Mr Vasudev Shanbhag
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, DNB, MRCS Ed, FRCS Ed
Specialises in
Hand and Wrist
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Conditions and Treatments
- Carpal tunnel release
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and other nerve compressions
- Complex surgery wrist
- Distal radius fracture fixation
- DRUJ Surgery
- Dupuytren contracture
- Dupuytren's disease
- Finger joint replacement
- Ganglion removal hand and wrist
- Ganglions and other wrist/hand swelling
- Hand and wrist ligament reconstruction
- Hand joint ligament repair
- Ligament reconstruction of the finger or thumb
- Ligament reconstruction of the wrist
- Nail bed surgery
- Osteoarthritis – thumb, hand and wrist
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid hand and wrist joint surgery
- Scaphoid fracture repair
- Scaphoid ligament reconstruction
- Sporting and leisure injuries
- Tendon and nerve injuries
- Tenosynovitis/trigger fingers/De Quervain’s disease
- TFCC Triangular fibrocartilage complex surgery wrist
- Thumb arthritis surgery
- Trapeziumectomy for thumb base osteoarthritis
- Trigger finger and trigger thumb release
- Tumour excision
- Wrist fracture
Professional bio
Mr Shanbhag is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny and Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. He is a Specialist trained in the diagnosis and management of hand and arm disorders. His background training is Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery.
In his NHS and private elective and trauma practice, he exclusively treats Hand and Wrist conditions and injuries.
Commonly presenting conditions include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Thumb Base Arthritis, Dupuytren’s Contracture,Hand/ Finger Swellings/Tumours, Trigger Finger, Fractures of Wrist and Forearm and Fractures of Metacarpals and Fingers.
Qualifications
MBBS Bombay University 1994
MS Orthopaedics Bombay University 1999
DNB Orthopaedics National Board Delhi 1999
MRCS Ed Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 2003
FRCS Ed (Trauma and Orthopaedics) Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 2012
Testimonials
"I want to thank Mr Shanbhag for his care during my initial consultation, surgery, and post-surgery review. I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the surgery - I could not have asked for a better result. Mr Shanbhag was friendly and professional throughout, and I would not hesitate to recommend him to friends and family." - Mr David Cox, Dupuytren's Fasciectomy