About Mr Sorene
CV, Awards, Affiliations, Charity, Teaching, and Links
Mr ELLIOT DANIEL SORENE
Consultant Orthopaedic, Hand & Upper Limb Surgeon
MBBS FRCS (Tr & Orth) EDHS MA
- Born Harrow, Middlesex, 1972. Educated at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, Elstree
- MBBS, University College London and Middlesex School of Medicine, 1995
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery training 1998–2004; AO Scholarship 2002; Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Scholarship for Excellence 2004
- Fellowship training in hand, wrist and upper limb surgery: Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby (2004–2005) and Wrightington Hospital, Lancashire (2006)
- European Diploma in Hand Surgery 2005 – Best Candidate, Churchill Livingstone Medal
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Trauma & Orthopaedics) 2006; GMC Specialist Register 2007
- Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2006–2017
- Private practice since 2017 at The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, The London Clinic and The Wellington Hospital
- Examiner and Consultant Supervisor, British Diploma in Hand Surgery (BSSH)
- Master’s Degree (MA) in Politics & Economics of the Middle East, King’s College London, High Merit, 2026
- Global Key Opinion Leader (LEDA Orthopaedics) and international expert medical adviser (Medix Global)
- Member, UCLH Trauma Review Group and MAJEX committee
- Visiting surgeon and lecturer in the Middle East and internationally
- Invited reviewer: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and other journals
- Expertise in sports and athletic injuries; service to premier league football, rugby and cricket clubs and sports medicine clinics
- Member of the University College London Hospitals Trauma Review Group and MAJEX committee
- Visiting Surgeon and Lecturer in various locations in the Middle East
- Invited reviewer of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics, The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and other journals.
- Expertise in managing sports and athletic injuries Service to premier league football clubs, rugby clubs, cricket clubs and various sports medicine clinics
- Special Interests:
Hand surgery, wrist surgery and elbow surgery; acute hand and upper limb trauma; post-traumatic hand and wrist reconstruction; distal radius fracture and malunion surgery; flexor tendon reconstructive and tendon transfer surgery; scaphoid surgery and vascularised bone grafting; chronic wrist pain; carpal instability surgery, ligament reconstruction and limited intercarpal fusion; Kienböck’s disease and lunate replacement; rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis surgery; partial and total wrist replacement; thumb base and finger joint replacement; arthroscopic wrist and elbow surgery, including triangular fibrocartilage complex surgery; peripheral nerve surgery; Dupuytren’s surgery; paediatric hand and upper limb surgery; sports injuries; the musician’s hand.
Global Key Opinion Leadership
Mr Sorene is a designated Key Opinion Leader for LEDA Orthopaedics, working at the forefront of surgical innovation in advanced hand and wrist surgery. He also acts as an international expert medical adviser for Medix Global, reviewing complex multi-disciplinary cases to provide secondary medical opinions. He is regularly invited to deliver live surgical demonstrations, proctoring and advanced cadaveric training courses in the UK and abroad.
Awards
- 2013 – Tatler Doctors Guide: only super-specialised hand, wrist and elbow surgeon in Britain’s 250 best doctors
- 2009–2010 – University College London Medical School Top Teacher Award
- June 2005 – Churchill Livingstone Medal, Best Candidate, FESSH European Hand Surgery Diploma Examination
- February 2004 – Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Scholarship for Excellence
- December 2002 – AO Travelling Scholarship
Invited Faculty Member
- 2026 – Keynote Speaker and Surgical Demonstration, Wrightington INCA Expert Course, Wrightington Hospital
- 2024 – Maia Arthroplasty Hands-On Experience Course, Montpellier, France
- 2022 – Hand and wrist cadaveric educational programme, Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford) and Vesalius Anatomy Laboratory (Bristol)
- 2019, 2013 – Hand and Wrist Surgery Cadaveric Course, Bristol University
- 2016 – Osteomed Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego
- 2014, 2015 – Hand & Wrist Fracture and Arthroplasty Masterclass, Barcelona
- 2013 – Chairman, London EXTEND Xiapex Masterclass, Wellcome Collection, London
- 2012, 2013 – Leiden University Medical Centre International Hand & Wrist Course, Netherlands
- 2011, 2012 – Arab Health Congress, Middle East Orthopaedics Conference, Dubai
- 2010–2012 – Upper Extremity Instructional Course, Coventry
- 2011 – Invited Speaker, Primary Care Birmingham
- 2010 – Russian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Moscow; European Trauma Symposium, Munich
- 2009 – The Stiff Wrist, Trauma Symposium, Royal Society of Medicine
- 2007, 2008 – Advanced Wrist Workshop / Advanced Skills in Hand Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- September 2007 – Orthopaedic Day, GP Forum, Royal Society of Medicine
- 2006, 2008 – Wrightington Wrist Arthroscopy Course and International Wrist Surgery Meeting, Wrightington Hospital
- June–July 2006 – Basic Hoffman External Fixation Course (Wrightington); MD Programme in Orthopaedic Surgery (University of Central Lancashire); STEP Course (North West Regional Teaching Programme)
Guest Lectures
- 2010–2012 – Invited lectures on distal radius, scaphoid and rheumatoid hand surgery, university teaching hospitals, Israel
- 2008 – Wrist Replacement; The Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand. Department of Rheumatology, University College London Hospital
- November 2005 – Extreme Trauma Situations. Guest Speaker, Nottingham University Medical School
- September 2005 – Bomb and Blast. Guest Speaker, Middlesex Hospital, London
- May 2005 – Management of Mutilating Blast Injuries of the Upper Extremity. Advanced Course in Hand Surgery, Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby
- April 2005 – Bomb and Blast Injuries. Pan-London Pre-Hospital Care Meeting, HEMS, Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care, The London Hospital
Publications
1. Elvey M, Patel S, Avisar E, White WJ, Sorene E. Defining occult injuries of the distal forearm and wrist in children. J Child Orthop. 2016 Jun;10(3):227-33.
2. Avisar E, Elvey M, Tzang C, Sorene E. Trapeziectomy With a Tendon Tie-in Implant for Osteoarthritis of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Jul;40(7):1292-7.
3. Opel S, Konan S, Sorene E. Corrective distal radius osteotomy following fracture malunion using a fixed-angle volar locking plate. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2014 May;39(4):431-5.
4. Khan Y, Konan S, Sorene E. Revision of a failed Swanson arthroplasty to a total wrist replacement restores wrist function and movements. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2014 Apr;48(2):136-8.
5. Patel S, Menéndez PB, Hossain FS, Colaço HB, Lee MH, Sorene ED, Taylor EJ. Does the DVR plate restore bony anatomy following distal radius fractures? Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Jan;96(1):49-54.
6. Ruston J, Konan S, Rubinraut E, Sorene E. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging for common articular wrist pathology. Acta Orthop Belg. 2013 Aug;79(4):375-80.
7. Tsang C, Hunter AR, Sorene ED. Bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal joint fusions for severe hyperextension deformities in conjunction with carpometacarpal joint reconstructions. Hand Surg. 2013;18(2):257-60.
8. Konan S, Das A, Taylor E, Sorene E. Distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis in extension using a headless compressive screw. Acta Orthop Belg. 2013 Apr;79(2):154-8.
9. Razik A, Avisar E, Sorene E. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome with anomalous palmaris profundus tendons. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2012 Dec;46(6):452-3.
10. Ali E, Horwitz M, Sorene E. Management of surgical conditions of the wrist. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2012 Apr;73(4):192-8.
11. Patel S, Potty A, Taylor EJ, Sorene ED. Collateral ligament injuries of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb: a treatment algorithm. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2010 Apr;5(1):1-10.
12. Horwitz MD, Sorene ED. Bare below the elbows policies: unnecessary bureaucracy. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2010 Mar;71(3):124-5.
13. Malik AK, Morris T, Chou D, Sorene E, Taylor E. Clinical testing of ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2009 Jun;34(3):363-6.
14. Ellis DY, Sorene E. Magen David Adom – the EMS in Israel. Resuscitation. 2008 Jan;76(1):5-10.
15. Sorene ED, Rubinraut-Ophir E, Goodwin DR. Dupuytren’s disease in Oriental Jews. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2007 Oct;32(5):543-6.
16. Sorene ED, Heras-Palou C, Burke FD. Self-amputation of a healthy hand: a case of body integrity identity disorder. J Hand Surg Br. 2006 Dec;31(6):593-5.
17. Sorene ED, Regev G. Complex dislocation with double sesamoid entrapment of the interphalangeal joint of the hallux. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2006 Nov-Dec;45(6):413-6.
18. Sorene ED, Goodwin D. Bilateral hook of hamate non-unions presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg Br. 2006 Oct;31(5):582.
19. Sorene E, Lunn P. Re: arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex debridement using radiofrequency probes. J Hand Surg Br. 2006 Aug;31(4):458.
20. Sorene ED, Goodwin DR. Tenodermodesis for established mallet finger deformity. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2004;38(1):43-5.
21. Sorene ED, Goodwin DR. Non-operative treatment of displaced avulsion fractures of the ulnar base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2003;37(4):225-7.
22. Sorene ED, Goodwin DR. Magnetic resonance imaging of a tiny glomus tumour of the fingertip: a case report. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2001 Dec;35(4):429-31.
23. Makrin V, Sorene ED, Soffer D, Weinbroum A, Oron D, Kluger Y. Stab wounds to the gluteal region: a management strategy. J Trauma. 2001 Apr;50(4):707-10.
Book Chapters
- 2012 – Sri-Ram K (Ed). Postgraduate Orthopaedics: MCQs and EMQs for the FRCS (Tr & Orth). Cambridge University Press.
- 2008 – Marshall T (Ed). Wrist and Hand pathologies, Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology. Oxford University Press.
- 2007 – Hughes R (Ed). The Hand; The Wrist. Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Middlesex University, London.
- 2007 – Haddad FS (Ed). Orthopaedic Trauma: A Systematic Guide. Quay Books, London.
- 2015–2016 – Hand & Wrist Surgery Editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume).
- Editorial board member, Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics (EPOS)
- Reviewer: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br); Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics; Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology; NHS Map of Medicine.
Affiliations
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association
- London Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
- Member, British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
- Member, Israel Society for Surgery of the Hand
- AO Alumni Association
Charity Work
Nepal and India
Nepal. Mr Sorene made his first surgical expedition to Anandaban Hospital, Nepal, with the charity Promise Nepal in November 2016, returning in November 2017. The work involved complex reconstructive surgery for leprosy patients and post-traumatic reconstruction for earthquake victims. To donate, please visit the Promise Nepal JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/promise-nepal
India. Mr Sorene volunteers for the Musculoskeletal Deformity Correction Camps organised by the Rotary Clubs of Deonar and Coventry, and has operated at the SPARSH Hospital, Sastur, Maharashtra (February 2013, October 2013, February 2014, November 2014), at a similar camp in Belgaum, Karnataka (May 2014), and in Latur (November 2014).
