Giuseppe Sforza is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow, hand, and wrist surgery. He trained in Italy and completed a fellowship at the Reading Shoulder Unit before holding consultant roles in both Italy and the UK. He continues to attend annual fellowships at the Mayo Clinic to refine his expertise. He is also a published author and lecturer in upper limb arthroscopy, arthroplasty, and rehabilitation.

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Fortius Clinic
• Director, Reading Shoulder Unit, Reading
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Spire Dunedin Hospital, Reading

• Medical Degree University of Bari, Italy 1986
• Specialization in Trauma and Orthopaedic University of Bari, Italy 1998

• General Medical Council (GMC number): 4620006
• Ordinary member of the British Shoulder and Elbow Society
• Ordinary member European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
• Ordinary Member of the Italian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
• Ordinary Member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Ordinary member of the Italian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Ordinary Member of the British Medical Association

• Panagopoulos G, Picca G, Adamczyk A, Leonidou A, Consigliere P, Sforza G, Atoun E, Rath E, Levy O. The "purse string" technique for anterior glenohumeral instability: long-term results 7-13-year follow-up. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Aug;33(6):2317-2323.

• Virani S, Leonidou A, Panagopoulos G, Holmes N, Sforza G, Relwani J, Levy O. Management of glenoid bone loss with impaction and structural bone grafting in reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Musculoskelet Surg. 2023 Jun;107(2):239-252.

• Consigliere P, Witney-Lagen C, Natera L, Sforza G, Bruguera J, Abraham R, Atoun E, Levy O. Outcome of a metaphyseal reverse total shoulder replacement in rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Sep;106(3):257-268.

• Vall M, Natera L, Witney-Lagen C, Imam MA, Narvani AA, Sforza G, Levy O, Relwani J, Consigliere P. Reverse shoulder replacement versus hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fracture in elderly patients: a systematic review. Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Dec;106(4):357-367. doi: 10.1007/s12306-022-00761-y. Epub 2022 Aug 16. Erratum in: Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Dec;106(4):369.

• Panagopoulos GN, Pugliese M, Leonidou A, Butt F, Jaibaji M, Megaloikonomos PD, Consigliere P, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O. Acute versus delayed reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: a consecutive cohort study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Feb;31(2):276-285.

• Leonidou A, Virani S, Panagopoulos G, Sforza G, Atoun E, Consigliere P, Levy O. Minimally invasive fixation with modified palm tree technique for proximal humerus fractures: Outcomes in a series of 132 patients. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021 Jan 29;17:11-17.

• Ferrando A, Natera L, Buch B, Consigliere P, Bruguera J, Sforza G, Atoun E, Levy O. Software simulations of changing offsets and thus soft tissue tension when revising anatomic to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in convertible platform systems. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2021 May;31(4):611-619.

• Lee J, Consigliere P, Fawzy E, Mariani L, Witney-Lagen C, Natera L, Buch B, Atoun E, Sforza G, Amar E, Levy O. Accelerated rehabilitation following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Sep;30(9):e545-e557.

• Witney-Lagen C, Mazis G, Bruguera J, Atoun E, Sforza G, Levy O. Do elderly patients gain as much benefit from arthroscopic rotator cuff repair as their younger peers? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun;28(6):1056-1065. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.10.010. Epub 2019 Jan 28.