Mr Gautam Talawadekar was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Mr Gautam Talawadekar
2019-01-03
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3rd January 2019
The injury which I was treated for was a broken wrist, featuring a comminuted radius fracture and a styloid ulnar fracture. I am led to believe that the radius fracture was extremely challenging to fix.
Mr Talawadekar operated on my wrist and reduced the fracture using a plate and a K Wire. The K Wire was subsequently removed.
I'm unqualified to comment on the standard of the surgery, however, from my point of view it was excellent. When the complicated nature of the injury was first explained to me, I was extremely concerned about the uncertain prospect of recovery. It's still early days, but I'm pleased to say that the surgery performed by Mr Talawadekar has caused my injury to heal faster and better than it was initially expected to.
When Mr Talawadekar spoke with me, he was extremely kind, caring and professional. He listened, answered all of my questions, and gave me good advice. I am especially grateful for the time he took to explain the treatment and show me the x ray images.
I have no suggestions regarding improvement. The treatment I received from Mr Talawadekar was absolutely first class in every respect.
7th February 2019
Response from Mr Gautam Talawadekar
thank you very much for the kind words.....
Mr Gautam Talawadekar
2018-12-29
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29th December 2018
I came in with a broken clavical after playing rugby. I was back in fracture clinic a week later when I was referred to Mr Talawadekar's clinic. He informed me of the reasons they would normally perform surgery on a clavical but that mostly it repairs itself. After x-ray Mr Talawadekar was very truthful and said he couldn't guarantee it would heal with or without surgery and when asked gave me his honest opinion with going ahead with the surgery.
I was asked to come in over the weekend on the Saturday in the hope to have the surgery then, unfortunately, due to emergency operations it looked as if this wouldn't be the case, Mr Talawadekar came to see me numerous times during this time as he was doing his very best to try and squeeze me in.
I came back on the Sunday and had the surgery and could not have asked for better care from all the team and ward 1 staff!!
My follow up appointments have been insightful and he has given me exercises to improve my collarbone and shoulder flexibility and I couldn't have been happier with my care and the information I was given and would highly recommend to anyone.
31st December 2018
Response from Mr Gautam Talawadekar
thank you very much
Mr Gautam Talawadekar
2018-12-29
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29th December 2018
I am 87 years old and Mr. Talawadekar performed an elbow replacement which relieved severe pain I had for over a year. His care was superb and the hospital staff at Furness Hospital was uniformly excellent. I would recommend him to anyone and certainly give him a five star rating.
31st December 2018
Response from Mr Gautam Talawadekar
thank you so much
Mr Gautam Talawadekar
2018-12-29
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29th December 2018
I am 87 years old and Mr. Talawadekar performed an elbow replacement which relieved severe pain I had for over a year. His care was superb and the hospital staff at Furness Hospital was uniformly excellent. I would recommend him to anyone and certainly give him a five star rating
Mr Gautam Talawadekar
2018-12-20
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20th December 2018
Mr Talawadaker took on my case which was an open compound fracture of my right elbow following a fall from a wall. His surgical skills are clearly excellent and he was very sympathetic at all times and was at pains to explain to me the treatment and prognosis. I met with him on many occasions post operation and he was unfailingly cheerful and caring. I am very pleased to say that my bones have healed well and my expectations have been exceeded in terms of the extent of free movement I now enjoy.
I would not hesitate to recommend him to others.
Ian Foster
21/12/18
22nd December 2018
Response from Mr Gautam Talawadekar
thanks a lot Ian. glad I could help
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Profile
Introduction:
After completing Orthopaedic training in the UK, Mr. Talawadekar undertook Fellowship training in shoulder, elbow hand/wrist and sports surgery in the UK and Canada.
He currently works as Orthopaedic Consultant with special interest in Upper Limb Surgery at the University Hospitals of Morcambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. He has been an Orthopaedic Consultant since 2016. Majority of his work involves Shoulder and Elbow surgery with the rest involving Hand and Wrist. He also perform general orthopaedic trauma surgeries.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Tr&Orth) and the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is actively involved in research with multiple National and International presentations and publications in peer reviewed journals and is the Principle investigator for some National Research Projects, at his trust.
He is also a keen trainer and junior doctor educator, and was awarded 'Teacher of the year' award. He is an accredited faculty with the AO foundation, a prime worldwide organisation that deals with trauma care. He is the College Tutor and is responsible for surgical training at the Furness General Hospital.
He is a member of British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and British Indian Orthopaedic Society (BIOS). He was awarded Certificate of Excellence from iWantGreatCare, a patient review website, after becoming one of their most highly and consistently recommended clinicians by patients treated under his care.
Prior to coming to the UK, he completed Undergraduate and formal Post graduate training in Trauma and Orthopaedics at University of Pune, India.
Specialist Interests: Shoulder/Elbow, Hand & Wrist surgery.
Shoulder: Shoulder arthroscopy - subacromial decompression, rotator cuff repair, biceps tenotomy/tenodesis, dislocation instability repair, frozen shoulder release. Total Shoulder replacements - Anatomical and reverse; Shoulder/girdle trauma - Clavicle fracture fixations for acute fractures and non unions, proximal humeral fracture fixations, tight rope fixations for AC joint dislocation Elbow: Arthroscopy - Stiff elbow release, tennis elbow release, Joint clearance for arthritis Arthroplasty - Hemiarthroplasty, radial head replacement. Soft tissue procedures - Ligament reconstruction, tennis elbow release, golfers elbow release, Platelet Rich Plasma and steroid injections, nerve releases, distal biceps tendon rupture repair. Hand and wrist:Trapeziectomy for arthritis at base of thumb, Carpal tunnel release, Trigger finger release, Arthroplasty - small joints of hand, Dupuytrens disease fasciectomy.
NHS Base: University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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