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Mr John McFarlane

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr John McFarlane

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

About Mr John McFarlane

Personal Profile

John McFarlane is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist and Elbow Specialist. He was appointed as a hand, wrist elbow and general trauma surgeon at Yeovil Hospital in 2019.

After qualifying with a graduate entry Medicine degree from St Georges Hospital in London in 2006 John’s post graduate orthopaedic training was on the prestigious Oswestry training programme. In 2018 he then completed a year of sub-specialty hand and wrist Fellowship training at the QE and Royal Orthopaedic Hospitals in Birmingham. During this time he was trained in all aspects of hand and wrist elective and trauma surgery including wrist arthroscopy, small joint replacements and treatment modalities for dupuytrens disease.

He has presented both nationally and internationally on hand surgery, in particular the use of Xiapex for which he has published in the European Journal of Hand Surgery.

Prior to his medical training he completed a degree in Biology and a Masters in Chemical Research.

John’s practice includes all aspects of hand, wrist and elbow surgery and he aims to develop a combined decision making process in order to provide patients with informed, successful outcomes.

Clinical Interests

  • Hand, wrist and elbow surgery

Professional Memberships

  • BSSH
  • RCS
  • BOA

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

6141423
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

BSc, MSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS

Professional memberships

  • BSSH
  • RCS
  • BOA

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