He has been a specialist shoulder surgeon since 2006, and prides himself on providing the latest treatments and techniques to both his patients and his colleagues nationally and internationally, especially around Manchester. He frequently sees patients from Cheshire, Stockport and Greater Manchester, but also from further afield. People travel from across the North West to benefit from his expertise.

Having left the NHS where he had roles of Clinical Director, Lead Shoulder Surgeon, and Fellowship Programme Lead, Mr Ravenscroft now works in private practice full time. He sees both self-pay and insured patients. If you are paying for yourself, in most cases you will not need a referral.

If you are having shoulder problems or have suffered an injury, you can book online to arrange an initial consultation with Mr Ravenscroft directly.

Clinical experience

Mr Ravenscroft qualified from St. George's Hospital Medical School in 1995, gaining most of his surgical training in the South West Thames region, during which time he had the great fortune to work for Paul Calvert, one of the founding pioneers of shoulder surgery in the UK. It was Paul who inspired his career in shoulder surgery.

He went on to develop his expertise in shoulder surgery through roles such as a UK upper limb fellowship posts at Wrightington Upper Limb Unit and the Reading Shoulder Unit under the supervision of Mr Steve Copeland. He was then awarded The British Elbow and Shoulder Society North American Fellowship. In North America, he spent time in the Mayo clinic (Rochester, Minnesota), The University of Washington in Seattle, and Boston, mainly concentrating on upper limb sports injuries.

Mr Ravenscroft is actively involved in teaching and research. He is a regular faculty member on both national and international shoulder arthroscopy and joint replacement courses.

He was the first UK surgeon to perform the Arthroscopic Latarjet procedure for recurrent shoulder instability. He also pioneered the use of the internal brace following arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction. This procedure is used for patients with an irreparable rotator cuff tear and involves the use of a tendon replacement graft. He has devised and tested a novel new technique for patients with irreparable shoulder tendon tears using a graft attached to the undersurface of the shoulder blade to prevent painful rubbing of the humeral head. This technique is all arthroscopic, day case and minimally invasive, and known as bursal acromial reconstruction.

Mr Ravenscroft developed the newest technology used in treating for damaged tendons for Arthrex, which involves placing a patch to reinforce the repaired tendon. He is one of Arthrex’s Global Key Opinion Leaders.

He also designed and developed a technique and implant used for repairing dislocated Acromio-clavicular joints (ACJ) in the shoulder, the Infinitylock, viewable on YouTube.

He founded the fellowship programme at Stepping Hill Hospital in 2009 to train surgeons in specialist shoulder surgery, many of whom are now practicing consultants in the Manchester Region.

Mr Ravenscroft has a keen interest in product design for sports medical equipment, with multiple patents for product design and technique which are currently being used in theatres at The Alexandra Hospital and globally. The modern techniques that Mr Ravenscroft has been involved with, have been supported by his publications which have been subject to peer review and are available to view.

His areas of specialist interests are arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, primary and shoulder replacement, and sports injuries to the upper limb. He sees a lot of equestrians related injuries due to his personal interest in both horses and their riders. As a keen golfer Mr Ravenscroft treats a lot of golfers and understands the necessary rehab to get players back on the course.

Why choose Mr Matthew Ravenscroft?

Mr Ravenscroft regularly attends and contributes to multi-disciplinary team meetings regarding complex shoulder cases. This helps consultants provide the best level of care for the patient as they are receiving a multi-level discussion to provide the best treatment plan.

Outside of his practice, he enjoys playing competitive golf with a handicap of 5. At home, there is a full house of animals with 4 event horses, Fred, Harry, Monty, and Lazarus, and his 2 dogs Figgy and Lola.

Shoulder surgery

• Rotator cuff tears
• Arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs
• Superior capsule reconstruction
• Arthroscopic shoulder instability
• Arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation
• Arthroscopic Bankhart repair
• Arthroscopic Latarjet
• Arthroscopic shoulder bone block surgery
• Frozen shoulder surgery
• Biceps tendon repairs
• Shoulder arthritis surgery
• Shoulder replacement
• Reverse shoulder replacement
• Revision shoulder replacement
• Stemless shoulder replacement
• Shoulder tendon tears
• Shoulder tendon repairs

Common sports injuries

• Shoulder dislocations
• Shoulder ACJ injuries
• Shoulder ACJ reconstruction
• Clavicle fractures

• GMC
• Royal College of Surgeon of England
• British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
• North West Upper Limb Group