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Mr Dilraj Sandher

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBChB, MRCS, FRCS (T&O)

Practises at: The Highfield Hospital, The Alexandra Hospital

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Personal profile

Mr Sandher graduated from Manchester University having undergone most of his post-graduate training in the North West; he has worked with eminent surgeons from this region.

On completion of his orthopaedic training, Mr Sandher spent time in Melbourne, Australia as a Shoulder and Elbow fellow to Mr S N Bell and Mr W Wright at the Monash Medical Centre.

Mr Sandher qualified from Manchester University, in 1996. He completed his higher surgical training around the North West region and specialised in shoulder and elbow surgery at Stepping Hill Hospital. He was appointed at Manchester Royal Infirmary as a Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon in 2008.

He moved to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (Stepping Hill Hospital) in 2015, where he was appointed Clinical Director in 2016, and Associate Medical Director in November 2017.

Clinical interests

  • Upper limb surgery for both trauma and elective surgery
  • Primary interest in shoulder and elbow surgery (keyhole and arthroplasty)
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Impingement
  • Sports injury - both instability and rotator cuff surgery
  • Shoulder and elbow arthroplasty
  • Fractures around the shoulder and elbow
  • Fractures around wrist
  • Nerve decompressions elbow and wrist
  • Trigger fingers
  • Tennis and golfers elbow
  • PRP therapy

Professional memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Association
  • RCS (Eng)
  • GMC
  • British Elbow and Shoulder Society
  • North West Upper Limb Group
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