Mr Steve Drew

Mr Steven Drew is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon who qualified in 1988 with a specilaist interest in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Steve was appointed in 2000 as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. He trained in London and undertook advanced Fellowship Training in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Hand and Wrist Surgery at Wrightington Hospital. He was appointed to set up a new service providing Arthroscopic Reconstructive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs (performed over 2000 operations) and Arthroscopic Stabilisation (performed 700) for shoulder dislocations) as well as Shoulder Replacements (performed over 1000). This was a new service for Coventry and Warwickshire . The Shoulder and Elbow unit at UHCW and Rugby is now the largest in the region (with 4 Fellowship-trained Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons) and takes a large number of second opinions for complex cases from South Birmingham, North and South Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Steve is the lead clinician for shoulder and Elbow research at UHCW and Warwick University. He has also been chair of the Research Committee for the British Shoulder and Elbow Society (BESS). Steve lectures nationally on a number of courses and meetings and is the Past President  of BESS and a member of BESS Council. He is one of the former orthopaedic surgeons for British Gymnastics and currently looks after a number of elite sportsmen and women. As a national expert in shoulder and elbow surgery Steve has a large medical negligence practice providing reports and opinions for some of the UK's top legal practices. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments Stemless Total Shoulder Replacement Reverse Fulcrum Total Shoulder Replacement Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty with Pyrocarbon Head for Younger patients with Arthritis Complex Arthroscopic Reconstructive Surgery for Massive Rotator Cuff Repairs Bone Block Shoulder Stabilisation (Latarjet) Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Frozen Shoulder Hydro-distension Injection for Frozen Shoulder Arthroscopic AC Joint Excision AC Joint Reconstruction for dislocation/Instability Surgery for Dupuytrens disease Carpal tunnel and Trigger Finger Surgery

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2010–2016
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2016–2020
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

3. 2020–2021
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   AP-HP Paris, FR

1. 2020-09–2021-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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h-index: 12 · i10: 8

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery outcomes

   Mr Steve Drew, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.1024/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 57

2. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Steve Drew, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.9976/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 67

3. European registry analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery outcomes

   Mr Steve Drew, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.4031/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 93

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