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About Mr Rui Zhou

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Mr Zhou is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon specialising in hand, wrist, and upper limb peripheral nerve surgery. His NHS practice is currently based at the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire in Northampton. 

He studied medicine at the University of St Andrews and the University of Manchester, graduating in 2010. He subsequently completed his Trauma and Orthopaedic training through the Cambridge Orthopaedic Rotation. 

Mr Zhou undertook a dedicated hand and wrist fellowship within the integrated Orthoplastic unit at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he gained extensive experience in both Plastic and Orthopaedic Hand Surgery. 

In addition to his clinical training, he holds a Master’s degree in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. Alongside his NHS and private practice, he also works as an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Cambridge. 

Clinical Availability – Three Shires Hospital

  • Alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays
  • 8:30am – 5:00pm

Clinical Interests

Mr Zhou offers expert assessment and treatment for a wide range of hand and wrist condition.
 
  • Peripheral nerve entrapment
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome
  • Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis of the hand and wrist
  • Ganglion cysts
  • Dupuytren’s disease
  • Tendon disorders 
 

Mr Professional Memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
  • AO Trauma
  • Registered with the Information Commissioners Office

Useful Links

http://www.doctify.com/specialist/rui-zhou

NHS and University Posts

  • Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, Northampton General Hospital
  •  Anatomy Demonstrator, University of Cambridge

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Languages spoken

English, Mandarin

GMC number

7074333
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, MB ChB, ChM, FRCS

Professional memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
  • AO Trauma
  • Registered with the Information Commissioners Office

Useful Links

http://www.doctify.com/specialist/rui-zhou

NHS and University Posts

  • Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, Northampton General Hospital
  •  Anatomy Demonstrator, University of Cambridge

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