Mr Matthew Brown
FRCS (Tr & Orth), Diploma in Hand Surgery (British) & Diploma in Hand Surgery (European)
Matthew is a Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon based in Edinburgh. His specialist practice is dedicated entirely to the hand and wrist, including age-related, sporting and traumatic hand conditions. Matthew is one of the few UK hand surgeons to hold both the British and European Diplomas in Hand Surgery.
Matthew Brown is a Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon in Edinburgh, based at the Lothian Hand Unit at St John’s Hospital in Livingston (NHS Lothian) – Scotland's largest orthoplastic hand unit.
Matthew consults privately at the Spire Shawfair Park Hospital in Edinburgh.
Matthew’s specialist surgical practice is dedicated entirely to the hand and wrist. Matthew is on the Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, and he holds both the British (BSSH) and European (FESSH) diplomas in Hand Surgery.
Matthew is especially interested in hand and wrist arthritis (including base of thumb), Dupuytren’s disease, arthroscopic (keyhole) wrist surgery, sports injuries (including bone, tendon and ligament injury) and nerve compression syndromes (including carpal and cubital tunnel). His busy NHS practice includes three hand clinics and three hand operating lists each week.
Matthew provides compassionate and evidence-based surgical care, works closely with hand therapy colleagues and prioritises non-surgical treatments before considering surgery.
Specialises In
Hand and wrist surgery
Carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes
Dupuytren's disease
Hand and wrist arthritis
Tendon and ligament problems
Keyhole (arthroscopic) wrist surgery
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Conditions Treated
Base of thumb arthritis
Carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve compression)
Cubital tunnel syndrome (ulna nerve compression)
De Quervain’s syndrome (tendonitis)
Dupuytren’s disease (finger contracture)
Finger deformity (e.g. traumatic, arthritis)
Fingernail problems
Ganglion cysts (e.g. wrist and fingers)
Guyon’s canal syndrome (ulna nerve compression)
Hand and wrist arthritis (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)
Hand fractures (e.g. metacarpals, phalanges)
Joint pain (e.g. arthritis)
Lumps and bumps (e.g. ganglion cysts, giant cell tumours)
Mucoid cysts (also called mucous cysts)
Repetitive strain injuries (e.g. tendonitis)
Scaphoid non-union (fracture)
Tendon injuries
Numbness of hand (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome)
Pins and needles of hand (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome)
Tendonitis (e.g. ECU tendon, De Quervain’s)
Thumb ligament injury (e.g. ulnar collateral ligament)
Trigger finger / thumb (tendonitis)
Wartenberg’s syndrome (superficial radial nerve compression)
Wrist fractures (e.g. scaphoid)
Wrist ganglions (cysts)
Wrist ligament injury (e.g. scapholunate ligament)
Wrist triangular cartilage tears (triangular fibrocartilage complex, TFCC)
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