Mr Omar Haddo

Biography 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.

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.