Mr Stephen Drew

Mr Drew is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in adult upper limb (primarily Shoulder and Elbow), sports medicine and upper limb paediatric orthopaedic procedures (age 12+). Mr Drew was appointed as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire in 2000. He trained predominantly in London and was awarded his Master of Surgery for research in nerve repair and regeneration undertaken at Edinburgh University. He is fellowship trained in both Hand and Wrist, and Shoulder and Elbow surgery. Since taking up his consultant post he has developed a particular interest in arthroscopic reconstructive shoulder surgery (Rotator Cuff Repairs and Stabilisation Surgery), Shoulder Replacement Surgery and has also built up a large tertiary referral practice for complex open reconstructive surgery especially post trauma. He is a member of BESS (British Elbow and Shoulder Society) Council and is currently both Honorary Secretary and President Elect of BESS. Previously, he served as a member of the BESS research committee and also chaired this committee from 2015-2018. This has given him a very good insight into the evidence base for shoulder and elbow surgery, as well as an early awareness of new and developing treatments. He regularly teaches on national and international courses and especially enjoys teaching practical arthroscopic skills. He has treated a wide variety of athletes of all abilities and was one of the upper limb surgeons to the British Gymnastics Team and British Orthopaedic Association (BOA). He is the Lead Clinician for Shoulder and Elbow research at Warwick University, and is the Principle Investigator for a £1 million grant from NIHR into the use of the InSpace Balloon for massive rotator cuff tears.

Arthroscopic Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Shoulder Replacement (Anatomic and Reverse) and Revision Replacement  Shoulder and Elbow Trauma Surgery Complex post trauma reconstructive surgery (Regional referral centre) Hand and Wrist Surgery Data on clinical procedures undertaken on PHIN website is wholly inaccurate. The number of decompressions undertaken is approximately 15% of that recorded, as PHIN record many rotator cuff repairs as decompressions when the primarily procedure is a rotator cuff tear and that is the reason the patient is undergoing surgery. 4 emails have been sent requesting these figures be amended without success!!