Professional experience
• More than 15 years of experience• Consultant hand and upper limb surgeon, BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital (present)
• Consultant hand and upper limb surgeon, London Northwest Hospitals NHS Trust (2020 - present)
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Sub-specialties
• Arthritis of the hand and wrist• Biceps tendon tear
• Burns and scars• Carpal tunnel syndrome treatment• Congenital anomalies• Cubital tunnel syndrome treatment• De Quervain's tenosynovitis• Elbow trauma• Finger arthritis treatment• Finger joint osteoarthritis• Fractures• Ganglion• Ganglion removal surgery• Hand and wrist ligament reconstruction• Hand and wrist splinting• Musician's hand treatment• Nerve-related conditions• Osteoarthritis base thumb (CMC joint osteoarthritis)• Overuse syndromes• Peripheral neuropathies• Soft tissue injuries• Sport and industrial hand injury treatment• Stabilisation of unstable elbows• Trigger finger treatment• Ulnar nerve release surgery• Wrist arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)• Wrist joint osteoarthritis
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Positions in public associations
• Reviewer, The Bone and Joint Journal (present)
Teaching posts
• Faculty member, FRCS course on hand and wrist revision, Orthopaedic Research UK (March 2021)• Faculty member, FRCS course on hand and wrist Viva, Orthopaedic Research UK (October 2020)
• Instructor potential: ATLS course, Train the trainers course, ISC Medical (2019)• Mr Raja designed and led the regional annual academic meetings of the Royal London Orthopaedics and Trauma Society from 2015 to 2018. • Undergraduate suturing skills workshop, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (March 2017)• Undergraduate tendon repair workshop, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (November 2016)
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Education
• MBBS, Bachelor of medicine, Bachelor of surgery, St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry (2008)• MRCS, Membership, Royal College of Surgeons (2011)
• Clinical research fellowship, Orthopaedics, University College London Hospital and Princess Grace Hospital (2012 - 2013)• MSc, Master's, Sports medicine, exercise and health, University College London (2018)• FRCS, Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons, Trauma and orthopaedics (2018)• Fellowship, Shoulder to hand surgery, Australian Orthopaedic Association, Brisbane Hand and Upper Limb Research Institute (2019 - 2020)
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Publications and conferences
• You can read some of Mr Raja's academic work on ResearchGate. • Raja S, Williams D, Wolfe SW, Couzens G, Ross M. New Concepts in Carpal Instability. In: Geissler WB, editor.Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy with Selected Open Procedures: A Practical Surgical Guide to Techniques. Cham: Springer International Publishing; p. 173–85 (2022)
• Williams D, Raja S, Ross M, Couzens G, Wolfe SW. The RADICL Procedure: Repair/Augmentation of Dorsal Intercarpal Ligament. In: Geissler WB, editor. Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy with Selected Open Procedures: A Practical Surgical Guide to Techniques. Cham: Springer International Publishing; (2022)• Raja S, Di Mascio L. ‘Reduction of locked posterior glenohumeral dislocation using the posterior arthroscopic portal.’ The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 102(3), pp. 236–237, March (2020)• Raja S, Carlos AJ. ‘Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Current Controversies.’ Orthopaedic and Trauma. DOI: 10.1016/mporth.2015.08.001 September (2015)• Ibrahim MS, Raja S, Khan MA, Haddad FS. ‘A multidisciplinary team approach to two-stage revision for the infected hip replacement: a minimum five-year follow-up study.’ Bone & Joint Journal; 96-B-10:1312-8. (2014)• Ibrahim MS, Raja S, Haddad FS. ‘Acetabular Impaction Bone Grafting in Total Hip Replacement.’ Bone Joint J vol. 95-B no.11 Supple A 98-102 DOI: 10.1302/0301-320X.95B11.32834 November (2013)• Haddad FS, Raja S. ‘Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries.’ In: Traumatic Injuries of the Knee: Springer-Verlag Italia. DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-5298-7_8 May (2013)
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Prizes and awards
• Best poster prize, Arthroscopic stabilisation of atraumatic shoulder instability: Minimum two-year outcomes, Raja S, Jassim S, Butt D, Rudge W, Falworth M, Higgs D, Majed A, Royal London Hospital Orthopaedics and Trauma Society Academic meeting (2019)
Professional membership
• Member, British Shoulder and Elbow Society• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Patient reviews
B G. Verified Patient
14/10/2024
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Patients comments
Very professional and reassuring.
H D. Verified Patient
09/06/2023
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I would highly recommend Mr Raja, I found him to be very thorough in examining an injury to my forearm. When he could find nothing that required surgery he suggested that the injury was repairing its self and to change my exercise regime to allow to heal
S R. Verified Patient
09/06/2023
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Completely filled expectations