Mr Alistair Hunter

Mr Alistair Hunter is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He qualified from Cambridge University and University College London Medical School. He then undertook specialist training in on the North Western and Middlesex/University College Hospital rotations and was awarded FRCS in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in 2013. Mr Hunter undertook his subspecialist training in hand, wrist and upper limb surgery at the Hand Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Upper Limb Unit at Wrightington Hospital, and he also trained at the Institut Kaplan in Barcelona, Spain. in 2015, British Society for Surgery of the Hand awarded him the Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Surgery. Mr Hunter is an expert in all hand and wrist conditions. He manages common and complex conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow, and complex hand and upper limb injuries. He has wide experience in minimally invasive techniques in hand and wrist surgery. Mr Hunter is passionate about teaching, training and research. He is involved in the training of Orthopaedic surgical trainees and teaches on a number of national courses. He publishes extensively in his field of expertise and lectures regularly at national and international conferences. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Hand and upper limb trauma surgery (fractures and tendon/nerve injuries), • Post-traumatic hand and wrist reconstruction • Dupuytren's surgery • Nerve surgery (carpal tunnel decompression, ulnar nerve release) • Tendon surgery (trigger finger) • Joint replacement (hand and wrist) • Ganglion cyst treatment • Minimally invasive surgery with arthroscopy • Wide awake local anaethetic no tourniquet (WALANT) procedures • Scaphoid nonunion surgery • Base of thumb arthritis surgery • De Quervain's tendonopathy surgery • Sports injuries • Dupuytren's disease • Nerve-related pathologies • Tendon injuries • Trigger finger • Carpal tunnel syndrome • Fractures • De Quervain's tendonopathy • Thumb arthritis • Arthritis (hand and wrist)

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

1. 2003–2009
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2009–2013
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   Universitat de València

1. 2013-09–2014-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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h-index: 6 · i10: 9

Selected publications

1. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery

   Mr Alistair Hunter, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.7160/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 79

2. Long-term follow-up of Orthopaedic Surgery across

   Mr Alistair Hunter, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8217/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 117

3. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery

   Mr Alistair Hunter, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.8319/euroclin.2024.2 · cited by 171

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