Matthew Sala
Matthew Sala is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand conditions and procedures. He has performed over 10,000 surgical interventions and provides management of complex tertiary referrals from colleagues both locally and internationally.
Medbelle position | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | |
Titles | MB ChB. FRCS FRCS (Orth) | |
Specialisation | Shoulder, Elbow, Hand, and Wrist | |
Experience | 31 years |
Summary
Mr Matthew Sala is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in all shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand conditions, fractures, sports and soft tissue injuries. Matthew has extensive experience in shoulder arthroscopic surgery, performing over 90% of procedures in this way, including Acromioclavicular ligament reconstruction; he is the earliest UK adopter of and has extensive experience with collagen scaffold augmentation implants for complex rotator cuff repair and inflatable spacer implants in rotator cuff deficiency, for which he is part of a national collaborative study. He is actively engaged in the Exactec Shoulder Replacement Steering Group, using intra-operative navigation techniques; also providing advanced surgeon training. Matthew is dedicated to education within medicine and holds an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College School at Medicine since 2001. He was also selected as an orthopaedic surgeon for the London 2012 Olympics. Patients describe him as empathetic, thorough and approachable.
Positions
- Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon Upper Limb Clinical Lead Northwick Park & Central Middlesex Hospitals London North West Healthcare University NHS Trust
- Appointed Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College School of Medicine
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon HCA Princess Grace
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Clementine Churchill Hospital
Education
- Upper Limb Fellowship St Michael's Hospital Toronto. Toronto University, 1999
- FRCS Glas RCPSG, 1990
- MB.ChB Liverpool University Medical School, 1983
- FRCS (Orth) RCS Ed, 1977
Awards and achievements
- CEA local (Clinical Excellence Award) NHS
Professional memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC number): 2773256
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- British Elbow & Shoulder Society (BESS)
- Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- London Consultants Association (LCA)
- Independent Doctors Federation (IDF)
- Federation of Independent Practitioners Organization (FIPO)
Specialist surgical interests
- Sports injuries
- Shoulder surgery
- Knee surgery
- Joint replacements
- Joint re-surfacing
- Elbow Surgery
- Wrist Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Shoulder Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Wrist Pain
- Shoulder Injury
- Elbow Injury
- Hand Injury
- Wrist Injury
- Shoulder Instability and Dislocation
- Rotator Cuff tear
- Tennis Elbow
- Golfers Elbow
- Stiff Elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Dupuyrtrens Contraction
- Trigger Finger
- Tendonitis
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Replacement surgery
- Thumb Arthritis
- Knee Sports Injuries
Locations
HCA Princess Grace
42-52 Nottingham Pl
London
W1U 5NY
HCA Chiswick
Bond House
347-353 Chiswick High Rd
Chiswick
London
W4 4HS
HCA Devonshire Street
16 Devonshire St
London
W1G 7AF
HCA ISEH Tottenham Court Road
170 Tottenham Ct Rd
London
W1T 7HA
Circle Clementine Churchill Hospital
Sudbury Hill
Harrow
HA1 3RX
