Mr Aravind Desai
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Desai completed his Orthopaedic training in India before undertaking higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in the Northern Deanery, Newcastle.
He obtained an MSc in Trauma and Orthopaedics from UCLAN, Preston, and was the first candidate to receive an MCh in Trauma and Orthopaedics from Edge Hill University. He then completed specialist training in shoulder and elbow surgery at the world-renowned Upper Limb Unit at Wrightington Hospital.
His specialist interests include sports injuries, arthritis, and complex trauma of the shoulder and elbow. Mr Desai has vast experience in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilisation, and shoulder replacement. He pioneered day-case shoulder replacement using regional nerve block alone and routinely performs keyhole procedures and shoulder replacements without general anaesthesia, allowing patients to remain awake. Mr Desai has extensive experience in routine Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder pathologies including shoulder replacements. He also uses computer navigation-assisted procedures and custom-made implants for complex cases.
Mr Desai performs almost all the procedures involving entire Upper Limb.
As a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, he has presented more than 50 papers at national and international meetings and has published 30 papers, as well as book chapters in his specialty.
He teaches on orthopaedic courses and is actively involved in training junior doctors and medical students. Mr Desai is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at both Sheffield and Hull York Medical Schools. He is also Royal College Regional Surgical Adviser, Foundation Training Programme Director, and FRCS (Tr & Orth) Examiner.
He is chair of the research committee of BIOS -UK.
GMC number: 6100179
Consultation Fee for New patient: £225
Consultation fee for follow up: £125