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Every body has its story and every pain its solution. Select your treatment area to find the specialist who will support you, step by step, towards a more peaceful daily life.
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Upper Limb

Shoulder & elbow

Shoulder pain that wakes you up at night or an elbow that locks after an impact are symptoms that deserve a rapid assessment. Shoulder and elbow conditions include rotator cuff tears, instabilities, calcifications and osteoarthritis. Most of them are now treated by arthroscopy.

Shoulder pain
Frozen shoulder
Tendonitis
Shoulder surgery
Elbow pain
Tennis elbow
Female patient lifting a weighted ball above her head
Practitioners
Dr Alexandre Madoki

Dr Alexandre Madoki

Shoulder pain · Frozen shoulder · Tendonitis · Shoulder surgery · Elbow pain · Tennis elbow

Dr Alexandre Madoki is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery. Trained at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), he completed his training to dedicate himself to the management of these conditions.

He is developing a particular expertise in the treatment of degenerative, sports and traumatic conditions. His work notably covers arthroscopic surgery, reconstructive surgery and prosthetic surgery.

He currently practises within the Orthopaedics department of the Hôpitaux Iris Sud.

Dr Madoki also consults at the Châtelain Orthopaedic Centre in Ixelles and at the K-Therapy centre in Uccle.

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Dr Partenie Sirbu

Dr Partenie Sirbu

Shoulder pain · Frozen shoulder · Tendonitis · Shoulder surgery · Elbow pain · Tennis elbow

Dr Sirbu Negrea Partenie is an orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in shoulder and elbow pathologies, with several years of experience.

A graduate of the University of Medicine in Timisoara, Romania, he completed his orthopaedic and trauma training in France, with a subspecialisation in arthroscopic and prosthetic shoulder surgery.

Their activity is particularly focused on the management of shoulder, elbow and hand pathologies, as well as general traumatology.

A member of the Belgian Royal Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SORBCOT), the French-speaking Arthroscopy Society (SFA) and the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), Dr Sirbu is actively committed to continuous professional development, both in Belgium and internationally.

Dr Sirbu consults at the Hôpitaux Iris Sud and the Châtelain Orthopaedic Centre, where he provides personalised care with the aim of helping every patient sustainably regain their mobility and quality of life.

Dr Sinan Kara

Dr Sinan Kara

Shoulder pain · Frozen shoulder · Tendonitis · Shoulder surgery · Elbow pain · Tennis elbow

Dr Sinan Kara is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery. After obtaining his Bachelor of Medical Sciences at the University of Mons (UMONS), he continued his training at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), where he qualified as a doctor before specialising in orthopaedics and traumatology.

He covers all shoulder and elbow conditions, whether traumatic, degenerative or related to sports. His expertise focuses in particular on rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, tendinopathies, osteoarthritis as well as fractures and their sequelae. He favours modern arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery techniques, combined with personalised care for each patient.

Dr Kara practises at the South Iris Hospitals as well as at the KaraMedical centre in Schaerbeek. His goal is to provide specialised care, based on current scientific data, to enable his patients to permanently regain their mobility and quality of life.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know to prepare for your visit to the centre and approach your treatment with complete peace of mind.

No, a medical prescription is not required to see a doctor, regardless of the speciality. Only physiotherapy sessions require a prescription in order to be reimbursed by your health insurance.

Reimbursement depends on the fee-agreement status of the practitioner consulted, as some have opted out of the national health insurance scheme. The fee-agreement status of each practitioner is indicated when booking the appointment.

This is the strength of our multidisciplinary approach. Our surgeons, physicians, physiotherapists and osteopaths all share the same secure medical record. This allows us to design your treatment plan together and monitor your progress in real time.

The simplest way is to use our online direct booking modules (available via Rosa on our Contact page). There, you can choose your practitioner and time slot in just a few clicks. For any urgent matters, our reception desk remains reachable by email at contact@orthochatelain.com.

Yes. Our patients' comfort begins right from the journey. The centre is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM). It is served by trams 81, 8 and 93 as well as buses 54, 59, 60 and 71 (Bailli / Trinité stops). A paid public car park is available at Place du Châtelain, a few minutes' walk away.

Yes. Thanks to our exclusive partnership with Ortho4You, a bandage and technical support service is available right within the centre on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Your braces and orthopaedic equipment can be custom-fitted during these times.

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