An initial consultation with Mr Santosh Venkatachalam is from £250.
Mr Santosh Venkatachalam
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth), FRCS (Orth)
Specialises in
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Rotator cuff repair and shoulder replacement surgery
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Ganglion removal surgery and trigger finger release
I specialise in upper limb conditions and problems (shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand) and sports injuries.
I graduated in medicine in 1993 and completed my basic surgical training in south east of England. I was selected for higher specialist orthopaedic training in the North east region before becoming a consultant in Northumbria Healthcare.
I was selected for a national training number in Northern Deanery and I trained as a registrar in various hospitals in the North east. I was awarded two prestigious upper limb specialist units at Wrightington hospital, and Northern General hospital Sheffield. I have also been awarded visiting fellowships from national organisations like British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and British Orthopaedics Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA). I have visited and interacted with internationally renowned shoulder surgeons (both keyhole and joint replacement surgeons) in San Antonio (Texas, USA), San Diego (California, USA), Lyon (France) and Nice (France) through these fellowships.
I am actively involved in research, training of junior doctors, allied health professionals (nurses, physiotherapists), education on general practitioners in the region and nationally. I am also a faculty in various regional and national courses for FRCS Orthopaedics, shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty courses. My private practice covers the whole of the north east including Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland.
I have also authored various chapters in many published books/websites for benefit of junior doctors and post graduate orthopaedic trainees.
I currently have clinics on Tuesday afternoons at Spire Washington and am available for choose and book.
General Medical Council Number: 6041252
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Santosh Venkatachalam at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - elbow and shoulder
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Trigger finger release
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Hand surgery
Shoulder surgery
Sports injury
Upper limb surgery
Wrist surgery
Special Clinical Interests: Arthrosocopic procedures (Key hole operations), Arthroplasties ( joint replacements), Sports injuries, Arthritis.
Qualification and professional memberships
MB BS / Kasturba Medical College (Mangalore) / 1999
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
British Orthopaedic Association
British Elbow and Shoulder Society
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
AO UK
Current NHS posts
Consultant Upper limb surgeon, Northumbria Healthcare
Personal profile
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my young family, play badminton and love travelling.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0191 2934355 |
| santakshi@gmail.com | |
| Website | http://www.santoshvenkatachalam.com |
| Private secretary | Joan Watson |
| Private secretary fax | 0191 2932575 |