Mr Vasudev Shanbhag

Mr Vasudev Shanbhag is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon whose NHS practice is at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny,Monmouthshire ,The Royal Gwent Hospita l in Newport and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach,Caerphilly all part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board . His private clinics are at Nuffield Hereford Hospital in England and St Joseph’s Hospital Newport. He has more than a decade of experience in the management and diagnosis of hand ,wrist and peripheral nerve disorders.  He provides high quality care for patients from the Hereford, Brecon, Powys,Monmouthshire,Gwent  and Cardiff areas.  He is a Specialist trained in the diagnosis and management of hand and wrist disorders and peripheral nerve disorders.  His background training is Orthopaedic and Trauma surgery. Mr Shanbhag gained his primary medical qualifications at Bombay University, and came to the UK to undertake his basic and specialist training, with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He trained on the All Wales Training programme in Trauma and Orthopaedics and obtained the FRCS in Trauma and Orthopaedics. During his training,he developed an interest in Hand Surgery and completed two Fellowships in Hand and Wrist Surgery including a prestigious Advanced Training Fellowship at the Queens Medical Centre Nottingham. Once qualified, he was appointed Consultant at the Nevill Hall Hospital in 2012.After practicing as a General Orthopaedic Surgeon dealing with all aspects of Orthopaedics, his now exclusively treats Hand ,Wrist and Peripheral Nerve disorders in his NHS and Private practice.Mr Shanbhag treats over a thousand patients annually across his NHS and private practices. Mr Shanbhag is also a reviewer for the European Journal of Hand Surgery.He is a Tutor for the British Society of Surgery of the Hand-Hand Diploma Exam.He is also a keen Surgical Trainer and enjoys teaching and training Medical students,Core Surgical trainees and Higher Surgical trainees,He is member of the Welsh Orthopaedic Training Committee. He is recent convert to running and is passionate about the same.He enjoys family life in Monmoutshire with all the hill walks and treks that it offers. Services  Mr Shanbhag believes that each patient and their condition is unique and will take the time to  thoroughly assess your condition.The aim of any consultation  is to help you to understand your diagnosis completely and will include a thorough examination and if necessary appropriate investigations and tests.He aims to inform you of all available treatment options including non surgical management,sign posting to appropriate Hand Therapists if indicated and a shared decision making process to determine if any operative intervention is indicated after exploring all non-operative options..

All aspects of Hand and Wrist surgery. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,Thumb Base Arthritis,Dupuytren’s Contracture,Hand/ Finger Swellings/Tumours,Trigger Finger,Fractures of Wrist and Forearm and Fractures of Metacarpals and Fingers.Wrist Arthroscopy,Tennis elbow.