Mr Ali Noorani, Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Shoulder, Elbow & Upper Limb

020 3874 9323

Mr Ali Noorani

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Shoulder, Elbow & Upper Limb

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Mr Ali Noorani MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Shoulder, Elbow & Upper Limb

MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Mr Ali Noorani

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Shoulder, Elbow & Upper Limb MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

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MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
Mr Ali Noorani, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Noorani is a recommended Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Shoulder, Elbow & Upper Limb

Introducing Mr Ali Noorani

What causes rotator cuff injuries?

How do you diagnose tennis elbow?

Is physiotherapy required after rotator cuff tear surgery?

What are the potential complications during surgery for frozen shoulder?

Why should you see leading neck and shoulder specialist

Pec major repair by Mr Ali Noorani for Professional Footballer Barry

What are the alternatives to surgical treatments?

Can most rotator cuff tears be treated with physiotherapy?

MrAli Noorani,Orthopaedic Surgeon
Introducing Mr Ali Noorani
What causes rotator cuff injuries?
How do you diagnose tennis elbow?
Is physiotherapy required after rotator cuff tear surgery?
What are the potential complications during surgery for frozen shoulder?
Why should you see leading neck and shoulder specialist
Pec major repair by Mr Ali Noorani for Professional Footballer Barry
What are the alternatives to surgical treatments?
Can most rotator cuff tears be treated with physiotherapy?
Harley Street Specialist Hospital
The London Clinic

020 3874 9323

Areas of expertise

  • Clavicle
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Rotator cuff injury
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
Harley Street Specialist Hospital
The London Clinic

Recommendations for Mr Noorani

These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.

4 GPs
14 Specialists
1 AHP

Recommended by:

  • byDr Kartik Modha, GP

    ❝Mr Noorani is an experienced shoulder and arm surgeon who deals well with complex trauma as well as routine conditions. Very good at answering questions and gives honest responses about likely treatment outcomes based on the latest techniques and evidence base.❞

  • byDr Rasha Gadelrab, GP

    ❝Mr Noorani is an excellent and well respected orthopaedic shoulder specilaist. He is patient centred and very popular.❞

  • byDr Toby Longwill, GP

    ❝Excellent surgeon who provides holistic care❞

  • byDr Azhar Ala, GP

    ❝Recommended Orthopaedic Surgeon❞

  • byMr Simon Marsh, Consultant Breast and General Surgeon

    ❝Ali is a recognised expert in upper limb orthopaedics with a particular expertise in cuff disease and complex fractures. Because of his clinical experience he sees a high proportion of tertiary referrals and emergencies. His expertise is well recognised by his colleagues and his opinion widely sought❞

  • byDr Rick Seah, Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine

    ❝Technically able sports and trauma related upper limb surgeon. Significant expertise with massive rotator cuff injuries and reverse shoulder replacements. Friendly and approachable to patients and colleagues. Excellent teacher.❞

  • byMr Giles Davies, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

    ❝A well regarded upper limb specialist with a track record of excellent care and outcomes, is highly regarded by his peers and patients❞

  • byMr Mahantesh Karoshi, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    ❝Mr. Ali Noorani is a great Orthopedic Surgeon and a very popular Orthopedic Surgeon and would highly recommend him for his skills.❞

  • byMr Emin Carapeti, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon

    ❝An expert in his field whose help I have sought personally. I cannot recommend highly enough❞

  • byMr David Goodier, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Ali Noorani is a highly skilled Shoulder Surgeon, and I have no hesitation recommending him.❞

  • byDr Richard Marley, Consultant Hepatologist & Gastroenterologist

    ❝Mr Ali Noorani is someone I've worked with and I'd recommend him to family and friends.❞

  • byMr Lee Parker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot and Ankle)

    ❝Highly regarded colleague in my hospital department in central London❞

  • byMr Ramon Tahmassebi, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Totally approachable and down to earth. A great Shoulder Surgeon.❞

  • byDr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia

    ❝Ali is a high quality upper limb Orthopaedic Surgeon.❞

  • byMr Nima Heidari, Consultant Foot, Ankle and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon

    ❝Trusted colleague and excellent upper limb specialist❞

  • byMs Sinead Delaney, Physiotherapist

    ❝Ali is a great upper limb specialist. He works with his patients to get the right diagnosis and an appropriate specific treatment plan considering the patients current needs. He would usually always use surgery as a last resort and will work with a multitude of practitioners to get the best possible results for all of his patients.❞

  • by Mr Sebastian Dawson-Bowling, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Mr Noorani has broad portfolio of operative skills backed up by innate technical ability. However, even more important than this is the importance he sets by communication with each patient as an individual – as testified by the warn feedback he receives from all he treats.❞

  • by Dr Ralph Rogers, Sports Medicine Regenerative Orthopaedics

    ❝A close colleague within The London Sports Injury Clinic. The go to guy for my patients with upper limb surgical orthopaedic problems❞

