Mr Alistair Hunter, Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon

Mr Alistair Hunter

Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon

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Mr Alistair Hunter MA MBBS MSc FRCS (Tr&Orth) FHEA Dip Hand Surg

Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon

MA MBBS MSc FRCS (Tr&Orth) FHEA Dip Hand Surg

Mr Alistair Hunter

Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon MA MBBS MSc FRCS (Tr&Orth) FHEA Dip Hand Surg

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MA MBBS MSc FRCS (Tr&Orth) FHEA Dip Hand Surg
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Areas of expertise

  • Fracture (broken bone)
  • Hand extensor tendon injuries
  • Hand flexor tendon injuries
  • Cubital tunnel (ulnar nerve) release
  • Ganglion cyst removal
HCA-Healthcare-UK

Recommendations for Mr Hunter

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Recommended by:

  • Mr Leigh Hawkins, Physiotherapist

    by Mr Leigh Hawkins, Physiotherapist

    ❝Mr Alistair Hunter is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising on hand and wrist. He is an expert clinician with great experience as well as a brilliant bedside manner.❞

  • byDr Nathan Benjamin Cohen, GP

    ❝Positive feedback from surgeons and trainees. Thorough.❞

  • byMr Rahul Patel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Highly recommended hand and wrist surgeon❞

  • byDr Nathan Benjamin Cohen, GP

    ❝Positive feedback from surgeons and trainees. Thorough.❞

  • byMr Rahul Patel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Highly recommended hand and wrist surgeon❞

  • Mr Leigh Hawkins, Physiotherapist

    by Mr Leigh Hawkins, Physiotherapist

    ❝Mr Alistair Hunter is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising on hand and wrist. He is an expert clinician with great experience as well as a brilliant bedside manner.❞

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    About Mr Alistair Hunter

    GMC number: 6072922

    Year qualified: 2003

    Place of primary qualification: University of London

    Initial consultation fee: £275

    Follow up consultation fee: £225

    Mr Alistair Hunter is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He qualified from Cambridge University and University College London Medical School, completing his core surgical training at St. Thomas' Hospital, London, and obtaining his MRCS in 2006. He then undertook specialist training on the North Western and Middlesex/University College Hospital rotations, earning his FRCS in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in 2013. Mr Hunter further specialised in hand, wrist, and upper limb surgery at the Hand Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Upper Limb Unit at Wrightington Hospital. He also trained at the Institut Kaplan in Barcelona, Spain. In 2015, the British Society for Surgery of the Hand awarded him the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Surgery.

    Mr Hunter is an expert in all hand and wrist conditions. He manages both common and complex conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow, as well as complex hand and upper limb injuries. He has extensive experience in minimally invasive techniques in hand and wrist surgery.

    Mr Hunter is passionate about teaching, training, and research. He is actively involved in the training of orthopaedic surgical trainees and teaches on several national courses. He publishes extensively in his field of expertise and regularly lectures at national and international conferences.

    Conditions Treated
    - Sports injuries
    - Dupuytren's disease
    - Nerve-related pathologies
    - Tendon injuries
    - Trigger finger
    - Carpal tunnel syndrome
    - Fractures
    - De Quervain's tendonopathy
    - Thumb arthritis
    - Arthritis (hand and wrist)

    Mr Hunter's dedication to his field and his patients is evident in his comprehensive approach to treatment and his commitment to advancing medical knowledge through research and education.

    Areas of expertise

    • Arthritis (elbow)
    • Arthritis (hand)
    • Arthritis (wrist)
    • Arthroscopy
    • Bone spurs
    • Carpal tunnel decompression
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Cubital tunnel (ulnar nerve) release
    • Dupuytren's contracture
    • Elbow fractures
    • Elbow instability
    • Elbow stiffness
    • External fixation devices
    • Finger joint replacement
    • Forearm fractures
    • Fracture (broken bone)
    • Fracture fixation surgery
    • Fragility (osteoporotic) fractures
    • Ganglion cyst removal
    • Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis)
    • Hand deformities
    • Hand extensor tendon injuries
    • Hand flexor tendon injuries
    • Hand fractures
    • Hand pain
    • Hand problems
    • Joint fusion (hand)
    • Joint fusion (wrist)
    • Joint injection
    • Kienbock's disease
    • Mallet finger
    • MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Osteomyelitis (upper limb)
    • Peripheral nerve injury
    • Revision surgery
    • Rheumatoid hand surgery
    • Sports injuries
    • Steroid injection
    • Tendon repair
    • Tendon repair (hand)
    • Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
    • Trigger finger
    • Wrist arthroscopy
    • Wrist fractures
    • Wrist replacement

    Professional memberships

    Royal College of Surgeons
    General Medical Council

    Articles by Mr Alistair Hunter

    Is it safe to restart elective day-case surgery? lessons learned from upper limb ambulatory trauma during the covid-19 pandemic

    A radiological sign in chronic collateral ligament injuries of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint

    Procedure-based assessments in trauma and orthopaedic training – the trainees’ perspective

    Patients' misunderstanding of common orthopaedic terminology: the need for clarity

    Use of the locking guide in facilitating the removal of locking plates

    Candida parapsilosis osteomyelitis