Why I Do What I Do & Why I'm Passionate About Your Recovery

People often ask surgeons what motivates them. Is it the technical challenge? The complex anatomy? While those elements are certainly fascinating, the true answer for me lies far outside the operating theatre.

What makes me passionate about being a shoulder and elbow consultant is something simple: the desire to get you back to living your life. I love being active, I love my own hobbies, and I know exactly how frustrating it is when pain or injury forces you onto the sidelines.

This personal impatience and this refusal to stay injured, is the core engine that drives my practice.

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The Impatient Surgeon: Getting You Back to Balance

I’ll admit it, I am genuinely impatient when it comes to recovery. If I’m sidelined from running or kitesurfing, I want the fastest, safest, and most effective route back to full health. I apply that exact same urgency and focused drive to every one of my patients.

Injuries and conditions that affect the shoulder and elbow, whether it’s a persistent tendon issue or a significant fracture, can stop us from doing the things that give life balance. For a patient, a delay in diagnosis or an ineffective treatment plan isn't just a physical hurdle; it's a huge source of mental frustration.

My aim is simple: to do everything I can to get you back to those important activities as quickly and efficiently as possible. This means:

• Fast, Accurate Diagnosis: Pinpointing the exact issue quickly to avoid unnecessary waiting.

• Evidence-Based Treatment: Choosing the treatment that has the highest chance of rapid, long-term success, whether it's expert physiotherapy or a targeted surgical solution.

• Structured Rehabilitation: Ensuring the path back to activity is clear, guided, and accelerated.

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Finding Common Ground: Connecting with Every Patient

Beyond professional expertise, I believe genuine connection with my patients is key. While every case is unique, I find I can usually identify with most patients on some level because of my own life outside of work. As a:

• Father: I understand the essential need for full upper limb function for lifting children, playing, and managing the daily chaos of family life. A painful shoulder doesn't just impact you; it impacts your ability to be fully present for your family.

• Dog Lover: Simple tasks like walking a strong dog on a lead require strength, stability, and grip. An injured elbow or shoulder makes a relaxing walk an uncomfortable chore.

• Sports Enthusiast: Whether your passion is competitive cycling, a social game of tennis, or simply gardening, I know the commitment and joy those activities bring. Being able to run or kitesurf is central to my own well-being, so I treat your hobby with the same importance.

This shared humanity informs how I communicate, how I explain complex problems, and how I structure your recovery plan. You aren’t just a case file or an X-ray; you are a person with a life, and my job is to restore it.

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The Professional Drive: Expertise Meets Empathy

My passion for my work is the fusion of that personal impatience and genuine empathy, combined with the technical excellence required of a specialist.

It’s the satisfaction of seeing a patient, who was genuinely limited and frustrated, return for a follow-up and tell me they are back to lifting their grandchild, finishing their first marathon, or finally sleeping through the night. That success, the restoration of quality of life, is what fuels my practice every single day at my clinics in Dorchester and Poole.

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If shoulder or elbow pain is testing your patience and stopping you from the things you love, let's work together to find the fastest way back. Make an initial appointment to see me at my private clinic in Poole or Dorchester.