Mr G Shyamalan (Shyam)

Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgeon in
Solihull
Sutton Coldfield
Worcester &
Warwick

FRCS British Diploma Hand Surgery

GMC: 4634038

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Mr Gunaratnam Shyamalan is a leading consultant hand surgeon based in Birmingham, Solihull and Warwickshire. He is an expert in hand and wrist trauma including tendon, nerve and arterial repair, complex nerve procedures, children’s hand problems, arthritis problems, carpal tunnel syndrome and Dupuytren's disease. He also sub-specialises in complex upper-limb fractures in the shoulder and elbow, treating conditions such as tennis elbow and golfer's elbow. He is also one of very few orthapaedic hand surgeons that performs high volumes of arthroscopic scaphoid surgery in the United Kingdom.

He is currently working and training others at The United Hospitals Birmingham and is regarded as an expert opinion in hand, wrist, and elbow problems in the West Midlands, serving a population of over one million.

He undertook his hand and plastic surgery fellowship training at three world class units. The first being at the Ganga Hospital, India, with Raja Sabapathy, then at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, with Professor Tonkin and finally at The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, with Kate Owers and Rupert Eckersley.

Mr Shyamalan offers an individualised and multi-disciplinary service for the management of complex hand, wrist, and elbow conditions. He continuously works with hand therapists to offer both surgical and non-surgical treatments for his patients. He is Education Supervisor for Trauma and Orthopaedics and also The Medical Advisory Chairman for a Spire Group Hospital.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4634038

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant hand surgeon, Nuffield Health Warwick Hospital (present)
• Consultant hand surgeon, Spire Parkway Hospital (present)
• Consultant hand surgeon, Spire Little Aston Hospital (present)
• Consultant hand surgeon, Spire Southbank Hospital (present)

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Sub-specialties

• Dupuytren's disease
• Wrist, thumb and elbow keyhole surgery
• Scaphoid fractures
• Ganglion surgery
• Wrist and elbow surgery
• Tennis elbow
• Golfer's elbow
• Tendon repair
• Thumb arthritis
• Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) surgery
• Hand trauma
• Peripheral nerve injury and compression
• Xiapex (minimally invasive injection for Dupuytren's contracture)

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Teaching posts

• NHS Teaching role for junior doctors and Allied Health Professionals
• Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Education

• British hand diploma, Manchester University and Royal College of Surgeons (2010)
• FRCS, Trauma and Orthopaedics Joint British Colleges (2008)
• MRCS, Royal College Surgeons England (2002)
• MBBS, Royal Free Hospital (1999)
• Bsc, Orthopaedic Science, University College London (1998)

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Publications and conferences

• Use of stents in the palliative treatment of malignant gastric outlet and duodenal obstruction; Aviv RI, Shyamalan G, Khan FH, Watkinson AF, Tibbals J, Clinical Radiology 2002 Jul; 57(7): 587-92
• Radiological palliation of malignant colonic obstruction; Aviv RI, Shyamalan G, Watkinson AF, Tibbals J, Ogunbiyi G. Clinical Radiology 2002 May; 57(5): 347-351
• Placement of uncemented acetabular components in hip arthroplasty – preserving the medial osteophyte (a prospective study). Shyamalan G, Oppong N. J.Orthopaedics 2008; 5(2) e15
• Volar locking plates versus Kirschner wires for distal radial fractures – a cost analysis study. Shyamalan G, Theokli C, Pearse Y, Tennent D. Injury 2009 December; 40(12): 1279-1281
• Proximal Hamstring Rupture – Chronic complete hamstring injury. The double-window approach for bony avulsion; Shyamalan G, Bircher M. Injury 2010 August; 41(8): 823-826
• Indications and early to midterm results of ulna head replacement. Warwick D, Shyamalan G, Balabanidou E. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013 September; 95(6): 427-432
• A comparison of magnetic resonance arthrography and arthroscopic findings in the assessment of anterior shoulder dislocations. Jordan RW, Rahil N, Srinivas K, Shyamalan G. Skeletal Radiology. Accepted December 2014.
• Arthrodesis of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint Using a Chevron Osteotomy and Plate Fixation. Shyamalan G, Jordan RW, Jarvis A. Advances in Orthopedic Surgery, 2014.
• Simultaneous Closed Rupture of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Flexor Digitorum Profundus tendons in the middle finger: A Case Report. Jordan RW, Lotfi N, Srinivas K, Shyamalan G. Case reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 2014.
• Cast immobilisation versus wire fixation in the management of middle-aged and elderly patients with distal radius fractures. Jordan RW, Rahil N, Jadoon S, Shyamalan G. Journal of Hand Surgery Asia Pacific Volume. Accepted April 2015.
• Predicting redisplacement after manipulation of paediatric distal radius fractures: the importance of cast moulding. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. Jordan RW, Westacott D, Srinivas K, Shyamalan G. Accepted March 2015.
• The value of manipulation of displaced distal radius fractures in the emergency department. Jordan RW, Rahil N, Jahdoon S, Srinivas K, Shyamalan G. Accepted 2015 Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
• Assessment of the structures at riskduring wrist arthroscopy: a cadaveric study and systematic review. Shyamalan G, Jordan R, Kimani, Liverneaux P, Mathoulin C. JHS Br & European 2016; April.

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Professional membership

• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• British Society of Hand Surgery
• British Medical Association

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Languages spoken

English

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