Vasudev Shanbhag
Mr. Vasudev Shanbhag is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon with more than two decades of experience in the management and diagnosis of hand, wrist and peripheral nerve disorders.
His NHS practices are at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly all part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
His private clinics are at Nuffield Hereford Hospital in England and St Joseph’s Hospital, Newport. He has more than a decade of experience in the management and diagnosis of hand, wrist and peripheral nerve disorders.
He provides high quality care for patients from the Hereford, Brecon, Powys, Monmouthshire, Gwent and Cardiff areas. He is a Specialist trained in the diagnosis and management of hand and wrist disorders and peripheral nerve disorders. His background training is in Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery.
Qualifications
- MBBS : Bombay University (1994)
- MS Orthopaedics : Bombay University (1999)
- DNB Orthopaedics : National Board Delhi (1999)
- MRCS Ed : Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2003)
- FRCS Ed (Trauma and Orthopaedics) : Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2012)
- TIG Advanced Training Fellowship in Hand Surgery : Queens Medical Centre,Nottingham (2012)
Academic and Training Roles
- Mr Shanbhag is also a reviewer for the European Journal of Hand Surgery.
- He is a Tutor for the Hand Diploma Exam, affiliated with the British Society of Surgery of the Hand.
- He is also a keen Surgical Trainer and enjoys teaching and training Medical students, Core Surgical trainees and Higher Surgical trainees.
- He is a member of the Welsh Orthopaedic Training Committee.
Publications
- Lessons From the Pandemic for Hand Surgery in Wales
- Improving waiting times in the orthopaedic outpatient clinic
- Scaphoid fracture non-union: a systematic review of surgical treatment using bone graft
- Should a Lumbar MRI for back pain routinely include the sacro-iliac joint?
- A simple technique for intra-operative radiation protection in trauma and orthopaedic procedures
- Total hip replacement infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A case report with review of literature.
Journey
Mr. Shanbhag gained his primary medical qualifications at Bombay University, and came to the UK to undertake his basic and specialist training, with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He trained on the All Wales Training programme in Trauma and Orthopaedics and obtained the FRCS in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
During his training,he developed an interest in Hand Surgery and completed two Fellowships in Hand and Wrist Surgery including a prestigious Advanced Training Fellowship at the Queens Medical Centre Nottingham.
Once qualified, he was appointed Consultant at Nevill Hall Hospital in 2012.After practising as a General Orthopaedic Surgeon dealing with all aspects of Orthopaedics, he now exclusively treats Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve disorders in his NHS and Private practice. Mr. Shanbhag treats over a thousand patients annually across his NHS and private practices.
He enjoys family life in Monmouthshire with all the hill walks and treks that it offers. He is a recent convert to running and is passionate about it.
My Approach
I believe that each patient and their condition is unique and I will take the time to thoroughly assess your condition. The aim of any consultation is to help you to understand your diagnosis completely and it will include a thorough examination and if necessary appropriate investigations and tests.
I aim to inform you of all available treatment options including non-surgical management, sign posting to appropriate diagnostic investigations and hand therapy if indicated. I believe in a shared decision-making process with my patient to determine if any operative intervention is indicated after exploring all non-operative options.
– Mr. Vasudev Shanbhag, Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon