Our specialist hand surgeons
Mr Paul Smith
Mr Paul Smith is an internationally acclaimed Hand Surgeon who has written 2 text books and 60 clinical papers in peer review journals on the subject. He has won 1st Prize in both the American Resident Competition and the UK Pulvertaft Prize for hand surgery development. Mr Smith has also been Guest Speaker at the South African, Canadian and Australian Hand Societies - as well as Visiting Professor to New York University and Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA. He was on the Editorial Board and the Education and Training Committee of the Hand Society and The Council of the Hand Society and is also part of the 25-member CHASG International Group specializing in congenital hand surgery. Paul Smith was the Consultant in Charge of Congenital Hand Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital and is still an Honorary Consultant there. He worked at Mount Vernon Hospital for 25 years performing Adult Hand Surgery and retains a major interest in the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture, nerve injuries and arthritic problems of the hand.
Mr Norbert Kang
Mr Norbert Kang is a consultant plastic and hand surgeon who is part of a team of 3 hand surgeons based at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. He trained in hand surgery at Mount Vernon Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the Hand Clinic in Windsor and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. During this time he received training from internationally recognised hand/upper limb surgeons; Mr Douglas Harrison, Mr Paul Smith, Mr David Evans, Mr Jagdeep Nanchahal and Mr Rolfe Birch. He is interested in all aspects of hand surgery but has particular research interests in rheumatoid arthritis and the prosthetic reconstruction of the upper limb after traumatic injury. His research into rheumatoid arthritis is carried out at the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology in Hammersmith investigating the role of hypoxia in rheumatoid hand disease. He also leads a team conducting clinical research into the use of osseointegrated/cutaneously integrated implants for prosthetic reconstruction of the upper limb after traumatic amputation.
Mr Stephanos Papanastasiou
Mr Stephanos Papanastasiou is A Consultant Plastic/Hand Surgeon at East and North Herts. NHS Trust. He has worked in NHS hospitals for over 17 years and spent two years on hand surgery fellowships at St. Andrews’ Centre, Chelmsford and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He runs NHS clinics at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage and Bedford Hospitals and welcomes patients with a wide variety of hand conditions, including carpal tunnel, trigger finger, Dupuytren’s, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic reconstruction.
Mr Fred Schreuder
Mr Fred Schreuder is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with a special interest in Hand Surgery. He is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage where he has a largely hand-based practice. He undertakes a weekly hand clinic in conjunction with hand therapists and operates on a large volume of elective hand surgery patients in the NHS. In addition he undertakes a consultant-lead weekly hand trauma list. He completed a year-long fellowship in Hand Surgery in Sydney and has developed an interest in scaphoid non-union and wrist problems, gaining additional skills such as wrist arthroscopy. He treats the entire spectrum of hand and wrist pathologies - including hand trauma.