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Matt Ravenscroft is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises entirely in shoulder and elbow disorders and upper limb trauma. His areas of expertise are arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow, upper limb joint replacement surgery and sports injuries to the upper limb. Matt is also experienced in shoulder ultrasound examinations which can help lead to a quicker diagnosis and treatment.
His NHS base is Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. He consults privately at the Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle and the Regency Hospital in Macclesfield.
Matt's expertise in shoulder surgery was attained from holding UK upper limb fellowship posts at the Wrightington upper limb unit and the internationally renowned Reading shoulder unit under the supervision of Mr. Steve Copeland and Mr. Ofer Levy. He was then awarded the British Elbow and Shoulder Society North American fellowship where he spent time in the Mayo clinic (Rochester, Minnesota), the University of Washington in Seattle, and Boston mainly concentrating on upper limb sports injuries.
He is actively involved in research and teaching and is a faculty member on both national and international shoulder arthroscopy and shoulder joint replacement courses. He has also set up a shoulder arthroscopy training program providing the core skills for arthroscopy of the shoulder up to advanced levels. This course is attended by delegates from the UK and Europe. He has produced educational DVD's for shoulder arthroscopy and musculoskeletal examination techniques and is currently working on a DVD covering the post operative regimens following shoulder surgery and shoulder pathology.
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