Personal Profile
Mr Tom Lawrence is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS trust. He specialises in the diagnosis, management and surgical treatment of shoulder and elbow problems.
He trained in Bristol and carried out his orthopaedic training in Nottingham. He completed US medical licence examinations enabling him to undergo a year of extensive fellowship training in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in the USA.
He undertook a second shoulder and elbow fellowship in Sheffield before commencing his consultant post.
Mr Lawrence has extensive experience in state-of-the-art minimally-invasive arthroscopic techniques used to accelerate the recovery process for challenging conditions in the shoulder and elbow such as rotator cuff tears, stiffness and sports injuries.
He also manages arthritic and post-traumatic conditions requiring joint replacement (arthroplasty) in the shoulder and elbow.
He has published and presented widely in Orthopaedics and Trauma, and remains active in research and teaching related to shoulder and elbow disorders. Mr Lawrence strives to provide first rate care with an open, honest and personal manner. He makes a special effort to
ensure that patients have a good understanding of their condition, treatment options and likely outcome.
Clinical Interests
Investigation and treatment of painful conditions and injuries of the shoulder and elbow
Sports injuries with a particular interest in reconstructive surgery for shoulder and elbow instability
Latest keyhole surgical techniques for the treatment of rotator cuff tears, impingement, frozen shoulder, acromioclavicular joint pain and labral tears of the shoulder
Latest techniques (including keyhole) for the treatment of elbow tendinopathies, stiffness and arthritis
Joint replacement surgery (total shoulder, reverse shoulder and total elbow) for painful arthritic conditions
