Mr Robert Farnell
Qualifications
MB BS, FRCS (Tr and Orth), FRCS (Eng)
GMC number: 3468847
Practising since: 1990
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Consultation times
- Weekly Tuesday evening
- Overview
About
Robert Farnell is the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, based at the Leeds General Infirmary. He has worked as a specialist consultant surgeon since 2002, treating conditions affecting the hand and wrist. In addition to managing the local population, he provides a service for the management of complex conditions which are referred from other surgeons throughout the region. He is routinely asked by his colleagues in the surrounding hospitals to provide his opinion and to take over the management of difficult and complex cases.
Mr Farnell offers a comprehensive range of treatment for conditions affecting the hand and the wrist. He is able to provide an experienced specialist opinion and subsequent management, including those conditions that are not considered straightforward.
Treatments provided include
- Carpal tunnel decompression
- Ulnar nerve decompression (cubital tunnel syndrome)
- Dupuytren's fasciectomy including skin grafting
- Trigger finger release
- DeQuervain’s decompression
- Treatment of arthritis of the thumb, fingers, hand and wrist
- Excision of ganglions and other lumps
- Treatment of scaphoid fractures and non-union
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Treatment of hand and wrist fractures
- Tendon transfers and repair
- Management of wrist pain
Medical-legal enquiries
For medical-legal enquiries please contact Linda Smith: lam.smith@btinternet.com
Special interests
Hand
• Hand trauma
Wrist
• Minimally invasive treatments using wrist arthroscopy (keyhole surgery).
Other interests
- Carpal tunnel decompression
- Ulnar nerve decompression (cubital tunnel syndrome)
- Dupuytrens fasciectomy including skin grafting
- Trigger finger release
- DeQuervain’s decompression
- Treatment of arthritis of the thumb, fingers, hand and wrist
- Excision of ganglions and other lumps
- Treatment of scaphoid fractures and non-union
- Wrist arthroscopy
- Treatment of hand and wrist fractures
- Tendon transfers and repair
- Management of wrist pain
Personal interests
Learning to play the guitar (right handed even though I am a left handed surgeon!)
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Robert Farnell at Nuffield Health
- Osteotomy
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA)
- Nerve surgery
- Hand surgery
- Trigger Point Injections
- Trauma Surgery
- Image guided joint injections
- Cubital tunnel release
- Tennis elbow release
Locations Mr Robert Farnell works with
Related experience
Memberships
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand
- British Medical Association
- Faculty for AO/ASIF study of internal fixation
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- European Wrist Arthroscopy Society
- Chairman for AO/ASIF study of internal fixation
- Medical Defence Union
Other posts held
- Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon - Leeds General Infirmary
- Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds
Insurers Mr Robert Farnell works with
Mr Robert Farnell works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- APRIL
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- Exeter Family Friendly
- Health-on-Line
- Simplyhealth
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
Declaration
Mr Robert Farnell does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Robert Farnell does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Robert Farnell does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.