Mr Onur Berber
FRCS(Tr&Orth), MSc, BSc(Hons), DipSEM.UK&Ire, Dip Hand Surg
Consultant Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist and Trauma Surgeon
Mr Onur Berber is a consultant surgeon in trauma and orthopaedics, specialising in all conditions affecting the hand, wrist and elbow as well as injuries of the upper limb.
After completing his orthopaedic training, he went onto gain extensive experience in hand surgery with several specialist fellowships. He spent time working at the respected Guy's and St Thomas Hand Unit in London. He was then awarded a British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) prestigious fellowship at the Oxford University Hospitals.
He gained further specialist experience during his time at the internationally renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby. Having been awarded a traveling fellowship by the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, he attended the Institut de la Main in Paris; here he developed his interest in spasticity, nerve injuries, arthroscopic wrist surgery and microsurgery.
He has been heavily involved in academic research with several journal publications and presentations at national and international conferences. He enjoys teaching and is regularly invited to teach on training courses for medical students and surgeons. He is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at UCL Medical School and is a tutor for the BSSH Hand Diploma.
Hospital Locations
Royal Free Hospital
Year qualified
2004
Country of qualification
UK
Languages spoken
English and Turkish
Specialities
- Elbow Surgery
- Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Trauma
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
- AO Trauma Foundation
- General Medical Council
- PHIN (Private Healthcare Information Network) Access PHIN profile
Procedures offered
Hand, Wrist and Elbow Conditions:
- Arthritis of the wrist and hand
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dupuytren’s disease
- Ganglion cysts
- Joint replacement surgery
- Keyhole surgery
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tendon overuse conditions including De Quervain’s Disease
- Tennis and golfer’s elbow
- Thumb base pain and arthritis (arthroscopy, cartiva synthetic cartilage replacement; thumb base joint replacement)
- Trigger finger and thumb
- Ulna nerve cubital tunnel syndrome
- Wide awake surgery
- Finger and thumb dislocation injuries
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Ligament injuries
- Mallet finger
- Nerve injuries
- Tendon injuries
- Scaphoid fractures and scaphoid fracture non-union surgery
- port’s related injuries
- Upper limb fractures including clavicle
- PRP injections
- Stem cell therapy
Clinical interests
- Hand, wrist and elbow surgery including complex revision procedures
- Nerve related conditions
- Sports injury
- Upper limb trauma procedures including complex trauma repair and reconstruction
Research interests
Mr Onur Berber has extensive research interest in a variety of topics. Current research projects include thumb base arthritis, amyloid related conditions, scleroderma and Raynaud’s related conditions, wrist arthritis and replacement surgery. Basic science projects include studies in muscle function.