Profile of Mr Francis Lam

Qualifications:

MB BS
MRCS ( Glasg. )
MRCS ( Ed. )
MSc (Orthopaedic Engineering)
FRCS Ed (Tr&Orth)

NHS Practice

Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals

Correspondence address

Department of Orthopaedics
Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge
Middlesex, UB8 3NN, UK

Private secretary

Susan Bem

Telephone for appointments

07940 589988

Fax

01895 279182

Email

Francis.Lam@thh.nhs.uk

Medical Education:

United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, University of London.

Higher Surgical Training:

Kent, Surrey and Sussex Specialist Registrar Rotation

Specialist Societies:

BESS (Member of British Elbow and Shoulder Society)

AAOS (International Affiliate Member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Clinical Interests:

Shoulder

Arthroscopic/minimally invasive management of:

Rotator cuff tear

Frozen shoulder release

Calcifying tendonitis of rotator cuff

Shoulder instability/Bankart lesions

Arthritis of acromioclavicular joint and shoulder impingement

SLAP lesions / labral tears

Arthroplasty of shoulder

Hemicap resurfacing

Hemiresurfacing

Hemiarthroplasty

Total shoulder replacement

Reverse total shoulder replacement.

Fracture fixation

Primary repair and revision repair / reconstruction.

Elbow

1. Minimally invasive management of Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow, elbow stiffness, loose bodies, synovitis, osteoarthritis.

2. Arthroplasty: Total elbow replacement, radial head replacement and radio-capitellar replacement.

3. Trauma: Primary and secondary repair and reconstruction.

4. Reconstruction: Medial and lateral ligament reconstruction, biceps reconstruction and triceps reconstruction.

Hand and Wrist

1. Arthroscopy: TFCC tears and carpal instability repair.

2. Arthroplasty: Distal ulna replacement, wrist replacement, and finger joint replacement.

3. Trauma: All hand and wrist trauma.

4. Reconstruction: Carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, Dupuytrens fasciectomy and Guyons tunnel release

This information does not replace medical advice. If you have a medical problem please see your doctor or consultant.