Shanmugasundaram Rajkumar

Biography

Mr Rajkumar joined as a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern Ireland in 2015 and has been a consultant since 2010.  His main interests are upper /lower limb trauma, complex peri-articular fracture fixation, peri-prosthetic fracture fixation/replacement surgery, hip & knee arthroplasty(primary/revision), knee arthroscopic surgery and foot surgery.   He graduated from the University of Madras, India in 1992 and underwent post-graduate training in orthopaedics in both Madras and the UK leading to FRCS-Trauma & Orthopaedics degree. He completed a fellowship in lower limb arthroplasty surgery (primary/revision) and ACLR/knee arthroscopic surgery in Reading, UK. Subsequently, he started working as consultant in trauma and orthopaedics in hospitals in England including Wrightington Hospital ( Centre of Excellence for joint replacement surgery) before joining the orthopaedic team at Craigavon Area hospital, NI.   Mr Rajkumar has published both trauma and orthopaedic related papers in peer review journals and is a reviewer for a number of medical journals including JBJS (BJJ). He is a Consulting Editor for 3 peer reviewed international journals.   He has presented nationally and internationally and has been invited to lecture and examine for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. He is a faculty member for Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow for training and development and FRCS-Tr & Orth teaching courses and a member of various medical and orthopaedic associations in UK.   He has recently been appointed as Regional Surgical Advisor for Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow.   Research interest: He has been involved in research activities including setting up a RCT study and contributing to multi-centre trials in UK and Europe. His current interests are quality improvement in elective orthopaedic surgery and improving orthopaedic teaching and training.   Mr Rajkumar uses 100% ODEP 10A rated implants for his hip and knee replacement surgeries.  

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