Surgeon Background
Alun Yewlett

Alun Yewlett

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Medbelle Partner Surgeon

Location

Grantham, Lincoln, London, Sleaford

Specialties

Shoulder and Elbow

GMC number

6104050

Titles

MBBS BSc (1st Class Hons), MSc, MRCS FRCS (Orth), MAcadMEd

Alun Yewlett is an award-winning consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow conditions and procedures. His accolades include the I Want Great Care Certificate of Excellence 2018 and 2019

About

Mr Alun Yewlett is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in shoulder and elbow surgery. He graduated with a first-class honours degree from Imperial College, London, in 2004. He has since completed his higher surgical training, studied and trained internationally, won awards for his research, and completed several prestigious fellowships. He has a particular interest in office-based arthroscopic diagnostic techniques and provides a one-stop shoulder clinic service. Patients describe him as caring, diligent, and professional.

Positions
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at 108 Harley Street Clinic
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at MSK House Clinic, Silk Willoughby
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Keep Clinic
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Lincoln Hospital
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at LIPS Healthcare Battersea
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at King Edward VII’s Hospital
  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Weymouth Street Hospital
Education
  • BSc (1st class Hons) Medical Sciences with Physiology. Imperial College School of Medicine June 2004: MB BS. Imperial College School of Medicine. June 2002
  • MRCS (The Royal College of Surgeons of England) March 2008
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor September 2011
  • MSc (Trauma Surgery). Swansea University. Outstanding Performance prize winner September 2013
  • FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) February 2013
  • Visiting Shoulder and Elbow Fellow, AZ Monica Antwerp, Belgium and Breda, Netherlands April 2014
  • Shoulder and Elbow Fellow, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust August 2015
  • MAcadMEd June 2015
  • Senior Shoulder and Elbow Fellow, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust December 2015
  • BESS Leadership Fellow, BOA Transitional Fellowship, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and EOC August 2016
  • Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership October 2016
Memberships
  • GMC number: 6104050
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • British Elbow and Shoulder Society
  • British Medical Association

