Contact
Dr Peter O'Farrell
Physical Address:
28 Russel Street, Worcester, 6850
28 Russel Street, Worcester, 6850
Core competencies
Specialising in hand, wrist and upper‑limb orthopaedic care, Dr O’Farrell focuses on fractures of the shoulder, arm, metacarpals, phalanges, distal radius and scaphoid, as well as tendon and nerve repairs (including tendon transfers), carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel release, De Quervain’s and trigger‑finger release, arthroscopic ganglion excision, thumb‑base arthritis arthroplasty and joint fusions. He does arthroscopic shoulder surgery and shoulder replacements using 3D planning software. He is also pioneering advanced tendon repair techniques, allowing stronger repairs and earlier mobilisation.
Profile
- HPCRegNo
- MP0690619
- PracticeNo
- 028 000 0720488
Qualification
- 2008
- MBBCh, University of Witwatersrand
- 2016
- FC Orth (SA), Colleges of Medicine
- 2016
- MMed (Orth), University of KwaZulu Natal
Contact
Dr Peter O'Farrell
Physical Address:
28 Russel Street, Worcester, 6850
28 Russel Street, Worcester, 6850
Practices at
Publications & videos
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Why asthma gets worse in spring
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Heart attack: How emergency care doctors can help
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A day in the life of a hospital pharmacist
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Knee replacement recovery: what to expect
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Minimally invasive spinal surgery leads to better patient outcomes
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Exercising after orthopaedic surgery
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From dialysis to transplant
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Understanding pain in dialysis