Anthony Hearnden: Hand and wrist surgeon in Surrey

Mr Anthony Hearnden: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hand and wrist surgery in Surrey 

Anthony Hearnden qualified from King's College Medical School London in 1995. Completing his years as a junior doctor at the Royal Surrey he then spent a year learning techniques in plastic surgery.

Mr Hearnden began his orthopaedic training in South West London before winning a prestigious hand and shoulder surgery fellowship at the Wrightington Upper Limb Unit. In 2007 he was made a consultant at Wrightington, where he routinely treated complex and tertiary hand, elbow and upper limb disorders from the North West of England. He returned to Guildford in 2010 to take up a consultant post at the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

In addition to his surgical qualifications, Mr Hearnden holds a BSc in medical physics and is an honorary senior lecturer in orthopaedic management at Salford University. He lectures nationally and internationally on hand, shoulder and elbow surgery and is a member of several professional organisations, widely published in the medical journals and a member of the Ascension Orthopaedics product development team for new joint replacements in the hand and wrist.

Professional qualifications

• MBBS

• BSc

• FRCS (Tr&Orth)

Hand and wrist surgeon in Surrey: Orthopaedic specialties

Mr Hearnden specialises exclusively in upper limb surgery of the hand, wrist, shoulder and elbow. His surgery uses advanced arthroscopic and minimally invasive methods and offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary upper limb service, through close links with referring therapists and clinicians.

Shoulder and elbow surgery

This is the treatment of bones and joints following trauma or disease. Surgery is conducted by an orthopaedic surgeon and includes procedures such as shoulder, elbow, and hand & wrist surgery. Back conditions are dealt with under the separate specialty of Spinal surgery.

Hand and Wrist Surgery

Hand and Wrist Surgery is a sub specialty undertaken by both orthopaedic and plastic surgeons. Hand surgery is available for children and adults for acquired conditions and trauma. The correct surgical treatment of initial injuries is of paramount importance. If initial treatment is poor, this can adversely affect the outcome and subsequent reconstructive attempts to correct this may therefore become complex unnecessarily.

Conditions and injuries

• Trauma including fractures, soft tissue, tendon, joint and nerve injuries

• Acquired conditions including Dupuytren’s Disease, ganglions, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

• Cumulative trauma disorders including those associated with work, instrumental use and sports

• Compression and inflammatory problems including carpal tunnel syndrome, lateral epicondylitis, tendonitis and tenosynovitis

• Sports injuries

• Burns and other scar related problems

• Congenital hand anomalies

• Wrist and shoulder instabilities

• Pain syndromes to the upper limb

Hand and wrist surgery: Treatments and procedures

• Hand surgery for carpal tunnel release

• Excision of ganglion

• Shoulder surgery, arthroscopy

• Shoulder surgery (rotator cuff)

• Hand surgery for Dupuytrens fasciectomy

• Wrist arthroscopy

• Elbow arthroscopy

• Ulnar nerve release

• Trigger finger treatment

• Finger joint replacements

• Ligament reconstruction of the hand and wrist

• Total elbow replacement

• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)

Where can I get hand and wrist surgery in Surrey?

Contact details

Mr Anthony Hearnden

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon