Orthopaedic consultants
Mr Daoud Makki
Mr Daoud Makki, BSc, MD, MRCS, Diploma (Sports Medicine), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Practising at:
Mr. Makki provides a specialist trauma & orthopaedic service at West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust. Clinics are held at Watford General and St Albans City Hospital and operations performed at Watford and St Albans City Hospitals.
Specialty:
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Sub-specialty:
Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgery
Special clinical interests:
- Shoulder arthroscopy for sports injuries, biceps tenodesis
- Arthroscopic reconstruction for failed or irreparable rotator cuff tendons
- Shoulder replacement
- Elbow and hand nerve release, PRP injection for tennis elbow
Current posts (NHS, University):
- NHS Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
2001
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- British Elbow and Shoulder Society
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Medical Association
Contact Details
- Secretary's Name: Helen Conneely
- Secretary's telephone number: 01727 897046
- Email address: westherts.orthopaedics@nhs.net
Background:
Professional profile
Mr Makki's practice covers a full range of arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery, including ASAD, arthroscopic and open shoulder stabilisation, SLAP repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic biceps tenodesis, shoulder replacement and fixation of upper limb fractures. He also undertakes a broad range of elbow, wrist and hand procedures. Mr Makki has a special expertise in one of the latest arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder called “the superior capsular reconstruction” whereby a piece of human tissue called Dermal allograft is used to replace the irreparable rotator cuff tendon.
He qualified from the Lebanese university medical school in 2001.He completed his basic surgical training in the East of England Deanery and underwent later a specialist training on the Mersey Deanery rotation. He developed an interest in upper limb surgery and undertook higher training at the internationally renowned Wrightington Upper Limb Unit. He subsequently pursued a one-year advanced training fellowship in shoulder surgery in Manchester.
In addition to his surgical qualifications, Mr Makki has a BSc in biology and a Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine. He has a keen interest in research and has published several articles (27 studies so far) in scientific journals. More recently, he has published a chapter on shoulder arthroplasty in a major shoulder textbook. He presented research at national and international scientific meetings. He is a faculty member on the Wrightington basic science course for higher surgical trainees.
Personal profile
Mr Makki enjoys travelling, running and sports in general. He likes classical music and has recently started learning the violin.
Professional leadership
Lead of "Enhanced Recovery Program" at St Albans City Hospital
