Mr Grzegorz Sianos
Qualifications
MD, BDS, Eur Dip Hand Surgery
GMC number: 6119683
Practising since: 1987
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Hand and Wrist Surgery
Consultation times
- Wednesday 17:00–21:00
- Overview
About
Mr Sianos is double board-certified in Trauma & Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, having completed his training in Poland.
His practice encompasses the full spectrum of adult hand and wrist pathology.
His subspecialty interest is wrist reconstructive surgery, particularly in the context of rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative osteoarthritis, and post-traumatic sequelae, including scaphoid-related problems.
Clinical experience
Mr Sianos has served as a Consultant Hand Surgeon in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary since 2005.
He has extensive experience in managing wrist fractures and their complications, having operated on over 1,000 patients with such injuries.
He pioneered the use of ultrasound in all his clinics, both NHS and private, enabling real-time diagnosis, guided joint injections, and minor procedures.
Mr Sianos performed the first-ever total wrist replacement in Stornoway, a landmark moment for healthcare in the Western Isles. Read more about this pioneering procedure:
1st wrist-replacement op done at SY hospital
Education
His international training in hand surgery began in Poland and Germany, followed by a prestigious scholarship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He later obtained the European Diploma in Hand Surgery in Lausanne, Switzerland.
He was awarded a higher medical degree by the Silesian Medical University for his research on wrist fractures.
Special interests
Conditions treated
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dupuytren's disease
- Trigger finger
- Ganglion
- Wrist and finger deformities
- Rheumatoid arthritis of hand and wrist
- Wrist and fingers arthritis
- Wrist fracture deformities
- Thumb pain
- Scaphoid fracture and sequel.
Treatments offered
- Ultrasound of the hand and wrist
- Trapeziectomy surgery
- Tendon rupture reconstruction
Languages spoken
English, Polish
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Grzegorz Sianos at Nuffield Health
- Osteotomy
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Trigger finger release
- Carpal tunnel release
- Hand surgery
- Trapeziectomy
- Dupuytren's fasciectomy
- Bone Graft
Locations Mr Grzegorz Sianos works with
Related experience
Research
He has acted as principal investigator in national and European studies on Dupuytren’s contracture and has over 30 years’ clinical experience in treating the disease.
Mr Sianos is interested in technological advances in medicine and new treatment options available for his patient. To that extent, Mr Sianos has served as a Principal investigator on POINT X European multicenter (25 centres) open label Xiapex trial on collagenase treatment for Dupuytren’s disease (2010-2013). Glasgow Royal Infirmary was the only Scottish centre involved in the study.
In collaboration with the NHS Western Isles, Mr Sianos developed a unique Hand Surgery Video Clinic based on the Attend Anywhere platform aimed at efficient use of the resources, a patient-centred service, and cost-effectiveness. This project has positively transformed the hand surgery assessment pathway for the Western Isles patients, and his team who were involved in developing this project won a national award for rural and remote care providers.
Memberships
- British Society of Surgery of the Hand
- American Association of Hand Surgery
- Polish Hand Surgery Society
- British Medical Association
Other posts held
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary Consultant Hand Surgeon
Insurers Mr Grzegorz Sianos works with
Mr Grzegorz Sianos works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Bupa On Demand
- Healix
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Grzegorz Sianos does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Grzegorz Sianos does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Grzegorz Sianos does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.