Publications

  • An observational study evaluating the efficacy of micro fragmented adipose tissue Fan F, Grant R, Whitehead J, Yewlett A, Lee P Regen Med 2023 Feb; 18 (2) : 113-121
  • Three intrasubstance failures of a LARS ligament used for ligament reconstruction Ramsingh V, Yewlett A, Pullen H Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2018; 00:e1-e5
  • BESS/BOA Patient Care Pathways. ACJ Pain and Instability Yewlett A, Tennent D, Connor C, Kulkarni R (Accepted by Shoulder and Elbow 2017)
  • Waste not, Want not: A Case of a terrible triad injury of the elbow where a non-salvageable radial head was used as a source of bone graft for a contra lateral intra-articular distal radius fracture. Lewis S, Yewlett A Ortho & Rheum Open Access 2017 6(1): 555680
  • Should we resect Hoffa’s fat pad during total knee replacement? Sellars H, Yewlett A, Trickett R, Forster M, Ghandour A (Accepted by Journal of Knee Surgery Dec 2016)
  • What is the single most important technical aspect when fixing a proximal humeral fracture with a PHILOS plate? Yewlett AD, King AC, Brooks FM, Evans RO, Williams R MOJ Orthop Rheumatol 2016, 6(2): 213-7
  • Primum Non-Nocere. Yewlett A, Kitson J, Redfern A, Smith C Shoulder and Elbow January 2016; vol. 8, 1: pp. 37-40
  • A rapid method for splinting the lower limb using a patients’ trousers. Maclean A, Ferguson I, Peoples J, Yewlett A IJOCS 2014 Vol 8 Issue 4
  • Factors influencing K-wire migration in tension-band wiring of olecranon fractures. Saeed ZM, Trickett RW, Yewlett AD, Matthews TD JSES 2014 1-6
  • Does epinephrine wash reduce blood loss in primary total hip replacements? Yewlett A, Oakley J, Mason L, Karlakki S Wales Orthopaedic Journal 2014: 1(2): 7-9
  • Technique to retrieve a broken probe during shoulder arthroscopy: A Technical tip Yewlett A, Bhattacharjee A, Mehta H, Kulkarni R The Internet Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2014 Volume 22 Number 1
  • Acromioclavicular joint dislocation: Diagnosis and management Yewlett AD, Dearden P, Ferran N, Evans R, Kulkarni R Shoulder and Elbow. 2012 4 81-86.
  • A reliable way to clinically assess for compartment syndrome in the leg. Yewlett AD, Mohammed J, Lewis J, Pallister I The International Journal of Clinical Skills. 2011; 10-11
  • Basic Hand Surgery Sivathasan N, Yewlett A BMJ Careers 2010 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1810
  • A technique for removing rings from swollen fingers. Bosanquet D, Roberts G, Haydock L, Yewlett A International Journal of Clinical Skills 2010: 4(1): 15-16
  • What is the optimum method of applying a cervical spine collar? Roberts G, Yewlett AD, Ball S, Whatling G, Holt C. Journal of Biomechanics 2010 Vol 43, Supplement 1, 49
  • Tenosynovial osteochondromatosis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon Oakley J, Yewlett A, Makwana N Foot and ankle surgery 2010 16 (3) 148-150
  • The clinical cost of using Gypsona plaster Mason L, Yewlett AD, Oakley J, Wilson I The Internet Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009; Voume 2 Number 2
  • The Integrated research application system – a guide for junior doctors Yewlett A, Tufail S, Whitaker M, Manohar S, Stew B British Journal of Hospital Medicine (Lond) 2009 Sep, 70 (9): M140-1
  • A simple method to assess hip flexibility in the presence of a fixed flexion knee deformity Yewlett A, Roberts G, Weaver A, Brown J International Journal of Clinical Skills 2009 Vol 3 Issue 2 83-84
  • A technique for a solo operator to reduce ankle fracture-dislocations. Bhattacharjee A, Yewlett A, Kidd A, Kulkarni R. International Journal of Clinical Skills 2009 Vol 3. Issue 1: 45-46
  • Peroneal tendonitis due to a retained blackthorn Yewlett A, Oakley J, Makwana N, Patel H Foot and ankle surgery 2009 15 (4): 205-6
  • Wristwatch fracture – a new diagnosis? Yewlett A, Khan R, Clasper J JR Army Med Corps 2008 154(3): 172-173
  • Avulsion fracture of the medial malleolus following tibialis posterior tendon dislocation. Oakley J, Yewlett A, Makwana N Foot and ankle surgery 2011 17(2) 94-97
  • Trauma and injury classifications: a guide for FRCS (Tr & Orth), an e-book I authored the chapter on shoulder and co-authored the elbow chapter in this ebook for orthopaedic trainees preparing for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam
  • MSc (Trauma Surgery) Dissertation. What is the best evidence-based treatment for complex elbow dislocations in adults? Yewlett A

Areas of Expertise

  • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
  • Complex Upper Limb Trauma
  • Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Elbow Replacement
  • Other Shoulder Condition
  • Post-traumatic Capsular Release
  • Release of Stiff Elbow
  • Rotator Cuff Surgery
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Shoulder Replacement
  • Shoulder Stabilisation
  • Tennis Elbow Release
  • Trigger Finger Release
  • Ulnar Nerve Release Surgery
  • Ultrasound Clinic and “mi eye” (office-based diagnostic arthroscopic dynamic assessment)
  • Wide Awake Surgery

Accepted Insurances

Aetna Global Benefits
Alliance Health Group
Allianz Worldwide Care Limited
April Insurance
Aviva Healthcare
AXA Health
Bupa
Cigna
C S Healthcare
General & Medical
Healix Health Services
SimplyHealth
The Exeter
Vitality Health
WPA

Locations

108 Harley Street

108, Harley Street, W1G 7ET, London

King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes

5, Beaumont St, W1G6AA, London

Lincoln Hospital (The)

Nettleham Rd, LN2, Lincoln

London International Patient Services

1st Floor, Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8DD, London

MSK House Clinic, Silk Willoughby

MSK House, London Roa, NG34 8NY, Sleaford

The Keep Clinic

The Old Barracks, Sandon Road, NG31 9AS, Grantham

Weymouth Street Hospital

42-46, Weymouth St, W1G 6NW, London

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