Hand & Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Overview of Service
The Department of Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital is the main tertiary referral peripheral nerve centre in New South Wales, as well as a major complex hand surgery referral unit and specialises in the treatment of all elective and traumatic conditions involving these domains. Areas of focus include brachial plexus injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, tetraplegia and spasticity surgery, wrist arthroscopy and targeted muscle reinnervation.
Key Areas of Education
- Multiple University of Sydney affiliates, including Clinical Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer
- Supervisors of both Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery Training
Achievements
- NSW and Australian Hand Surgery Society (Positions Held: Treasurer)
- NSW Hand Surgery Association (Positions Held: Secretary)
- First surgical department at Royal North Shore Hospital to capture Patient and Clinician Reported Outcomes Measures to support research and improve patient outcomes
Affiliated Organisations
- Australian Hand Surgery Society
- Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- The Lincoln Centre for Research into Bone and Joint Diseases
- NSW Hand Surgery Society
- University of Sydney
- The Kolling Institute
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- SERT Institute
Meet our Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeons
MBBS (Hons I) FRACS (Orth) FAOrthA
Head of Department
Dr Richard Lawson has a special interest in children’s hand surgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery and Dupuytren’s disease.
MBBS (Hons) FRACS (Orth) FAOA
Dr Anthony Beard has a special interest in wrist pain, various wrist disorders and hand trauma.
BE(Mech Eng) MBBS FRACS(Orth) FAOrthA
Dr Mark Hile treats all conditions of the hand and wrist, with a special interest in conditions and trauma of the wrist.
MBBS FRACS(Plast)
Dr James Ledgard looks after all conditions of the hand and wrist but has a special interest in tetraplegic hand reconstruction and the treatment of spasticity.
MBChB MRCS(Glas) FRACS(Plast)
Dr David Stewart has a special interest in brachial plexus injuries, congenital hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
Clin. Assoc Prof Brahman Sivakumar
MBBS BSci (Med) MS MSc FRACS FAOrthA PFET
Assoc Prof Brahman Sivakumar has a special interest in complex wrist arthroscopy, targeted muscle reinnervation and surgery for the management of patients suffering from spasticity or tetraplegia.
BApp Sc (MRT), MBBS (Hons), MS (Plast), FRACS (Plast)
Dr Richard Atkinson has a special interest in microsurgical reconstruction, trauma surgery, limb, and skin cancer reconstruction.