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Mr Nick Ferran, Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, MSc (Orth. Eng.), FRCS (Tr. & Orth) | 020 3972 1057
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Orthopaedic surgery
Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon seeing adult patients privately
Acj/acromioclavicluar joint dislocation, Arthroscopy, Awake upper limb surgery, Biceps pathology, Carpal tunnel surgery , Clavicle fracture, ElbowView all, Elbow fracture, Elbow tendinits, Frozen shoulder, Impingement of shoulder/ subacromoial impingement, Instability of shoulder, Minimally invasive surgery, Osteoarthritis, Reverse geometry shoulder replacement, Rotator cuff tear/pathology, Shoulder, Shoulder dislocation, Soft tissue injuries, Sports injuries, Tennis elbow, Trauma, Upper limb surgery, Wrist fractureView fewer
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Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon
British Elbow & Shoulder Society
British Orthopaedic Association
Mr Nicholas Ferran is a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, with a specialist interest in upper limb surgery, at Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. He is fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise, and is on the Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. His specialist interests include fractures and dislocations around the shoulder and clavicle, soft tissue injuries to the shoulder, degenerative conditions of the shoulder, fractures and dislocations around the elbow, degenerative conditions of the elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Having graduated from The University of the West Indies in 2002, Mr Ferran continued his post-graduate training in the UK, including specialist Trauma & Orthopaedic Training on the East Midlands (South) T&O Rotation. He gained additional intensive sub-specialist experience in shoulder and elbow surgery, completing prestigious fellowships at The Prince of Wales & Concord Hospital Sydney, Australia, and at Circle, Nottingham, UK.
Mr Ferran has co-authored several articles for journal publications on various topics including upper limb surgery, plastic surgery, foot & ankle surgery, and patient safety. He has also co-authored several textbook chapters. He is a Shoulder & Elbow reviewer for the Bone & Joint Journal and is an upper limb clinical lead for the Bone & Joint Shoulder & Elbow and Upper Limb Channels.
What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?
In terms of patients who come with shoulder conditions, they tend to struggle with pain or stiffness, difficulty laying on their shoulders, or sometimes weakness or inability to lift their arm.
In terms of elbow conditions, patients can often come with problems such as pain around the elbow, clicking or stiffness and sometimes pins and needles in the hands.
What treatments are you able to offer your patients?
In clinic, we're able to offer steroid injections around the shoulder where necessary.
In terms of surgical intervention, we're able to offer keyhole surgery to both the shoulder and elbow; and open surgery to the clavicle, shoulder, elbow and wrist as well as carpal tunnel surgery.
I also have an interest in providing awake shoulder and elbow surgery under regional anaesthesia. For patients who have medical problems or fears around general anaesthetic, my anaesthetic team and I specialise in providing surgery under regional anaesthesia where patients can be awake during their operation to avoid the risks of general anaesthetic and have a faster recovery.
Can you tell us a bit more about your areas of subspecialist interest?
I'm a fellowship-trained shoulder and elbow surgeon. I have interests in both trauma and elective conditions affecting the clavicle, shoulder, elbow, distal radius fractures and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Mr Ferran has an interest in providing awake shoulder & elbow surgery when appropriate with specialty experience in treating:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Degenerative conditions of the elbow
Degenerative conditions of the shoulder
Fractures & dislocations around the elbow
Fractures & dislocations around the shoulder and clavicle
Soft tissue injuries to the shoulder
Who has recommended Mr Nick Ferran?
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes from consulting a specialist found through this resource
Recommended on 31/05/2018
Mr Nicholas Ferran is an extremely caring surgeon and an expert too. He has a holistic approach and his paramount importance is good patient care. He is an amazing doctor.
Recommended on 31/05/2018
He is truly the best shoulder & elbow surgeon. He is very safe and explains all the procedures & post-operative care in details. He's also very cautious with who he chooses to operate on, and always tries a conservative management first. He is available and answers promptly to all the requests & questions. His 'awake' surgery approach, allowed by carefully chosen anaesthetists, is a must and gold standard for upper limb surgery. He's one of the few London surgeon to offer that kind of treatment.
Recommended on 01/06/2018
Mr Nicholas Ferran is a diligent and knowledgeable surgeon offering expertise in his field.
Recommended on 01/06/2018
I recommend Mr Nicholas Ferran because since I have known locally he has been approachable by both phone and emails for urgent advise regarding patient management. He is also an excellent lecturer and teaches orthopedic topics in a readily understandable way for GPs. He also gives very good clinical opinion on referred patients. It is refreshing in the modern NHS that a young consultant is so readily accessible for seamless patient care.
Recommended on 01/06/2018
Mr Nicholas Ferran is an excellent surgeon and a very competent clinician. He is extremely caring for his patients and treats them with holistic approach. He leaves no stone unturned to genuinely help his patients and that is an amazing quality, which i appreciate the most. I wish him all the best for his bright career.
Recommended on 04/06/2018
He provides an excellent service to patients which include expertise in shoulder surgery- including when patients may remain awake for their operation. This allows quicker recovery from surgery and minimise risks for the patient using this approach. Mr Ferran is very much a patient advocate and a surgeon I would trust fully with my own care if needed.
Recommended on 13/06/2018
He is very skilled and respected in his field, offers excellent patient care, and provides highly effective outcomes. I have worked directly with him and wouldn’t hesitate to refer any of my patients for his input.
Recommended on 11/10/2018
He is very approachable and communicates well. He provides thorough information on his assessments and any procedures completed including any specific guidelines on management. He believes in an early mobilisation approach, which promotes better recovery for patients and is conducive to superior physiotherapy outcomes. Feedback from patients is always excellent.
Recommended on 15/10/2018
I have shared a few patients with Nick and the feedback from the patients is excellent regarding his advice, communication and bed side manner. His approach is in accordance with patient needs and the evidence base. Therefore, his expert opinion is one I would trust with all of my upper limb patients.
Recommended on 23/10/2018
Mr Nick Ferran provides an excellent service for his patients, consistently demonstrates a patient centred approach which is sincere, caring and empathetic. His management is individualised to his patients based on their needs. He has a great ability to communicate his assessments and treatments to his patients. He has a holistic approach and his management is based on evidenced based practice. Always approachable for advice and management for his patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
Recommended on 29/10/2018
Mr Ferran provides an excellent level of care and skill to his patients. He is a skilled communicator that shares his knowledge appropriately. Each patient case I have shared with him is managed in accordance to their individual needs. I like that he supports conservative management where possible and truly views patients as a whole person. He is great with communication via email and responds quickly when there has been a need for further clarity or information.
Recommended on 02/11/2018
Mr Nick Ferran performs awake surgery which allays fears regarding general anaesthesia. He explains to the patient what he is doing whilst the procedure is going on so that the patient is aware and not frightened.
Recommended on 05/11/2018
He is an honest and trustworthy clinician whose prime focus is patients' care. He makes sound decisions and always happy to help.
Who has Mr Nick Ferran recommended?
Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya, General (internal) medicine, Geriatrics
Recommended on 12/06/2018
I would recommend Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya.
Dr Catherine Spencer-Smith, Sport & exercise medicine
Recommended on 25/05/2018
Cath is dynamic, full of energy and very committed to her job and specialty. She has an interest in treating runners and I would recommend her.
Mr Matthew Bartlett, Orthopaedic surgery
Recommended on 25/05/2018
Matthew is a trusted colleague who I would happily recommend to my patients with hip and knee problems.
Dr Rony Isaias Berrebi, Anaesthetics
Recommended on 12/06/2018
My reason for recommending Dr Rony Berrebi is that he's an anaesthetist with an interest in regional anaesthesia and is highly skilled in delivering regional anaesthesia for upper limb surgery. He and I worked closely together both privately and the NHS in providing our wake surgery service.
Dr Aynkaran Dharmarajah, Anaesthetics, Pain medicine
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Dr Aynkaran Dharmarajah is skilled in regional anaesthesia and he and I deliver an awake surgery service and work together in both private and NHS.
Mr Aamer Ullah, Orthopaedic surgery
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Mr Aamer Ullah was one of my trainers and he's an excellent hand surgeon.
Mr Ian Holloway, Orthopaedic surgery
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Mr Ian Holloway is a colleague and quite a skilled hip surgeon with good bedside manner. He looks after the patients well.
Mr Garth Allardice, Orthopaedic surgery
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Mr Garth Allardice has got extensive experience in foot and ankle surgery and is a fellow colleague. I would happily recommend patients to him.
Dr Michael Shaun Burdon, Sport & exercise medicine
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Dr Mike Burdon has got great knowledge and experience. We collaborate well together. He has a good manner with patients.
Stephen Richard Humble, Anaesthetics
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Dr Stephen Humble has got good experience in managing upper limb pain.
Dr Ajay Sahu, Radiology
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Dr Ajay Sahu is a great musculoskeletal radiologist with good experience. He collaborates well and gives excellent reports for patients.
Dr Nora Ng, Rheumatology
Recommended on 12/06/2018
Dr Nora Ng has got a great bedside manner and collaborates well with other specialists, including surgeons, to help investigate and treat patients for rheumatological conditions. She is very knowledgeable.
Mr Hani Basil Abdul-Jabar, Orthopaedic surgery
Recommended on 05/11/2018
Hani is a colleague at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust who specialises in hip and knee replacements, knee arthroscopy, and trauma. He is a trusted colleague with a great bed side manner and an interest in teaching.
