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An initial consultation with Mr Iain Brown is from £230.
Mr Iain Brown
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB ChB, BSc(Hons) (Sports Science), FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Specialises in
- Upper limb problems
- Shoulder pain
- Sports injuries
Appointed as a Consultant in 2012. I am an enthusiastic and hardworking team member of the internationally renowned Trauma Unit at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
I am fellowship trained in trauma and sub-specialty shoulder reconstruction plus an excellent training in hand, wrist and elbow surgery. I am passionate about quality and care improvements for patients.
I completed my surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in the West of Scotland. I have enjoyed working with Orthopaedic teams in Glasgow, Ayrshire, London and Edinburgh. I also trained with plastic surgeons at the Royal London; St Barts Hospitals and spent time working in the Gold Coast Hospitals in Australia (treating shark bites amongst other, more common, traumas). I take part in active in research and I was the winner of a Tenovus funding grant for molecular research into frozen shoulders.
General Medical Council Number: 4440750
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Iain Brown at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Joint manipulation treatment
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Shoulder stabilisation
- Trigger finger release
Rapid access fracture clinic
Spire Shawfair Park Hospital’s newly launched rapid access fracture clinic is designed to support patients who have been to their GP or local minor injuries unit and require orthopaedic treatment or surgical follow up. The rapid access fracture clinic benefits include:
- initial consultation within 72 hours
- imaging, casting, splinting as required
- onward referral to physiotherapists
- surgery within 10 days, where clinically necessary
We treat: ankle and foot fractures; finger, hand and wrist fractures; forearm, elbow or shoulder fractures; stress fractures; tibial plateau, shaft or plafond fractures.
For more information call 0131 316 2507.
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Elbow surgery
Hand and wrist surgery
Medico-legal
Osteoarthritis
Shoulder surgery
Soft tissue injury
Sports injury
Sports medicine
Upper limb surgery
Wrist surgery
Special clinical interests: 'Scapular muscle detachment', AC joint conditions and fractures.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
British Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons Society
Edinburgh International Trauma Faculty
Society of Scottish Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
British Orthopaedic Association
Research and publications
Frozen shoulders and MMP Production
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Honorary Clinical Tutor at University of Edinburgh.
Personal profile
I live in North Berwick, East Lothian and am therefore compelled by local by-laws to play golf. This has unfortunately not lead to any improvement in my game. I perform more successfully as a Tenor with Opera East Lothian and can pull off an excellent rendition of most Disney ballads at the request of my two young daughters. Despite being more of a rugby fan I have enjoyed many trips as Lead Doctor with the Scottish Football Association medical team. I come from a long line of West Coast doctors and farmers but am grateful I can now spend my summer weekends enjoying the East Lothian beaches rather than getting sheep ready for a show.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0131 334 0363 |
| iaindmbrown@privatemedisec.co.uk | |
| Private secretary | 0131 604 0050 |