. She was also involved with developing a new plastic surgery service at Newbery Community Hospital.

Miss Bernardis has a substantive NHS post at St Thomas’ and has been working there as a Consultant Plastic Hand Surgeon since 2005. She was Clinical Lead of the Department for 2 years.

Miss Bernardis sees Outpatients at The Shard and 30 Devonshire Street, both HCA facilities; and operates at The London Bridge Hospital, Princess Grace Hospital and The Weymouth Hospital.

Areas of interest

Carpal tunnel syndrome; cubital tunnel syndrome; Dupuytren’s disease; Revision Dupuytren's disease; Ganglion cysts; Mallet finger; arthritis of small joints in the hand; tendon and nerve conditions or injuries; Trigger Finger; De Quervain's tenosynovitis; scar management and revision; soft tissue lumps and bumps in hand and body including cysts, lipomas, moles; epidermolysis bullosa.

Medical secretaries

• Tracy Ellery
• The Shard St Thomas Street London SE1 9BS
• 07743 990969
• 07743 990969
• Tracy.Ellery@hcaconsultant.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

• Dr Diana Bareisiene Fee Assured