  • by Dr Ralph Abraham, Endocrinologist

    ❝A consummate blend of expertise, caring and competence. We realise more as doctors when we are at the receiving end….❞

  • byDr Kartik Modha, GP

    ❝Mr Noorani is an experienced shoulder and arm surgeon who deals well with complex trauma as well as routine conditions. Very good at answering questions and gives honest responses about likely treatment outcomes based on the latest techniques and evidence base.❞

  • byDr Rasha Gadelrab, GP

    ❝Mr Noorani is an excellent and well respected orthopaedic shoulder specilaist. He is patient centred and very popular.❞

  • byDr Toby Longwill, GP

    ❝Excellent surgeon who provides holistic care❞

  • byDr Azhar Ala, GP

    ❝Recommended Orthopaedic Surgeon❞

  • byMr Simon Marsh, Consultant Breast and General Surgeon

    ❝Ali is a recognised expert in upper limb orthopaedics with a particular expertise in cuff disease and complex fractures. Because of his clinical experience he sees a high proportion of tertiary referrals and emergencies. His expertise is well recognised by his colleagues and his opinion widely sought❞

  • byDr Rick Seah, Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine

    ❝Technically able sports and trauma related upper limb surgeon. Significant expertise with massive rotator cuff injuries and reverse shoulder replacements. Friendly and approachable to patients and colleagues. Excellent teacher.❞

  • byMr Giles Davies, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

    ❝A well regarded upper limb specialist with a track record of excellent care and outcomes, is highly regarded by his peers and patients❞

  • byMr Mahantesh Karoshi, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

    ❝Mr. Ali Noorani is a great Orthopedic Surgeon and a very popular Orthopedic Surgeon and would highly recommend him for his skills.❞

  • byMr Emin Carapeti, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon

    ❝An expert in his field whose help I have sought personally. I cannot recommend highly enough❞

  • byMr David Goodier, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Ali Noorani is a highly skilled Shoulder Surgeon, and I have no hesitation recommending him.❞

  • byDr Richard Marley, Consultant Hepatologist & Gastroenterologist

    ❝Mr Ali Noorani is someone I've worked with and I'd recommend him to family and friends.❞

  • byMr Lee Parker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot and Ankle)

    ❝Highly regarded colleague in my hospital department in central London❞

  • byMr Ramon Tahmassebi, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Totally approachable and down to earth. A great Shoulder Surgeon.❞

  • byDr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia

    ❝Ali is a high quality upper limb Orthopaedic Surgeon.❞

  • byMr Nima Heidari, Consultant Foot, Ankle and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon

    ❝Trusted colleague and excellent upper limb specialist❞

  • by Mr Sebastian Dawson-Bowling, Orthopaedic Surgeon

    ❝Mr Noorani has broad portfolio of operative skills backed up by innate technical ability. However, even more important than this is the importance he sets by communication with each patient as an individual – as testified by the warn feedback he receives from all he treats.❞

  • by Dr Ralph Rogers, Sports Medicine Regenerative Orthopaedics

    ❝A close colleague within The London Sports Injury Clinic. The go to guy for my patients with upper limb surgical orthopaedic problems❞

  • by Dr Ralph Abraham, Endocrinologist

    ❝A consummate blend of expertise, caring and competence. We realise more as doctors when we are at the receiving end….❞

  • byMs Sinead Delaney, Physiotherapist

    ❝Ali is a great upper limb specialist. He works with his patients to get the right diagnosis and an appropriate specific treatment plan considering the patients current needs. He would usually always use surgery as a last resort and will work with a multitude of practitioners to get the best possible results for all of his patients.❞

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    Address

  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    Trust headquarters, Executive Offices, Ground Floor, Pathology and Pharmacy Building, London, Greater London, E1 2ES

  • BMI The London Independent Hospital (NHS)

    1 Beaumont Square, Stepney Green, Greater London, E1 4NL

    • About Mr Ali Noorani

    GMC number: 4744272

    Year qualified: 2000

    Place of primary qualification: University of London

    Mr Ali Noorani specialises in trauma and upper limb surgery and works at St Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospital, a tertiary referral centre for complex upper limb patients and the biggest trauma centre in Europe.

    He is a globally recognised expert in treating sports injuries and trauma which has led him to treat a number of A-list actors and many elite sportspeople, including Premier League footballers, and a number of professional cyclists, boxers and mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors. Patients are often referred to him from orthopaedic colleagues worldwide. As well as treating patients in London, Mr Noorani also practices in UAE and Pakistan.
    Mr Noorani’s focus is always on getting patients back to their active lifestyles as quickly and painlessly as possible, which relies on a multidisciplinary approach involving physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and in many cases does not require surgery.

