Mr Simon Lambert

Mr Simon Lambert is a Consultant Surgeon with a specialism in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Trauma Surgery. He is currently based at HCA Healthcare UK. His current posts are University College London Hospital Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. His areas of interest include joint replacement, shoulder replacement, shoulder revision replacement, elbow replacement, elbow revision replacement, rotator cuff disease and clavicle and humerus fractures.

Mr Lambert qualified in Medicine at University of London, Charing Cross Medical School, in 1984 with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. Subsequently, he completed an extensive rotational programme in Orthopaedics in London along with a Fellowship in Switzerland. He was appointed consultant in 1996 at the University Hospital of Southampton and received the prestigious North American Travelling Fellowship of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow in 1998.

In addition, Mr Lambert is interested in research regarding elbow replacement, the anatomy of the musculocutaneous nerve and more. He has over 100 professional publications, has received many awards including Wessex regional training programme Trainer of the Year 2000 – 2001 and offers courses to GPs regarding examination of the shoulder, the elbow: when to refer and the shoulder: when to refer and more.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Joint replacement (arthroplasty, adolescents - adult):
• Shoulder Replacement;
• Shoulder Revision Replacement;
• Complex Shoulder reconstruction including replacement;
• Elbow Replacement;
• Elbow Revision Replacement;
• Rotator cuff disease:
• Rotator Cuff Disorders including tears, impingement, biceps tendon disorders, trauma;
• Complex Rotator Cuff Reconstruction, including muscle and tendon transfers;
• Shoulder and elbow instability (adolescents - adult):
• Complex Shoulder Instability, including bone augmentation, realignment, and capsular reconstruction, complex pain, rehabilitation;
• Trauma (childhood - adult):
• Shoulder Joint fractures and dislocations;
• Elbow Joint fractures and dislocations;
• Acromioclavicular Joint fractures and dislocations;
• Sternoclavicular Joint fractures and dislocations;
• Clavicle, Scapula and Humerus fractures;
• Musculoskeletal sequelae of neuromuscular conditions including muscular dystrophy, Erbs Palsy, Sprengel Shoulder (childhood - adult)
• Cryptogenic shoulder pain: investigation and management
• Arthritis (Elbow)
• Arthritis (Shoulder)
• Elbow Instability
• Elbow Stiffness
• Golfer’s Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
• Rotator Cuff Injury
• Shoulder Instability
• Shoulder Labral Tear
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Tendinopathy (Pitcher’s Shoulder)
• Tendon Repair
• Arthroscopy
• Steroid Injection
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Replacement
• Shoulder Stabilisation
• External Fixation Devices
• Fracture Fixation Surgery
• asessment and research into the anatomy of the rotator cuff and biomechanics of shoulder motion control
• research into the anatomy of neural control of the shoulder and shoulder pain mechanisms in complex shoulder instability
• development of total elbow replacement: research into the biomechanics of fixation and durability
• treatment of complex shoulder arthritis and failed shoulder replacements complicated by nerve injury or neuralgia
• assessment and treatment of shoulder girdle pain syndromes
• assessment and treatment, including surgery, for complex and cryptogenic shoulder pain syndromes
• teaching principles and practice of shoulder and eelbow trauma at all levels of expertise within the International faculty of the AO Foundation