Brian Cohen: Consultant Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Surgeon, London

Mr Brian Cohen is a renowned and highly qualified Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Surgeon at the London Orthopaedic Clinic. This Harley Street based consultant orthopaedic specialist provides state of the art treatment and minimally invasive surgery for upper limb conditions such as: frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears, carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren’s disease, ganglion cysts, trigger finger, arthritis and tennis elbow.

Mr Brian Cohen, MD FRCS (Tr&Orth), is a Harley Street Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand as well as arthroscopic techniques and trauma of the upper limb whilst also treating general trauma.

A consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Harley Street

After qualifying from The Royal London Hospital in 1982, Brian trained in surgery in London and then in Cambridge. He completed his MD on the remodelling of bone in response to prosthetic implants and then spent a year on a sports medicine fellowship at a specialist orthopaedic sports clinic in Australia, learning advanced arthroscopic techniques.

Mr Cohen was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at University College NHS Trust (UCLH) and Honorary Senior Lecturer at The University of London in 1996. In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious European Travelling Fellowship for the European Shoulder and Elbow Society. He was Clinical Director of Musculoskeletal Services at UCLH between 2000 and 2002. In 2004 he left the NHS and now works solely in private practice.

Elbow, shoulder, wrist and hand treatment at the London Orthopaedic Clinic

Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder specialist Brian Cohen is one of a team of expert consultant orthopaedic surgeons at the London Orthopaedic Clinic in Harley Street using the latest non surgical and minimally invasive techniques.

Brian specialises in arthroscopic procedures and he is the surgical lead for the clinic's hand and wrist service as well as their elbow and shoulder department. 

The London Orthopaedic Clinic is at the forefront of musculoskeletal care and is committed to offering patients the very best in orthopaedic care. They will guide you through from diagnosis, to treatment and then rehabilitation.

Elbow and shoulder treatment

• Acromioclavicular joint injuries 
  
• Arthritis of the shoulder 
  
• Frozen shoulder 
  
• Rotator cuff tears 
  
• Shoulder dislocations 
  
• Subacromial impingement  
  
• Arthrosopic subacromial decompression 
  
• Shoulder arthroscopy 
  
• Tennis elbow
  

Wrist and hand conditions

• Arthritis of the base of the thumb 
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome 
  
• DeQuervain’s tenovitis 
  
• Dupuytren’s disease 
  
• Ganglion cysts 
  
• Mallet finger 
  
• Scaphoid fractures 
  
• Tendon and nerve injuries 
  
• Trigger finger 
  

Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder treatment at the London Orthopaedic Clinic in Harley Street

When you arrive at 79 Wimpole Street reception staff will greet you and provide you with registration forms, which you are required to check and complete. 

You may have referred yourself or have been referred by your GP/Physiotherapist. The consultant will discuss your relevant problem and enquire about your medical history. A thorough examination will then follow.

If an operation is needed they will help arrange this for you. Surgery will require admission to one of the various hospitals in and around London where their consultant orthopaedic surgeons have admitting privileges. 

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