Mr Muralidhar Bhat

Mr Bhat was born in 1965 and attended School and Pre- University College in Bangalore, India. He obtained A grades in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology before reading Medicine at KMC Mangalore (1982-88). He qualified for a Residency programme in Orthopaedics (1989-93) through a highly competitive National medical entrance examination. Here, he submitted his Research thesis to the Bombay University and completed his MS. Mr Bhat trained in Belfast and obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1996 in Dublin. He then specialised in Orthopaedic Surgery for the next five years as a Registrar and Senior Registrar on the Northern Ireland Training Scheme. He qualified as an Orthopaedic Surgeon (FRCS Orth) in 1999. He then progressed to subspecialist training in Hand Surgery from Nottingham and Shoulder Surgery from Portsmouth. He was appointed as a Consultant at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust in 2004. Since Mr Bhat’s appointment at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), he has built a highly reputable hand surgery department. He has trained numerous surgeons who have mostly become hand surgery consultants in the UK. He has also trained medical students, GPs, Radiographers, Osteopaths, Chiropractors and Physiotherapists on a regular basis. The department is well known nationally and internationally. As a result, other young hand surgeons, Anaesthetists, hand physiotherapists and occupational therapists are now keen to work with him and continue to develop. Mr Bhat is a renowned orthopaedic hand surgeon, with nearly three decades of specialised experience in orthopaedics and an overall 32 years in the medical field. He has, in collaboration with his early mentor, published several important papers, which have successfully helped shape hand surgery practice around the world. Practising in the UK as a consultant for over 20 years, he is a prominent medical tertiary expert in the field of wrist and hand surgery. Every patient under his care has found to his/her delight that Mr Bhat lives by a simple yet powerful maxim – “The best Surgeon is someone who knows when NOT to operate, WHEN to operate, and finally HOW to operate.” With 27 years of experience in hand surgery, Mr Bhat has the experience and expertise to correctly diagnose at the very first consultation. After carefully listening and taking a holistic view from the detailed history, he helps them choose the best treatment option necessary for each patient – the best treatment with the least risks. He will discuss all the available treatment options available with their risks, consequences of those risks and benefits, so the best choice is well informed. In his aesthetically appointed clinic, each patient is made to feel safe and comfortable, with Mr Bhat on hand, professional and reassuring, all questions answered. Each patient is personally assessed, detailed diagnosis made and the right line of treatment prescribed – for unparalleled results!

General Conditions Accidents – cuts, fractures, dislocations, burns Rheumatoid arthritis Repetitive strain injury, tendonitis Tumours – nerve, bone, muscle, skin Wrist pain, hand pain, elbow pain, shoulder pain Nerve Problems Carpal tunnel syndrome Ulnar nerve compression Tendon transfer after nerve injury Forearm reconstruction after stroke, brain injury Nerve tumours Arthritis Thumbs, fingers, wrists, elbows Small joint fusion Precision cortisone injection Wrist replacement Partial wrist fusion Wrist fusion Children’s Problems Congenital deformities Injuries Cerebral palsy Sports Medicine Overuse Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow, Pitcher’s elbow Fatigue fractures All sports related fractures, dislocations, sprains Other Conditions Wrist arthroscopy Trigger finger Dupuytren’s Contracture Stiff joints Wrist instability Infections Problems with musician’s hands Foot Problems Bunion correction Hammer toe correction Arthritis of big toe Morton’s Neuroma Flat feet Plantar fascitis