Shahid Punwar is a leading London consultant orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in hip and knee arthroplasty, sports knee injuries, and ACL/meniscal surgery. A graduate of Imperial College London, he completed specialist training in Bristol and a fellowship in Perth, Australia. He is a GMC-recognised educational trainer, Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, and actively publishes and teaches in orthopaedic surgery. Patients value his focus on rapid recovery and personalised care.

• Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon & Clinical Director, University Hospital Lewisham
• Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon GSTT NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's and St Thomas'​ NHS Foundation Trust
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, LIPS Healthcare
• Consultant Knee Surgeon, BMI The Sloane Hospital

• MBBS Imperial College School of Medicine 2001
• PgCert University of Bristol 2013
• FRCS(Tr&Orth) Royal College of Surgeons (England) 2012
• MRCS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

• General Medical Council (GMC number): 6028397
• British Orthopaedic Association
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
• Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of the British Association of Knee Surgery

• Bone bruises: definition, classification and significance. Punwar S, Hall-Craggs M, Haddad FS. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Mar;68(3):148-51. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.3.22852. PMID: 17419469 Review.

• The KNEE study: A prospective multicentre observational study of 459 fractures around the knee in older patients. Rodham P, Brock T, Bretherton C, Wilson F, Walker R, Kottam L, Trompeter A, Eardley W; KNEE Study Collaborators. Injury. 2025 Jul;56(7):112362. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112362. Epub 2025 Apr 27. PMID: 40318433

• Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Revision Knee Arthroplasty. Punwar SA, Fick DP, Khan RJK. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Mar;32(3):903-907. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.08.029. Epub 2016 Sep 3. PMID: 27692784

• Navigating ACL Injuries Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis. Pattnaik S, Algharibeh M, Zarifian A, Sidhu GAS, Chahal J, Punwar S. Cureus. 2023 Oct 28;15(10):e47857. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47857. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID: 38022222 Free PMC article.

• High tibial osteotomy: back to the future. Punwar S, Haddad FS. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Jan;68(1):36-41. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.1.22654. PMID: 17260717 Review. No abstract available.

• Supracondylar elbow fracture management (Supra Man) : a national trainee collaborative evaluation of practice. Barrie A, Kent B; Supra Man Collaborative. Bone Joint J. 2023 Jan;105-B(1):82-87. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B1.BJJ-2022-1074.R1. PMID: 36587251

• Patellofemoral arthroplasty: a systematic review of the literature. Tarassoli P, Punwar S, Khan W, Johnstone D. Open Orthop J. 2012;6:340-7. doi: 10.2174/1874325001206010340. Epub 2012 Jul 27. PMID: 22927894 Free PMC article.

• Improving Completion Rates of Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) in a London Teaching Hospital: A Quality Improvement Study. Pattnaik S, Zarifian A, Sidhu GAS, Punwar S. Cureus. 2023 Nov 26;15(11):e49434. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49434. eCollection 2023 Nov. PMID: 38149128 Free PMC article.

• The Fragility Fracture Postoperative Mobilisation multicentre audit : the reality of weightbearing practices following operations for lower limb fragility fractures. Richardson C, Bretherton CP, Raza M, Zargaran A, Eardley WGP, Trompeter AJ; FFPOM Collaborators. Bone Joint J. 2022 Aug;104-B(8):972-979. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.104B8.BJJ-2022-0074.R1. PMID: 35909372

• The use of computer navigation in hip arthroplasty: literature review and evidence today. Punwar S, Khan WS, Longo UG. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2011 Sep-Oct;13(5):431-8. doi: 10.5604/15093492.967213. PMID: 22147432 Review.

• Role of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the formalin test of persistent pain in the rat. Beaulieu1 P, Bisogno1 T, Punwar S, Farquhar-Smith WP, Ambrosino G, Di Marzo V, Rice AS. Eur J Pharmacol. 2000 May 19;396(2-3):85-92. doi: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00226-0. PMID: 10822060

• Component alignment and clinical outcome following total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial comparing an intramedullary alignment system with patient-specific instrumentation. Huijbregts HJ, Khan RJ, Fick DP, Hall MJ, Punwar SA, Sorensen E, Reid MJ, Vedove SD, Haebich S. Bone Joint J. 2016 Aug;98-B(8):1043-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.98B8.37240. PMID: 27482015 Clinical Trial.

• Aircast walking boot and below-knee walking cast for avulsion fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal: a comparative cohort study. Shahid MK, Punwar S, Boulind C, Bannister G. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Jan;34(1):75-9. doi: 10.1177/1071100712460197. PMID: 23386764

• An anatomical tenodesis method for calcaneocuboid joint stabilisation. Punwar S, Madhav R. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 May;90(4):346-7. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2008.90.4.346b. PMID: 18521984 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

• BASK presentations: progress to journal publication. Mihok P, Worley S, Hassaballa M, Punwar S, Porteous A, Murray J. Orthopedics. 2013 Oct 1;36(10):e1269-71. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20130920-18. PMID: 24093702

• Mesenchymal stem cells and articular cartilage repair: clinical studies and future direction. Punwar S, Khan WS. Open Orthop J. 2011;5 Suppl 2:296-301. doi: 10.2174/1874325001105010296. Epub 2011 Jul 28. PMID: 21886696 Free PMC article.

• Pre-operative departmental ultrasound of the rotator cuff: sensitivity and specificity in a regional specialist orthopaedic centre. Punwar S, Blewitt N. Shoulder Elbow. 2014 Apr;6(2):72-4. doi: 10.1177/1758573213514498. Epub 2014 Feb 6. PMID: 27582917 Free PMC article.

• Dislocation of the calcaneocuboid joint presenting as lateral instability of the ankle. Punwar S, Madhav R. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Sep;89(9):1247-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.18999. PMID: 17905967