    As a substantive Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, specialising in trauma and upper limb surgery, he has expertise in complex arthroscopic shoulder surgery and upper limb trauma surgery. His interest areas include shoulder instability, sports injuries, rotator cuff injuries, shoulder arthroscopy, hand and wrist surgery and elbow surgery.

    After completing his medical studies at the Imperial College School of Medicine (London) in the year 2000, Mr Noorani completed his orthopaedic and trauma training on the prestigious Royal London Hospital rotation. He then specialised in upper limb surgery, including trauma and sports injuries. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Tr & Orth) in 2009. He then undertook further specialist fellowship training in shoulder, elbow and upper limb surgery at the coveted Upper Limb fellowship programme at The Royal Liverpool Hospital. This was complemented by 16 months of training at Stanmore’s Shoulder and Elbow Service in complex revision Arthroplasty and Instability and at the Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit. This was in addition to his experience in upper limb surgery, including complex trauma, at the Royal London.

    Mr Noorani was awarded the prestigious Annual British Shoulder and Elbow Society Fellowship in 2010, and the equally esteemed British Orthopaedic Association Fellowship in 2011. He used these fellowships to gain further valuable training in upper limb and trauma surgery in the US, at Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, Columbia University, and the Rothman Institute. He was also awarded an AO trauma fellowship to Salzburg. He is the founding member of the Royal London Orthopaedic and Trauma Society and the Barts Orthopaedic Fund. He is on the education board of the European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER).

    He is a recognised educator and clinical supervisor has been frequently published in peer-reviewed journals and carried out research in several areas including instability. He is on the review board for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and has been a principal investigator on several multicentre randomised controlled trials.

    Mr Noorani is also a shoulder surgeon at the BMI London Independent and practices at the London Institute for Sports Exercise and Health (ISEH), the only International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognised centre in UK. As the upper limb surgeon for the Elite Sports Concierge Service, he tends to upper limb injuries for several London professional sports teams. He was also the UK team doctor for the American National Basketball Association (NBA) and the orthopaedic doctor for American National Football League (NFL) and the Rugby World Cup 2015.

    Mr Noorani is the founder of three companies: The Regenerative Clinic, The Harley Street Speciality Hospital and Orthopaedic Specialists. He serves as Director of Global Strategy for all three companies. For more information visit O-S ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS.

    Areas of expertise

    • AC joint surgery
    • Arm pain
    • Arthritis
    • Arthroscopic subacromial decompression
    • Biological therapy
    • Broken collarbone
    • Bursitis
    • Carpal tunnel surgery
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Cartilage repair
    • Clavicle
    • Cubital tunnel syndrome
    • Cysts
    • De Quervain syndrome
    • Dupuytren’s contracture
    • Elbow arthroscopy
    • Elbow pain
    • Elbow replacement
    • Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
    • Fracture
    • Fractured elbow
    • Fractured humerus
    • Fractured shoulder
    • Frozen shoulder
    • Ganglion cyst
    • Hand arthritis
    • Hand fracture
    • Hand injury
    • Hand nerve repair surgery
    • Hand surgery
    • Hand tendonitis
    • Injuries diagnosis
    • Joint pain
    • Joint preservation surgery
    • Joint replacement
    • Lipogems
    • Median nerve
    • Minimal access surgery (keyhole surgery)
    • Muscle injuries
    • Osteoarthritis of the elbow
    • Rotator cuff injury
    • Rotator cuff surgery
    • Scaphoid bone
    • Scapholunate ligament
    • Shoulder arthroscopy
    • Shoulder dislocation
    • Shoulder instability
    • Shoulder prosthesis
    • Shoulder replacement
    • Shoulder surgery
    • Shoulder tendonitis
    • Skeletal dysplasia
    • SLAP tear
    • Sport surgery
    • Sports injuries
    • Sternoclavicular joint
    • Stiff hands
    • Supraspinatus tendon tear
    • Tendinopathy
    • Tendon injuries
    • Tendonitis
    • Trigger finger
    • Ulnar nerve entrapment
    • Ulnar nerve surgery
    • Wrist arthrodesis
    • Wrist arthroscopy
    • Wrist denervation
    • Wrist fracture
    • Wrist surgery

    Frequently asked questions

  • What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?

    Most of my patients tend to be presenting with upper limb problems, i.e. problems of the arm, specifically the shoulder and the elbow which is my expertise. I tend to see patients who have had trauma, as well as patients who have more sporting-related injuries and/or wear and tear problems.

    There are four common symptoms that patients present with. Most patients present with pain. Some patients present with weakness of the shoulder or elbow. In some cases, patients present with either a shoulder being too stiff or being unstable, i.e. shoulder that pops out of joint.

    To answer your question about the four commonest symptoms that patients present to me in clinic, it will usually be a shoulder or an elbow that is either too painful, too stiff, too weak or unstable or a combination of the above four symptoms.

