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Mr Howard Cottam

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBBS, BSc, FRCS, MSc

Practises at:  The Blackheath Hospital

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Personal Profile

Mr Howard Cottam is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Upper Limb Surgery.

He studied medicine at King's College London, before completing both his Basic Surgical and Trauma & Orthopaedic training rotations in the South-East of England.

He undertook Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship training at the busy Avon Orthopaedic Centre in Bristol before returning to King's College Hospital for further Fellowship training in Hand & Wrist surgery.

Clinical Interests

  • Shoulder Surgery
    • Shoulder Arthroscopy
    • Subacromial Decompression for Impingement
    • Rotator Cuff Repair
    • Shoulder Stabilisation following Dislocation
    • Release for Frozen Shoulder
    • Acromioclavicular Surgery
    • Shoulder Arthritis
    • Shoulder Replacement for Arthritis
  • Elbow Surgery
    • Tennis and Golfer's Elbow Release
    • Elbow Arthroscopy
    • Cubital Tunnel (Ulnar Nerve) Release
  • Wrist surgery
    • Wrist Arthroscopy
    • Ganglion Surgery
    • Surgery for Wrist Ligament Injuries
    • Surgery for Inflammation of the Wrist Tendons
    • Wrist Fracture Surgery
  • Hand surgery
    • Joint injections
    • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
    • Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery
    • Trigger Finger Release
    • Trigger Thumb Release
    • Thumb Arthritis
    • Hand Arthritis

Professional Memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • British Elbow and Shoulder Society
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand
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