Mr Kunal Kulkarni

Qualifications

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon, BMBCh, MA (Oxon), MSc, FRCS (Tr&Orth), FEBHS, Dip Hand Surg (Br)

GMC number: 6128254

Practising since: 2005

Specialties

Orthopaedic surgery, Hand Surgery

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About

Mr Kunal Kulkarni is a substantive Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. His sub-specialist practice at Nuffield Health Leicester encompasses the breadth of elective and trauma hand and wrist surgery. He sees both, adults and children in his hand and wrist clinic.

He received his medical degree from the University of Oxford and has since completed his surgical training across the Oxford, London, and Midlands training regions. He is fellowship trained, having completed a post-CCT Senior Clinical Hand Fellow post at the internationally renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby. He has also undertaken a competitively awarded British Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, India – one of the world's leading ortho-plastic surgical centres.

Mr Kulkarni is one of only a select few hand and wrist surgeons in the UK who is dual certified with both British and European Diplomas in Hand Surgery. He is an approved British Hand Diploma tutor and Leicester TIG senior hand fellow lead.

Special interests

  • Peripheral nerve compression (carpal and cubital tunnel)
  • Dupuytren's disease
  • Trigger finger. 
  • Hand & Wrist Arthritis. 
  • Hand & Wrist pain. 
  • Hand & Wrist Joint injections. 
  • Wrist arthroscopy. 
  • Hand & Wrist Trauma (fractures, tendon and nerve injuries). 
  • Thumb base pain. 
  • Trapeziectomy. 
  • Joint replacement. 

Languages spoken

English, Marathi

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Kunal Kulkarni at Nuffield Health

  • Excision of a ganglion
  • Trigger finger release
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Hand surgery
  • Trigger Point Injections
  • Trapeziectomy
  • Dupuytren's fasciectomy
  • Ulnar nerve release surgery

Locations Mr Kunal Kulkarni works with

Related experience

Research

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kunal-Kulkarni

Memberships

  • British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
  • British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
  • Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM)

Other posts held

  • Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon
  • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Insurers Mr Kunal Kulkarni works with

Mr Kunal Kulkarni works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • Healix
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA

Declaration

Mr Kunal Kulkarni does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Kunal Kulkarni does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Kunal Kulkarni does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.