Dr Gavin Schaller

Mr Gavin Schaller is a Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, dual fellowship-trained in both orthopaedic and plastic hand and wrist surgery. He studied medicine at Imperial College London (BSc, MBBS) and completed his higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) programme, gaining his FRCS (Tr & Orth). He then undertook specialist hand and wrist fellowships at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and holds the European Diploma in Hand Surgery. He is a member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH).

Mr Schaller is a substantive Consultant at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and has an established private practice across Hertfordshire and London. He treats the full spectrum of hand and wrist conditions, from common problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger and Dupuytren's disease to hand and wrist fractures, sports injuries, tendon and ligament injuries, and arthritis, including joint replacement and fusion. Many procedures can be performed under local anaesthetic as day cases.

He places great emphasis on ensuring patients clearly understand their diagnosis and options, and on shared decision-making, working closely with hand therapists to support recovery. He is research-active, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks.