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An initial consultation with Mr Philip Mathew is from £250.
Mr Philip Mathew
Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon
FRCS (Orth), MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Orth)
"I enjoy working in the friendly and supportive atmosphere of Spire Hospitals."
Specialises in
- Hand and wrist arthritis
- Trigger finger
- Joint replacement and tendinitis
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and Dupuytren's disease
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I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood, Essex and Spire London East Hospital, Redbridge, Essex offering hand and wrist surgery in our clean and comfortable private hospitals. I am particularly interested in arthritis of the wrist and hand, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger fingers, fractures of the hand and wrist, Dupuytren's disease, keyhole surgery of the wrist, joint replacement and tendinitis.
I completed my orthopaedic training on the prestigious Percival Pott training program in London. I was awarded the AO trauma fellowship and Bruce Bailey hand Fellowship to visit two centres of excellence in hand surgery: The Indiana Hand To Shoulder Centre, USA and the Ganga Hospital in India.
This was followed by visiting fellowships at The Institute Kaplan in Barcelona and The Institute de la Main in Paris to learn from the experts in open and arthroscopic wrist surgery. I completed my sub specialty training in hand surgery with a years fellowship at the renowned Pulvertaft Hand Unit in Derby.
After six months as a consultant in Chesterfield Hospital, I was appointed as a full time hand and wrist surgeon at Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust.
I believe in delivering a personalised patient care experience rather than a simple delivery of service. My service is based on the values of compassion, commitment and accountability.
General Medical Council Number: C5190018
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Philip Mathew at Spire include:
Orthopaedics
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Hand therapy
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Trigger finger release
Orthopaedics - hand and wrist
Other treatments
- Arthritis and painful joints of the hand and wrist
- Fractures of the hand and wrist
- Hand surgery
- Kienbock's disease
- Scaphoid fractures
- Stiff fingers
- Wrist arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)
- Wrist instability
- Wrist surgery
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Hand surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Wrist surgery
Special clinical interests: hand and wrist fractures, scaphoid fractures, wrist pain, wrist instability, wrist arthroscopy, Kienbock's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, Dupuytren's disease, hand and wrist arthritis.
Qualification and professional memberships
FRCS (Orth) / Glasgow / 2012
Fellow Royal College Surgeons (Orthopaedic)
Professional memberships
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Research and publications
- Distal radius fractures
- Osteoporosis
- Scaphoid fractures
Media Coverage
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queens Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Ilford
Personal profile
I enjoy cooking which helps me relax and I love dogs. I play badminton, tennis and football and like go-karting. I support Medecins Sans Frontieres, a charitable organisation delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare.