Mr Paniker is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with two decades of experience in the treatment of hand and wrist conditions. He sees private patients at the BMI Thornbury Hospitals.Mr Paniker gained his primary medical qualifications at Manipal University India, 2000, after which he undertook his post graduate training in Orthopaedics also in India before coming to UK to further his Orthopaedic training in Birmingham, Manchester and Wales and eventually his Specialist Orthopaedic Training from Liverpool.Since being appointed Consultant, Mr Paniker has become clinical lead for Audit and Research for Orthopaedics. He is also actively engaged in educating the next generation of doctors, by mentoring junior doctors and masters students.