Your surgeon

Specialist expertise. A personal touch.

Mr Zaf Naqui, FRCS(Orth), FESSH. A practice dedicated to the hand and wrist, and care built around the person behind every hand.

Mr Zaf Naqui, consultant hand and wrist surgeon in Manchester

Specialist expertise in thumb arthritis and reconstruction

Mr Zaf Naqui.
Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon.

FRCS(Orth), FESSH · Manchester, UK

Mr Naqui treats only the hand and wrist, nothing else. He has extensive experience in thumb-base arthritis surgery, including TOUCH joint replacement, and offers patients an individual assessment of non-surgical and surgical options.

His approach combines careful decision-making, established reconstructive skills and coordinated specialist hand therapy.

25+Years of surgical experience
Hand & wristDedicated specialist practice
About Mr Naqui

A focused practice.

Mr Naqui’s practice is devoted solely to the hand and wrist. His work includes modern thumb CMC joint replacement using the TOUCH prosthesis, alongside the full range of treatments for thumb-base arthritis, from splints, therapy and injections to trapeziectomy.

Professional leadership

Mr Naqui is President of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) for 2026–2029. His professional work includes surgical education, training and collaboration across Europe. This is biographical context: it describes his professional role, not a guarantee of individual patient outcomes.

Time to make the right decision.

A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment to surgery. Mr Naqui will assess your symptoms, review your imaging and explain the options, including non-operative treatment.

Private consultations are available in Manchester, with care at The Alexandra Hospital and Spire Manchester Hospital. The practice welcomes patients from across the UK and overseas.

Teaching & international activity

Specialist knowledge,
shared worldwide.

Alongside his clinical practice, Mr Naqui contributes to education on thumb arthritis and replacement through talks, hands-on workshops and professional exchange. His recorded activity is listed below.

BSSH · British Society for Surgery of the HandFESSH · Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the HandASSH · American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Upcoming teaching & workshops

Scheduled activity. Dates and programmes may change.

  1. Arthritis of the thumb

    FESSH Academy Course

    Málaga

  2. Thumb replacement training

    BSSH Cadaveric Workshop

    Edinburgh

  3. Hosting a live thumb arthroplasty surgery workshop

    BSSH Congress

    Edinburgh

  4. ART Course: advanced thumb reconstruction

    Salford Royal Hand Centre Workshop

    Manchester

Previous teaching & professional activity

20267 activities

  1. TOUCH replacement — an option before trapeziectomy?

    Ukraine Annual Hand Society Meeting

    Lviv, Ukraine

  2. Choosing thumb arthritis surgery: the evidence

    ASSH

    Boston, USA

  3. Cadaveric workshop: training surgeons

    ASSH

    Boston, USA

  4. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    BSSH Masterclass in Hand Arthroplasty

    Manchester

  5. Range of treatment options for thumb arthritis

    2nd International Thumb Arthritis Convention

    Nice, France

  6. Modern approach to CMC joint arthroplasty

    Polish Hand Course

    Poznań, Poland

  7. “Why we no longer do trapeziectomy for thumb arthritis”

    Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, USA
20254 activities

  1. Complications of thumb replacement

    Italian Hand Society Meeting

    Milan, Italy

  2. Advanced arthroplasty course: TOUCH replacement training

    FESSH Advanced Academy

    Budapest, Hungary

  3. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    BSSH Masterclass in Hand Arthroplasty

    Manchester

  4. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    BSSH Masterclass in Hand Arthroplasty

    Mallorca, Spain
20243 activities

  1. Thumb arthritis seminar

    BSSH Congress

    Belfast

  2. Chair: seminar on thumb arthritis

    FESSH Congress

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  3. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    BSSH Masterclass in Hand Arthroplasty

    Manchester
20234 activities

  1. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    FESSH Advanced Academy

    Budapest, Hungary

  2. Training surgeons in TOUCH replacement

    BSSH Masterclass in Hand Arthroplasty

    Manchester

  3. Education seminar: thumb arthritis

    FESSH Congress

    Rimini, Italy

  4. Observation and exchange on thumb replacement

    Professional visit

    Ghent, Belgium
20221 activities

  1. Arthroscopy of thumb arthritis

    BSSH Congress

    Winchester
20191 activities

  1. Thumb arthritis treatment principles

    Orthopaedic Regional Teaching

    Cornwall

Source: Mr Naqui’s supplied teaching log, covering January 2019–December 2026. Talk titles describe educational topics, not a recommendation for every patient. Trapeziectomy remains an established option; treatment is based on individual suitability.

A clearer understanding of your thumb arthritis options starts with a specialist consultation.

Consultations in Manchester for patients from across the UK and overseas. No GP referral required.