Mr Karam Al-Tawil

Qualifications

FRCS, PG Cert, MRCS, MBBS

GMC number: 7040305

Practising since: 2009

Specialties

Orthopaedic surgery

Consultation times

  • Brentwood: Wednesday 3:30–5:30 pm
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About

Mr Karam Al-Tawil is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, specialising in upper limb surgery – shoulder surgery, elbow surgery, hand & wrist surgery, sports conditions and injuries, upper limb trauma, and general orthopaedic surgery. This includes soft tissue and bony work, arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, sports conditions and joint replacement surgery.

Mr Al-Tawil has a well-established NHS practice at Queens and King George Hospitals in London (Barking, Havering and Redbridge).

Mr Al-Tawil completed Orthopaedic training on the prestigious Cambridge rotation, the final year at Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge) upper limb unit. He subsequently completed 2 post-CCT fellowships at world-renowned Kings College Hospital London, further specialising in hand and wrist as well as shoulder and elbow surgery.

His undergraduate medical training was at St George’s University of London, achieving distinction and multiple prizes for academic excellence. He holds clinical and educational supervision roles, reviews for orthopaedic journals, and has several publications. Karam is a teaching enthusiast with formal qualification (PGCert in healthcare and biomedical education) and clinical lecturer role at Anglia Ruskin Medical School.

Mr Al-Tawil is surgical consultant contact for hand therapy, and runs weekly upper limb MDTs, and co-runs regional complex clinics (spanning 5 hospitals in London / Essex). He is the also lead for trauma governance. Mr Al-Tawil has set up guidelines and protocols to improve care standards.

Mr Al-Tawil treats the following conditions:
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder instability and dislocations
Frozen shoulder
Shoulder stiffness
Shoulder sports injuries
Shoulder Impingement 
Shoulder rotator cuff
Shoulder trauma
Acromioclavicular joint (AC joint) pain and trauma and instability  

Elbow Pain
Elbow Stiffness
Elbow trauma
Tennis Elbow & Golfer's Elbow   
Cubital tunnel syndrome
Olecranon bursitis and spur
Elbow trauma
Cubital tunnel syndrome

Olecranon bursitis and spur

Hand, Wrist, Finger, & Thumb Pain
Hand, Wrist, Finger & Thumb Arthritis
Small joints of hands arthritis 
Ganglion
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Trigger finger
Dupuytrens disease
Hand trauma

Special interests

  • Shoulder surgery
  • Elbow surgery
  • Hand & wrist surgery
  • Sports conditions and injuries
  • Upper limb trauma
  • Orthopaedic surgery.

Languages spoken

English, Swedish, Arabic

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Karam Al-Tawil at Nuffield Health

  • Shoulder surgery (rotator cuff repair)
  • Excision of a ganglion
  • Trigger finger release
  • Shoulder manipulation
  • Shoulder decompression - keyhole surgery
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Stiff elbow release
  • Dupuytren's fasciectomy
  • Tennis elbow release
  • Arthroscopy
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Shoulder stabilisation
  • Hand surgery
  • Elbow surgery
  • Trapeziectomy
  • Image guided joint injections
  • Steroid injections
  • Cubital tunnel release

Locations Mr Karam Al-Tawil works with

Related experience

Research

Karam Al-Tawil, Joseph Casey, Prashant Thayaparan, Adel Tavakkolizadeh, Joydeep Sinha, and Toby Colegate-Stone. Do partial glenohumeral degenerative changes in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair influence clinical outcomes? Clin Shoulder Elb. 2022. 25(2):112–120 Bano C, Al-Tawil K, Coffeey D, Fitzgerald O’Connor E, Rose V, Tahmassebi R, Tavakkolizadeh A, Karuppaiah K, and Colegate-Stone T. Management of Open Elbow Fractures - The Experiences and Outcomes From a UK Major Trauma Centre. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022. 31(3): 461-468

K Al-Tawil, F Quiney, L Pirkis, N Birkett and A Rooney. Gram stain microscopy in septic arthritis. Acta Orthop Belg. 2021. 87(3):553-556

Al-Tawil K and Anand Arya: Radial head fractures. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021. 8(20):101497.

Al-Tawil K, Garner M, Antonios T, and Compson J. Thumb carpometacarpal joint pathoanatomy - a computerised tomography based study. J Wrist Surg. 2021. 10(4):335-340

Jamal MS, Hay D, Al-Tawil K, Petohazi A, Gulli V, Bednarczuk NF, Baldwin-Smith R, Gibbons J, and Sinha J. Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health associated Trauma, Admissions and Fractures at a Major Trauma Centre in London. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021. 103(2):114-119.

Kissin E, Al-Tawil K, Tavakkolizadeh A, Sinha J, and Colegate-Stone T. Impact of intravenous Tranexamic acid on patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty surgery. Shoulder & Elbow. 2020. doi.org/10.1177/1758573220970907

Al-Tawil K, Garner M, Antonios T, Karuppaiah K, Tahmassebi R, Colegate-Stone T, and Tavakkolizadeh A. The use of Tightrope device as the sole method of fixation in treating lateral end clavicle fractures. Shoulder & Elbow. 2020. doi.org/10.1177/1758573220964807

N Birkett, K Al-Tawil, and A Montgomery. Functional Outcomes Following Surgical Fixation of Paediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Elbow – Systematic Review. Orthop Res Rev. 2020. 6(12):45-52.

Jeeshan Rahman, Karam Al-Tawil, and Wasim S. Khan. Book Chapter: Use of Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Orthopedics. General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma 2nd Edition. Springer. 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-15088-4

K. Al-Tawil, D. Lopez, M. Blackman, S. Suresh. Oblique “Scotty dog” versus antero-posterior (AP) views in performing x-ray guided facet joint injections. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2018. 9(supp 1):145-148

K Al-Tawil, A Babu, M Loeffler, T Williams. Second generation cephalosporin antibiotic prophylaxis and Clostridium difficile infection in hip and knee arthroplasty. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017. 99(5):351-354.

Khan H and Al-Tawil K. Spontaneous Isolated Infection of the Subacromial Bursa. Case Rep Orthop. 2013. 2013:564690

Al-Tawil K, Jacob J, and Elliott D. Technique for the use of DHS guide wires in place of Poller blocking screws in IM nailing of tibial and femoral fractures. LIJEC VJESN. 2012. 134(4):9 – Published abstract

Memberships

  • BSSH (British Society for Surgery of the Hand)
  • BESS (British Elbow and Shoulder Society)
  • RCS England

Other posts held

  • Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon at Queen and King George Hospital London

Insurers Mr Karam Al-Tawil works with

Mr Karam Al-Tawil works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aetna
  • Allianz
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa Global
  • Bupa On Demand
  • Cigna
  • Cigna International
  • Healix
  • Police Mutual
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA

Declaration

Mr Karam Al-Tawil does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Karam Al-Tawil does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Karam Al-Tawil does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.