Professor Duncan Tennent
MBBS, FRCS (Orth), MAcadMedEd, FFSTEd
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Rheumatology Institute
Sees patients at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital , Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient CentreSpeaks English
Clinical Interests
- Elbow Injuries
- Elbow Pain
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fractures
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Specialties
- Elbow Care
- Shoulder Care
- Shoulder Surgery
- Ski Injury
Locations
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
33 Grosvenor PlaceLondon SW1X 7HY Driving Directions +44 (0)20 3423 7500
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre
24 Portland PlaceLondon W1B 1LU Driving Directions +44 (0)20 3423 7500
Accepted Insurances
This doctor works with the following private medical insurance providers.
- Allianz Partners SAS, Société par Actions Simplifiée (AzP)
- Aviva Health UK Limited
- AXA PPP Healthcare Limited
- Bupa Insurance Services Limited
- CIGNA European Services (UK) Ltd
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Biography & Education
About Professor Duncan Tennent
Professor Duncan Tennent qualified from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1992. After training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, he spent a year on an arthroscopic fellowship in Virginia, U.S.
Professor Tennent was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at St. George’s Hospital, London in 2003. He was appointed as an Honorary Reader in Orthopaedic Education at the medical school in 2015 and as Professor in 2018.
Professor Tennent is also the Director of Medical Education at the SWLEOC Orthopaedic Education Centre.
His particular interests are arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow and he also spends much of his time on complex reconstructions of both joints following trauma. He has written a textbook of arthroscopic surgery as well as publishing a number of scientific articles on the subject and holds the patent for a revolutionary arthroscopic technique for reconstruction of the Acromio-clavicular Joint – The Tightrope Technique.
Professor Tennent lectures both nationally and internationally on shoulder and arthroscopic surgery and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate surgery at St. George’s Hospital. He was the chair of the Board of Surgical Education at the Medical School and the Academic lead for the USMLE (American Medical Exam) as well as undergraduate orthopaedics. He is an examiner for FRCS (Orth) and undergraduate medical finals (MBBS). He runs the Surgical Approaches to the Shoulder and Elbow Course at St. George’s Hospital with Mr Pearse and Mr Arnander.
Professor Tennent is also the past Chair of the Education Committee and Treasurer of the British Shoulder & Elbow Society and Council member and Trustee of the British orthopaedic Association.
Research & Publications
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Professional Memberships
British Shoulder & Elbow Society BESS), British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), European Shoulder & Elbow Society (SECEC), Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), Faculty of Surgical Educators RCS Edinburgh, Academy of Medical educators.
GMC Number
3615450
NHS Base
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
