Mr Richard Sinnerton, Consultant Shoulder Surgeon

Published September 3rd, 2010 | Last updated January 30th, 2012
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Richard J Sinnerton is our shoulder and elbow specialist. He trained as a doctor at St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School and as a specialist surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital in London. In 1996 he was selected to spend a year in Nice, France working as Fellow to Professor Boileau and it was this relationship that inspired him to become a shoulder specialist. On returning to the UK he was appointed as a consultant at Ashford/St. Peters Hospitals where he set up and ran the very successful Upper Limb Service. He now works fully in the independent sector.

Mr Sinnerton treats all conditions affecting the shoulder and elbow whether caused accidentaly, from sports injuries, or due to arthritisInflammation of one or more joints of the body. or congenitalAny condition present since birth. problems. He uses the best of the new technological advances to help his patients in particular arthroscopic (keyhole) operations that minimise scarring and allow a faster recovery.

He has developed a national and international reputation in the use of 'reverse geometry shoulder replacement' to treat severely arthritic shoulders. He recently published an article on shoulder replacement in the leading orthopaedic journal and in the past year has been invited to lecture on and demonstrate this procedure at prestigious meetings in the US and France.

Mr Sinnerton consults and operates from clinics in Woking, Windsor, Ashtead, Harley Street and sees NHS patients through the GP's Choose and Book system.

Articles: 

  • Management of shoulder injuries

    By Mr Richard Sinnerton, Consultant Shoulder SurgeonContact

    In this article I want to explain the ‘state-of-the-art’ options available to treat three of the most common shoulder injuries giving you all the information you need should you fall off a horse, go over the handle-bars or get up-ended and dumped unceremoniously in a rugby match and need surgery!

    In the last few years the treatment of shoulder injuries has changed for the better and we now know that significant improvement in outcomes can be achieved with surgery as opposed to the traditional method of ‘supervised neglectLack of attention or disregard; a condition in which one side of the body or visual field are neglected.’ in an old-fashioned sling.

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