Mr Harbhajan Plaha
Qualifications
MS, FCPS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng), FRCS(Tr&Orth)
GMC number: 2380588
Practising since: 1973
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Consultation times
- Wednesday 13:30-17:30
- Overview
About
Mr Harbhajan Plaha is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital. He specialises in Hip and knee surgery and hand and foot procedures.
He will see patients for the following procedures:
- Total hip replacement, total knee replacement, knee arthroscopy
- Foot surgery including – Bunions, Morton’s neuroma, cheilectomy, chevron osteotomy, silastic arthroplasty (toe joint replacement), excision/fusion DIP and PIP joints, toe amputation, hammer toe, nail surgery (wedge and Zedek’s procedures), steroid injections
- Hand/wrist surgery including – Carpal tunnel, Dupuytren’s contracture, trigger finger, trapezium surgery, ganglion excision or aspiration, bursa excision or aspiration, De Quervain’s surgery, finger amputation, steroid injections
- General procedures including - Bony lump excision, foreign body removal (splinters, glass etc.)
Mr Plaha gained the fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay in 1975. Working mainly in major trauma in Bombay, India he gained in general, paediatrics, vascular surgery, maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery.
Moving to London to further his orthopaedic training, he gained FRCS Edinburgh, FRCS England and FRCS (Tr & Orth) Edinburgh. He continued in trauma and general orthopaedics as well as becoming a consultant for Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital in 1992. His specialities are hand and foot, hip and knee procedures.
Mr Plaha specialises in the following treatments at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital:
Special interests
This includes:
- Lower limb reconstructive surgery
- Hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Foot surgery
- Hand surgery
- Joint Injections
- Dupuytren’s disease
- Ganglions
- Morton's Neuroma
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Toe Joint Replacement
Personal interests
Cricket, DIY, grandchildren and space exploration
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Harbhajan Plaha at Nuffield Health
- Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
- Excision of a ganglion
- Ingrown toenail (and ingrown toenail surgery)
- Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
- Trigger finger release
- Knee arthroscopy
- Chondroplasty
- Meniscectomy for meniscus tear
- Hip replacement
- Dupuytren's fasciectomy
- Ankle ligament repair
- Osteotomy
- Toe surgery
- Achilles repair or reconstruction
- Carpal tunnel release
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Hand surgery
- Toe joint replacement
- Trapeziectomy
- Cheilectomy
Locations Mr Harbhajan Plaha works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellow British Orthopaedic Association
- British Hip Society
Insurers Mr Harbhajan Plaha works with
Mr Harbhajan Plaha works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- The Exeter
- PHC
- SecureHealth
- Simplyhealth
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
- Police Mutual
- Healix
Declaration
Mr Harbhajan Plaha does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Harbhajan Plaha does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Harbhajan Plaha does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.