Mr Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand Surgeon
Mr Maxim Horwitz
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Mr Maxim Horwitz MBChB, FRCS(Orth), Dip Hand Surg
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Mr Maxim Horwitz
Consultant Hand Surgeon MBChB, FRCS(Orth), Dip Hand Surg
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About Mr Maxim Horwitz
GMC number: 4681951
Year qualified: 1999
Place of primary qualification: University of Pretoria
Mr Maxim Horwitz is a Consultant Hand Surgeon at the Hand Unit of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He previously served as a Consultant at the Major Trauma Centre at St Mary's Hospital, London, where he continues to provide consultations for complex injuries. Mr Horwitz collaborates closely with a team of hand therapists and fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
Mr Horwitz received his education and training in South Africa and London, UK. He completed his orthopaedics and trauma training in London before travelling to Sydney, Australia, as the Pulvertaft Fellow of the British Society of Hand Surgery. He further specialised in children's hand conditions during a fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. Additionally, he undertook an AO fellowship in trauma in Salzburg, Austria, where he trained in advanced techniques for managing complex hand and upper limb trauma, wrist and hand arthritis, congenital hand deformities, complex nerve injuries, and microsurgery. His interests also include managing hand and upper limb conditions in children with cerebral palsy.
Mr Horwitz has been awarded the BSSH postgraduate diploma in hand surgery and is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association. He has contributed to numerous book chapters and scientific papers on hand surgery.
Conditions Treated
- Hand and wrist trauma
- Congenital lesions
- Neuromuscular conditions
- Arthritis (Hand)
- Hand deformities
- Hand pain
- Fractures (broken bones)
- Sports injuries
- Dupuytren's contracture
Mr Horwitz treats patients of all ages, from babies to teenagers and adults, addressing a wide range of hand and wrist conditions.
He is dedicated to providing the highest standard of care and utilises the latest techniques in hand surgery to ensure the best outcomes for his patients.
Areas of expertise
- Hand
- Upper limb trauma
- Fractures
- Tendon injury
- Arthritis of the hand and wrist
- Ganglion management
- Congenital hand surgery
- Sports injuries
- Tendon dysfunction
- Nerve surgery
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dupuytrens surgery
- Cerebral palsy
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Hand Surgery
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Wrist Surgery
- Paediatric Genetics
- Congenital Abnormal
Professional memberships
Articles by Mr Maxim Horwitz
Carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis: a narrative review of the current literature
The effect of surgical treatments for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis on wrist biomechanics: a cadaver study
The effects of wrist motion and hand orientation on muscle forces: a physiologic wrist simulator study
Return to sport after metacarpal and phalangeal fractures: a systematic review and evidence appraisal