Dr (Mr) Shanmugasundaram Rajkumar

Mr Rajkumar graduated from the University of Madras, India in 1992 and underwent post-graduate training in orthopaedics in India leading to PG degree in Orthopaedics and subsequently trained in trauma and orthopaedics in Nottingham, Berkshire and Reading leading to FRCS-Trauma & Orthopaedics degree. He completed a fellowship in lower limb arthroplasty surgery (primary/revision) and ACL reconstruction/arthroscopic knee surgery in Reading, UK.

He has worked as a consultant in trauma and orthopaedics since 2010 in various hospitals in England including Wrightington Hospital (Centre of Excellence for joint replacement surgery) before moving over to Scotland. He was the lead for quality improvement in trauma & orthopaedic surgery, spearheading day surgery arthroplasty and cartilage preservation surgery for the knee in his last trust.

His specialist interests include hip and knee replacement surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery and foot surgery. Mr Rajkumar has published in peer review journals and is a reviewer for a number of medical journals including JBJS (BJJ). He is a Consulting Editor for three peer reviewed international orthopaedic and surgery journals. He has vast experience in research having conducted a RCT study and multicentre trials in UK and Europe.

He presents regularly both nationally and internationally and has been invited to lecture and examine for undergraduate/postgraduate medical students and orthopaedic trainees. He is a faculty member for Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow for training and development and has recently been appointed as Regional Surgical Advisor for Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow. Mr Rajkumar uses 100% ODEP 10A rated implants for his hip and knee replacement surgeries.