CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC AND HAND SURGEON

Mr. Robert Savage was appointed Consultant to the Royal Gwent Hospital in 1990. His practice has become progressively dedicated to Hand Surgery, which is a sub-specialty of Orthopaedic and of Plastic Surgery, and to Upper Limb Surgery. He learns through Continuing Medical Education supported by training courses run by, amongst others, the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby .

He uses standard and advanced techniques of medical and surgical treatment for hand conditions. Surgical treatment of Nerve compression, Dupuytrens' contracture, Rheumatoid hand arthritis, Fractures of the hand and wrist, hand Tumours and Swellings is carried out regularly. He performs surgery to the shoulder for impingement, arthritis and dislocation.

He contributes to local teaching of Undergraduates, Surgical Trainees, Nurses and Physiotherapists. He has lectured at National and European training and scientific meetings on Hand Surgery topics.

He has worked with the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, whose principle aim is to promote training, education and research in hand disorders. He was an invited member of the Editorial board of The Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European) from 1997 to 2000 and continues to review papers. He was elected to the Society's central administrative Council [2002-2005] and to the position of Honorary Secretary for the Society [2003-2006]

He has 28 peer reviewed original publications in Hand and Orthopaedic Journals. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.

TRAINING

Mr. Robert Savage graduated in Medicine at the London Hospital Medical College, one of the traditional teaching hospitals of London University, in 1976, obtaining the degree MB BS [Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]

After junior posts in medicine, surgery and orthopaedics he passed the FRCS [General Surgery] examination in 1981.

To obtain Higher Surgical Training he was appointed to the Cardiff and Newport Senior Registrar rotation in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. He passed the Orthopaedic specialty examination, FRCS [ORTH] from the Edinburgh College of Surgeons in 1989

His training in Hand Surgery was enhanced by day release teaching at the St. Lawrence Regional Plastic Surgery Centre where Hand Surgery was performed to a high standard. In 1987 he was Honorary Registrar in Hand Surgery at the prestigious Derby Hand Unit UK.

In 1991 he was awarded the higher medical degree MS [Master of Surgery] by London University , for his research work on the Mechanics of Flexor Tendon Repairs.