  • What are the treatments that you're able to offer your patients?

    I emphasize treatments to be done in a multidisciplinary fashion. As you may know, I sit on the education committee for EUSSER (The European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation). My treatments tend to be done in combination with physiotherapy because I know that surgery, by itself, is often not necessary for most patients. When it is actually necessary, we still need to combine it with some really excellent physiotherapy.

    If patients come and see me, they should expect an accurate assessment and diagnosis. I actually tell them what's wrong with them. A lot of the times, that is enough for the patient because, for most conditions, patients just need to know what's wrong with them and they don't need actually a physical treatment for it.

    Treatment options include rehabilitation, which can be with or without other forms of treatment. Everybody is getting physiotherapy, but in addition patients may get some simple injections, whether they are steroid injections or they are injections of biological treatments that enhance healing and, in some cases, patients may require surgical intervention for me to do lots of different kinds of surgery. However, the exact treatment really has to be tailored according to what the patient presents with.

    In my practice, although I see the tip of the iceberg, I see patients who have difficult problems that have not been resolved with more conservative treatment. I would still like to proudly say that less than 20% of my patients who come and see actually need surgery.

  • What are your areas of sub-specialist interest?

    My subspecialist interests are in shoulder and elbow surgery. Within this field, there are several things I do that I really super-specialise in.

    One is, as an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon based in a big tertiary referral centre, i.e. Royal London Hospital, which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust, I get to see a lot of patients from everywhere, including from other hospitals and from other surgeons. Hence, I get to see the very difficult cases.

    I tend to see a tertiary practice, which means complex patients of the shoulder and elbow.

    Within that, there is an emphasis on patients with trauma or problems related to previous trauma, as well as a significant proportion of sports injury problems of the shoulders and elbows. As you know, I look after a lot of elite and professional athletes as well when it comes to that.

    I would like to say, in addition to that, I see all sorts of people. I will see the 90-year-old who has a painful shoulder due to arthritis and is looking for something simple to resolve her problem, as well as the 13-year-old who has dislocated the shoulder and requires an expert opinion before we set up a program for rehabilitation.

    • Professional memberships

    British Elbow & Shoulder Society
    British Orthopaedic Association
    British Medical Association (BMA)
    Royal College of Surgeons
    Royal London Hospital Orthopaedic and Trauma Society
    Barts Orthopaedic Fund
    European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER)
    Independent Doctors Federation grayscale

    Articles by Mr Ali Noorani

    Regenerative techniques for repair of rotator cuff tears

    Regenerative techniques for repair of rotator cuff tears

    Validation of the stanmore percentage of normal shoulder assessment

    Validation of the stanmore percentage of normal shoulder assessment

    Subacute physeal abscess

    Subacute physeal abscess

    Muscle activation patterns in patients with recurrent shoulder instability

    Muscle activation patterns in patients with recurrent shoulder instability

    Displacement of the common peroneal nerve in posterolateral corner injuries of the knee

    Displacement of the common peroneal nerve in posterolateral corner injuries of the knee

    Atraumatic shoulder instability

    Atraumatic shoulder instability

    Subscapularis pyomyositis: A rare presentation of shoulder pain

    Subscapularis pyomyositis: A rare presentation of shoulder pain

    Assessment of penetration of dorsal screws after fixation of the distal radius using ultrasound

    Assessment of penetration of dorsal screws after fixation of the distal radius using ultrasound

    Long contoured locking plate fixation of traumatic proximal humeral fractures with distal extension

    Long contoured locking plate fixation of traumatic proximal humeral fractures with distal extension

    Assessment and treatment strategies for rotator cuff tears

    Assessment and treatment strategies for rotator cuff tears

    Jaggi Muscle Patterning IntJShoulderSurg 2012

    Jaggi Muscle Patterning IntJShoulderSurg 2012

    When sheep play tennis

    When sheep play tennis

    Outcomes of the long philos plate for open reduction and internal fixation

    Outcomes of the long philos plate for open reduction and internal fixation

    Tissue engineering for the rotator cuff

    Tissue engineering for the rotator cuff

    Latissimus dorsi tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency

    Latissimus dorsi tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency

    The role of MRI in the diagnosis of proximal femoral fractures in the elderly

    The role of MRI in the diagnosis of proximal femoral fractures in the elderly

    Low molecular weight reparin and the coagulation profile of patients with heart failure

    Low molecular weight reparin and the coagulation profile of patients with heart failure

    Current trends in the management of thromboembolic events

    Current trends in the management of thromboembolic events

    ‘Piggy back’ customized (CADCAM) total shoulder arthroplasty for extreme dysmorphism of the scapula and humerus

    ‘Piggy back’ customized (CADCAM) total shoulder arthroplasty for extreme dysmorphism of the scapula and humerus

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