About Us

Simon is a senior very experienced orthopaedic surgeon specialising in disorders of the shoulder, elbow and knee.

His specialist training was at the prestigious Westminster Hospital registrar programme and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital senior registrar programme together with fellowships at the North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre and the famous Southern California Orthopaedic Institute in Los Angeles.  Simon has interest in medical education and was a lecturer at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.  He was appointed as a consultant at UCL in 1994 to develop their sports medicine services and went into full time private practice in 1998 and is based at the Wellington Hospital where he has carried out some 10,000 operative procedures.

He is the senior and founding member of the Wellington Hospital’s shoulder and elbow unit and has also helped developed the sports medicine service there.  His special interests are in the development of new arthroscopic/minimally invasive surgery and works hard to try to develop new and better techniques for reconstruction of joints to help him treat his patients better.  He is closely involved with the Arthroscopy Association of North America in Chicago and regularly attends meetings there and is in close liaison with colleagues from that association.  He also has a close working relationship with Arthrex and the shoulder and elbow unit is due shortly to receive a fellow sponsored by that company. He is also interested in using new techniques for the repair of damaged cartilage and tendons.

Outside of work Simon enjoys general fitness training, cycling, yoga and skiing and is a keen conservationist raising money annually for the European Nature Trust.

Omar Haddo is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in upper limb conditions, including shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist surgery. He treats all aspects of the upper limb involving elective and degenerative conditions, sport injuries and trauma, including fractures.

He studied medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, London. He also undertook a BSc in Clinical Sciences at St Mary’s Hospital, London (1995). He was appointed to the Stanmore Orthopaedic Training Programme in 2002. He undertook a fellowship at the internationally renowned Reading Shoulder Unit, where he developed his skills in arthroscopic shoulder and elbow surgery and also in shoulder arthroplasty. He was appointed as a consultant at the Whittington Hospital in 2008 and has worked to develop the shoulder and elbow service.

His private work is based at the Wellington hospital where he is a member of the Shoulder and elbow unit. He also practises at the Highgate Hospital and Spire Bushey Hospital.

He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Arthroscopy Association. He has published several scientific papers and book chapters. He has also presented at many national and international meetings.

He has a keen interest in education and is actively involved in undergraduate and post graduate medical education. He was the Surgical tutor at the Whittington hospital and has also held the position of Clinical Lead.

His hobbies include swimming and squash but most of all spending time with his family.