Maxim D. Horwitz - Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Maxim D. Horwitz - Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon Maxim Horwitz is a Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. He consults privately in London for both adults + children.

Mr Maxim Horwitz is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. He has a sub specialty in paediatric (babies to teenagers) hand surgery and treats congenital and neuromuscular conditions - one of only a few surgeons in London with this focus. Mr Horwitz works in the London Hand and Wrist Unit and the Cromwell Hospital where his practice focuses hand and upper limb trauma management, tendon injury, carpal tunnel surgery, fracture fixation as well as the very latest techniques Xiapex for Dupuytren's Disease. Other doctors in south east England frequently refer him patients to correct complications from failed surgeries. Mr Horwitz was born in 1976 in Johannesburg. He was educated and trained in South Africa and London and was appointed Consultant Hand Surgeon in the Hand Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2012. Mr Horwitz's Orthopaedics and Trauma training was undertaken in London; he then traveled to a centre of global excellence in Sydney, Australia as the Pulvertaft Fellow of the British Society of Hand Surgery. On returning to London he undertook a fellowship in children’s hand conditions at the world renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. He also undertook an AO fellowship in Trauma in Salzburg, Austria. During these fellowships he received training in advanced techniques including, the management of complex hand and upper limb trauma, wrist and hand arthritis as well as the treatment of congenital hand deformity, complex nerve injuries and microsurgery. He has been awarded the BSSH postgraduate diploma in hand surgery and is a full member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British Orthopaedic Association. He has published many book chapters and scientific papers related to hand surgery

He is married and has 2 boys and a dog. When not working he enjoys keeping fit and hiking amateur photography, supporting Saracens and South Africa rugby teams and sunny holidays with his family.

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02/05/2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift from face-to-face to virtual consultations for all parts of healthcare. Whilst this is vital to protect patients and medical staff, the rapid adoption of multiple non standardised communication platforms has brought both technical and clinical challenges. We....

If you missed the Great Debates in Hand Surgery last night you can watch it now :
01/05/2020

If you missed the Great Debates in Hand Surgery last night you can watch it now :

A live interactive webinar featuring an expert panel discussing the controversies surrounding management of phalangeal fractures and FDP injures. This sessio...

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22/03/2020

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How cool. A hand splint with pictures of a hand. Beautifully made by the Hand Therapist at the London Hand and Wrist uni...
27/09/2019

How cool. A hand splint with pictures of a hand. Beautifully made by the Hand Therapist at the London Hand and Wrist unit (Image with consent, stable metacarpal fracture )

‪    still building  bridges with the Legendary President of   Dr L. Scott Levin. A great night of dancing and music pla...
06/09/2019

‪ still building bridges with the Legendary President of Dr L. Scott Levin. A great night of dancing and music played by Hand surgeons ‬

Great to hang out with a previous fellow and now esteemed colleague from Naples and current ASSH travelling fellow Franc...
05/09/2019

Great to hang out with a previous fellow and now esteemed colleague from Naples and current ASSH travelling fellow Francesco Smeraglia

Life changing video
31/07/2019

Life changing video

Hand love to all! If you like the video, please consider donating to The Touching Hands Project to help hand surgeons travel to developing countries to treat...

20/06/2019
Another great talk from   combining his passion for rowing 🚣‍♂️ with clinical research on triggering
20/06/2019

Another great talk from combining his passion for rowing 🚣‍♂️ with clinical research on triggering

30/05/2019

8 weeks after Screw Fixation intercondylar PIP fracture. This Professional Ballet Dancer is ready to return to the stage ( video consented) Well done therapy team and a hard working patient

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Mr Maxim Horwitz is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. He has a sub specialty in paediatric (babies to teenagers) hand surgery and treats congenital and neuromuscular conditions - one of only a few surgeons in London with this focus. Mr Horwitz has private clinics across central London: London Hand and Wrist Unit - Wellington hospital, Fortius Clinic and the Cromwell Hospital where his practice focuses hand and upper limb trauma management, tendon injury, carpal tunnel surgery, fracture fixation as well as the very latest techniques Xiapex for Dupuytren's Disease. Other doctors in south east England frequently refer him patients to correct complications from failed surgeries. Mr Horwitz was born in 1976 in Johannesburg. He was educated and trained in South Africa and London and was appointed Consultant Hand Surgeon in the Hand Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2012. Mr Horwitz's Orthopaedics and Trauma training was undertaken in London; he then traveled to a centre of global excellence in Sydney, Australia as the Pulvertaft Fellow of the British Society of Hand Surgery. On returning to London he undertook a fellowship in children’s hand conditions at the world renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. He also undertook an AO fellowship in Trauma in Salzburg, Austria. During these fellowships he received training in advanced techniques including, the management of complex hand and upper limb trauma, wrist and hand arthritis as well as the treatment of congenital hand deformity, complex nerve injuries and microsurgery. He has been awarded the BSSH postgraduate diploma in hand surgery and is a full member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British Orthopaedic Association. He does a great deal of teaching of trainee doctors and is an examiner for the Hand Society Diploma. He has published many book chapters and scientific papers related to hand surgery He is married and has 2 boys and a dog. When not working he enjoys keeping fit and hiking amateur photography, supporting Saracens and South Africa rugby teams and sunny holidays with his family.