Consultant Surgeon - Mr Ashvin Pimpalnerkar
MBBS, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (Orth), MCh (Orth), DNB (Orth), MS (Orth), MSc (Trauma)
Mr Pimpalnerkar trained at the University of Poona in India and qualified in 1988. Having obtained distinctions in microbiology and surgery he commenced his 3 year residency in Trauma & Orthopaedics and obtained the MS (Orth) and DNB (Orth) degrees in 1992 and 1993 respectively. He commenced his Orthopaedic training in the UK in 1994 and was a Specialist Orthopaedic Trainee under the West Midlands as well as the Defence Deaneries. During his training he obtained an MSc in Trauma from the University of Birmingham in 1997 and the prestigious MCh (Orth) degree from the University of Liverpool in 1998. Having successfully passed the FRCS (Orth) exam in 1999 he became a fully accredited Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics in 2003.
In addition to his general orthopaedic experience and having developed a specialist interest in shoulder, knee and sports surgery he completed two advanced surgical fellowships, the first at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the second at the University of Calgary in Canada. While in Canada he was part of the medical team working for the Calgary Flames a professional NHL Team as well as for the Dinos, the Calgary Varsity football team. While abroad he also spent time at the Sports Centre at the Naval Medical Centre, Balboa in San Diego as well as the Peter Fowler Kennedy Sports Injury Clinic in London, Ontario.
With the British Winter Olympic Team in 2002, Calgary, Canada
With the British Winter Olympic Team in 2002, Calgary, Canada
With the Calgary Flames
Mr Pimpalnerkar holds an NHS Consultant post at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine as well as the Heart of England Foundation Trust in Birmingham. He works privately at the Spire Hospital in Little Aston, The Sutton Medical Consulting Clinic, The Birmingham BMI Hospital as well as the Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull.
Mr Pimpalnerkar is fully trained in all surgical techniques dealing with shoulder and knee problems as well as hip resurfacing and sports surgery including the latest minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques and navigationally assisted (robotic) knee surgery. He is well recognised at a local, national and international level having published and presented on numerous occasions. He runs the in house teaching programme for Trauma & Orthopaedics at the Heart of England Foundation Trust and contributes to the Birmingham Medical School teaching programme.
Mr Pimpalnerkar has also been appointed Honorary Club Surgeon to the Walsall Football Club.
He is also a serving member of Her Majesties Forces and holds the rank of Surgeon Commander in the Royal Navy. He has been deployed on a number of peacekeeping missions as well as in times of conflict and also specialises in trauma surgery.
Outside medicine he enjoys painting, golf, squash, wildlife and scuba diving.
My quality of life has improved and so has my golf swing. The surgery has knocked at least 10 off my score and my Golf Tutor has said how much more aligned my body looks than prior to surgery. I am glad I had the surgery and a big thank you to Mr Pimpalnerkar for his expertise.
Jason Holland
