Mr Andreas Baumann

Mr Andreas Baumann is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with specialist expertise in hand, shoulder and elbow surgery. He currently practises across Chorley, Preston and Bolton, where he provides comprehensive care for a wide range of upper limb conditions.

Mr Baumann completed his medical education at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, passing his State Medical Examination in 2003 - he was awarded a research doctorate (MD) in 2007 with 'Magna cum Laude' . He completd his medical internship in Cape Town and later pursued postgraduate surgical training in the UK, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd) in 2008.

His early surgical training was undertaken at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, followed by specialist orthopaedic training in the North West of England. In 2013, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Orth) and went on to receive further training in Trauma and Hand surgery in South Africa in 2013. Mr Baumann completed his specialist fellowships in Shoulder and Elbow surgery at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport and at the Royal Bristol Infirmary from 2015 to 2017 - he was appointed Consultant in Upper Limb Surgeon at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in April 2017.

Mr Baumann has an active interest in teaching and research, having published nine peer-reviewed papers and contributed several book chapters to international publications. He is currently the Clinical Governance Lead for Orthopaedics at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

His clinical interests include rotator cuff injuries, shoulder and elbow replacement surgery, carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, trigger finger, and complex hand and wrist surgery.