Mr Matthew Kent

Mr Matthew Kent is a Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery. He qualified from the University of Liverpool in 1999 and after completing his junior doctor training in the Merseyside region, moved to Cambridge to complete his specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics. The last year of his formal training was in an advanced fellowship covering upper limb trauma and elbow surgery. Following this he chose to spend a further year as a shoulder and elbow fellow at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals to gain further specialist skills in this field at a unit recognized internationally for this type of work. He has also visited specialist centres in Europe and North America to bring further skills and new techniques back to Liverpool. He is now a Consultant in Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Here he is helping to expand research in the unit. He has recently retired from the role of clinical director having had a definitive role in the succesful merger of two large trauma and orthopaedic departments in the city. In addition he has been actively involved in postgraduate education helping to reinvigorate the North West Upper Limb Group, becoming president of the society until 2017. He has spoken on a variety of topics relevant to shoulder and elbow surgery at many national and international meetings as well as organizing educational meetings for the upper limb surgeons in the region and a national course held in Liverpool. Mr. Kent aims to deliver specialist care focused on the individuals needs and expectations. He maintains close relationships with members of the wider team to ensure excellent service and treatment throughout the entire treatment pathway.

Shoulder and Elbow replacement surgery Rotator cuff repair surgery Shoulder stabilisation surgery Elbow arthroscopy surgery Bone metastasis (upper limb)