Mr Gautam Talawadekar

I work as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in upper limb surgery. I have performed over 3,000 upper limb surgeries/procedures as a consultant upper limb surgeon in the last six years, including shoulder, elbow and hand/wrist elective and trauma surgeries. This includes shoulder replacements, complex shoulder soft tissue reconstructions and thumb carpometacarpal joint replacements, among others. I have special interests in management of sports injuries including arthroscopic (keyhole) shoulder and elbow surgery, management of young adult shoulder problems, minimally invasive surgery and complex shoulder arthroplasty.

I operate on the full range of commonly seen elective hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder cases. I also perform multiple lower limb surgeries for general trauma.

I completed my basic orthopaedic training in various hospitals in Mumbai and Pune, India where I was awarded the master of orthopaedic surgery. I then gained further training in upper limb surgery in the south east of England before embarking of fellowship training at the Ashford & St Peters hospital and Epsom & St Helier hospitals in London and at the prestigious pan am clinic in Winnipeg, Canada. These fellowships and the previous training have given me an excellent experience in a wide range of shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist surgery. I have been working as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon since 2016.

I have a keen interest in research. I have published widely on various topics related to trauma and orthopaedics. I also have numerous presentations at national and international level. I have also published chapters in upper limb surgical book. I have been the principle investigator at furness general hospital for numerous national research and audit projects including PROFHER2, ARTISAN,RAPSODI, PATHS, CIPHUR trials.

'Mr T' Is a name my patients call me fondly, I take patient care very seriously and delivers treatment based on latest evidence with utmost respect and empathy for my patients. This is evidenced by the numerous five star reviews I have received from patients on Iwantgreatcare.org. I have been awarded the certificate of excellence, after becoming one of their most highly and consistently recommended clinicians for last five years.

I am a keen teacher. I am an examiner for undergraduate medical students at the lancaster university and also a faculty for the prestigious AO UK foundation. I take great pride in teaching in regional and national training courses while constantly updating myself through regular conferences and collaborating with other surgeons.