Professor Duncan Tennent
Qualifications: MBBS, FRCS(Orth), MAcadMedEd
Contact
Secretary email: tando.secretaries@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Clinical interests
- All areas of shoulder and elbow
- Rotator cuff repair
- Recurrent shoulder dislocation
- Shoulder and elbow arthritis
- Shoulder and elbow arthroscopy
- Shoulder and elbow arthritis and joint replacement
- Fractures in the upper limb
Professional profile
Mr Tennent qualified in 1992 from St Bartholomew's Hospital, and trained at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. He also undertook a fellowship in Virginia, USA, and was appointed a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St George's in 2003. In addition, he is an Honorary Reader in Orthopaedics at St George's University of London & Director of Medical Education at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
Mr Tennent’s career highlights have included obtaining a patent for the tightrope acromioclavicular joint stabilisation technique, and writing the Atlas of Arthroscopic Techniques as well as over 30 book chapters and multiple publications.
- Chair Board of Surgical Education
- Winner William Little Medal for best research as a trainee (2001)
- Member British Elbow and Shoulder Society educational committee
- Member Arthroscopy Association of North America - one of only four English members
- Member European Shoulder and Elbow Society - one of only 15 elected English members
