I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in complex reconstructive shoulder and elbow surgery.
I am a Oxford graduate and completed my early surgical training in the Oxford region. I undertook higher specialist training in trauma and orthopaedics in the West Midlands deanery, gaining expert training in trauma and elective surgery in University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, followed by being selected for prestigious fellowships in upperlimb surgery in Exeter and Bristol.
Mr Harpal Uppal, offers a dedicated service to patients with hand and wrist conditions. He treats patients with fractures, wounds, damaged ligaments, arthritis and sports injuries.
Hand and Wrist Conditions:
Mr Harpal Uppal offers a quick diagnosis, intervention and management for shoulder and elbow conditions. He has access to state of the art imaging and technology to provide patients with the highest level of care.
Shoulder and Elbow conditions:
We hold regular weekly clinics at One Hatfield Hospital and Pinehill Hospital in Hitchin.
Appointments are available by contacting the surgeon’s secretary who can offer and arrange a consultation for you over the phone. We have access to the hospitals’ appointment systems so there is no need to wait in an automated queue for an appointment.
Whether or not you have private medical insurance you are ultimately responsible for any fees incurred for consultations, investigations and surgery.
Our fees are usually covered in full by insurers, apart from your policy excess. However, there are many different insurance policy products and some of them may not cover the entire fee. We advise you to check with your insurer before proceeding with any treatment.
Initial consultations usually last around 30 minutes, but may be more or less than this, as required to come to a treatment plan. During this time we will ask you about the details of your problem, your symptoms and the impact it is having on your life. Your surgeon will examine the affected joint and if required send you for an x-ray. The surgeon will then discuss with you the most likely cause of your problem and offer potential treatment options.
If appropriate a steroid injection may be given in clinic or arranged under image guidance in the radiology department. Sometimes other investigations such as ultrasound, MRI or CT are needed which will usually be arranged within a week.
I just wanted to say many thanks for fixing my wrist. I have now returned to work and have 100% used of it. Many thanks again.
Thank you so much for all you have done with my left hand. As a musician it is vital to get my dexterity back and this is indeed happening, praise God! The first time I blew three notes on my sax I cried with thanksgiving. Be encouraged to know that you are gifted and skilled. My hands/mind is restored not just physical well-being but emotional healing too.
Many thanks to Mr Uppal and his team.